A Party for Henri!

It was a big weekend at our house. Yesterday...we celebrated Henri's 2nd birthday with our friends and their families. It was a great party...Henri's theme...MONSTERS! (Only because that is what Target had...and I had 20 minutes to shop...) We had all of our friends in town...even friends who had moved away...so it made it an extra special day for our little Henri. Here is a summary.

With two little ones and Jeff and I trying to set up...we decided to enlist the help of Henri and Lili's favorite babysitter, Elizabeth. Here is the birthday boy...arriving at the park with his sister. He was dying to get out and run around.



The party decorations....



Our special treat for all of our guests. A monster cookie to take home and enjoy. YUM!



I think Henri consumed 12 drink boxes by himself. He was so excited about the straw. That he kept grabbing another. Now...not all of them were finished...but we did go through a case of juice boxes at the party. Thank goodness for Costco!



Monster finger puppets on super-straws...they were a hit!



Little Lili. So proud....she climbed up on the play structure and went down the big slide, all by herself!



Here we are...getting ready to celebrate!



The birthday boy! Loving his party...



New moms, Whit and Lisa and the future Homecoming King and Queen for Winter Park High School. :)




The menu was basic...pizza (delivered to the park), fruit and veggie trays. The pizza was a hit!



Enjoying lunch.



Henri's buddy, Parker.



The present of the party...a dump truck. We actually requested no presents...but a few friends didn't want to come empty-handed....so they brought toys that Henri would love...that their kids no longer use. This truck...Henri lost his mind over about a month ago and Bruno and Krysta's house. Surprise! He is now the proud owner.



Lili and Olivia....



Baby S., Lili and Henri...



Henri and his truck, continued....



The big kids...getting ready to play throw the soda can. Exciting...while the game briefly lasted.



Henri and Parker....



Oh No!



Ewan, Sophia and Alex...the moss collectors with the dump truck.



Henri's cake...a big 2!



The fun has barely started...and Henri already has frosting on his nose...



now in his hair....



Playing with the finger puppets. Note Molly eating the frosting off Henri's cupcake. :)



Henri used his puppet as a spoon. Surprising that he would be concerned about eating...after already making a mess....



Here goes Lili...



Thinking about it.....



And...then she went in for the big bite. Yum.



Me and my baby boy. Can't believe he is 2!



The end of a great birthday...so exhausted...he could barely keep his eyes open.



It was a fabulous afternoon. What a great way to celebrate Henri's birthday! We'll post more soon....

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Henri's Birthday!

On Wednesday, our sweet little Henri celebrated his 2nd birthday! Amazing how fast time flies. Here are a few pics from our "family" celebration. Friend celebration is tomorrow at the park. Should be a great day....

The birthday boy...first thing in the morning. He is in love with his "bus"...he carries it with him to school every morning. Thanks Nico!



Look at how big he is getting. He's my little boy!



A shy smile (possibly putting an Apple Jack in his hair)....



There is my smile!





And here is sweet Lili....



She's so cute...I have to post two pics of her. :)



We came home and daddy had brought us balloons...Mickey and Elmo...we were in heaven!



Still figuring out those balloons...



Now the fun begins...it was like a punching bag in the kitchen. Balloons going everywhere...



We made a rookie parent move...and opened presents before dinner. Big mistake. Oh well...here they are...Lili even received some new Minnie Mouse Sippy Cups!



Ah...the boat. This boat will later haunt us...having to wake up at 5:30 a.m. to find it....figuring out how to use it in the tub without having a meltdown. But...it combines a train and a boat...his two favorite things.



Well...next to cars. Thanks to Grandpa and Grandma...I have a car ramp! I'm crying because I can't get it open...



Here is how I spent my dinner....



And...an hour later...still going strong....



I did manage to eat cake...a watermelon cake from Publix....yum!




Look at that concentration!



Here comes the tongue...some things don't change...



My first frosting bite!



And Lili...



We'll post more from this weekend...a monster party on Saturday! Yikes!

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Happy Memorial Day weekend!

We have been spoiled and have taken the kids to Disney to escape the heat. Our only agenda item--the pool. Here are a few pics from our weekend at Animal Kingdom Lodge. It was a fabulous getaway.

We bring our own portable cribs. I thought to save space, we should set the cribs up on the extra bed. They both fit, but instantly--we had two little monkeys jumping on the bed. Needless to say, they were relocated to the floor in no time.




One of the best parts of the room--the balcony that overlooked the animals. Zebra, ostrich, giraffe--we had a great view.



Henri discovered drinking from the water bottle. He did great. He's getting so big.



Lili and her dad, during dinner.



Henri the towel monster! It was cold after swimming all day.



Ah....watermelon. Here is Lili--our good little eater.



And Henri eating the jam off of his bread....



Lili thought she might give the jam a taste.



Henri and his watermelon....



Blowing a kiss to the Disney employee. So sweet.



Here we are--giraffe in the background.



Isn't it beautiful!



Back for one more day in the pool. Henri would swim by himself with his life jacket on. It is amazing to watch--he is such a little athlete. Lili was playing with her little people. :)



More swimming. Henri would swim across the pool to go down the slide. He probably went down at least 50 times. At first I was nervous, but he did great. Would bob at the bottom and would swim to the edge. He even started swimming with his face in the water--opening his eyes to see where he was swimming.



Exhausted!



A shot of the pool. So relaxing.



The infamous slide.



Hope you had a nice weekend, too. We will post more later this week. Henri turns two on Wednesday. Can't believe it.