PARTY TIME!!

The amazing personal cake made by my friend, Josie, a fellow Caleb's Crusader!!

Today was Maddie's 2nd Birthday Party. Ugh. So exciting yet so strangely sad. I am so excited to watch my baby grow into a beautiful little girl and all the change that comes with it but it seems to all be happening so fast. I would never want to stop the process...just slow it down a hair :). That said, I am so grateful I have this blog and a gazillion photos and videos to reflect on.

We had a great time! I made cupcakes and my best attempt to create an underwater world with Maddie's favorite show, The Bubble Guppies, as decorations. Not an easy feat as it's new and there is nothing out there with these characters on it!

Maddie insisted on a "taste test". Who says no to their baby on party day? Even if it IS at 8 in the morning....

Meatball just patiently waiting for the drop...

After a little nap:
Let the party begin!!!!!!!!!!

The child got more presents than she could ever need...but it sure was fun! She actually was due for some "big girl" toys...she's growing bored with her baby-ish things. I suppose being around Bella so much has peaked her interest in more mature things!

We were so lucky to have most of our friends and family there!

a special thanks to Aunt Momo, who put all the toys together!!

The boys were "watching the kids swim" and entertaining themselves with Garret's new cornhole boards!!

As soon as Maddie saw the cake, she was so excited! Our friend Josie made her a special little cake in the Bubble Guppies theme...it was amazing! Trying to get her out of the pool was a bit of a challenge but she followed Bella, who was more excited than she was!

We decided to release some balloons for Caleb...hoping he would know he was so missed!

We were so worried about the typical Florida summer day guaranteeing some pretty brutal afternoon storms, but they held off long enough for the kids to get to swim for a while! They had a great time...not much else to do mid-July around here!

It was a huge success and Maddie had a BLAST, which of course, was the most important part of the whole day...Happy Birthday Baby Girl!!!!!