Charlie's Super Sweet Second Birthday!

You read that right. My baby girl is now a full blown two year old toddler. And just like her diva daddy, she will always have a "super sweet" birthday bash. We decided to go with a Curious George theme, after one of her favorite shows/movies. A big shout-out to Pinterest for all the great ideas.

Can't leave out all the tasty treats on my desert bar!! Chocolate covered pretzels, marshmallows, rice crispy treats and bananas with peanut butter, and the most delicious cake balls, Birthday cake, and a personal cupcake for the Birthday Girl. Aunt Jes helped me make about a dozen monkey cake balls, but only a couple made it through the night :( The directions made them seem pretty easy...but in fact they were quite difficult. I recommend anyone trying to make these, to make them much smaller so that they don't fall apart. Grandma helped with the healthier snacks-fruit kabobs and veggie tray.

My last pinterest craft was a DIY photo booth. I had lots of fun creating all the props- mustaches, lips, hats, etc.




And here are a few photos of the day. I am a little sad that I didn't get a good shot of the Curious George dress that Grandma made. I guess I will have to wash off all the chocolate stains from the day and reenact a few shots.

And I don't mean to brag, but I am most impressed with the gift Charlotte got from Mommy and Daddy :) I wanted to get my princess her own little play house. I am not too fond of the plasticy type that most stores sell. Luckily Grandma found this awesome wood house off of craiglist. All it needed was some minor alterations, paint, and a few accessories.

Here is a before picture. Well kind of "before". Once I started painting, I thought I had better stop and snap a quick picture, otherwise no one would believe that I did it myself!

And here is the after.

Isn't it great?!? I even mulched the back corner, put in a small fence, and planted a small garden. Aunt Jes got her a wheel barrel and garden tools. And Grandma and Grandpa got her the most perfect little picnic table. I am so in love with the end result of this project...and so is Charlotte. I just love how she sprints from the back door and immediately goes into her little house to play. I also need to give a BIG thank you to Chucks poker gang for helping move this awkward structure from the garage, up into the neighbors yard, under multiple cable lines, and over the fence.

And THANK YOU to everyone that helped make this Birthday memorable. If you didn't get an invite, I apologize. I wanted to keep things small with just close family and our closest friends. Our house is a little too small to host anything bigger :)

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY CHARLOTTE!!