Emeline's 2nd Birthday Party

We had a very belated little birthday party for Emeline.  It was strawberry themed park playdate, because Emeline loves strawberries!

She wore her strawberry dress...

We had an abundance of strawberries, as well as lots of her other favorite snacks (cheese, grapes, cucumbers, animal crackers, goldfish, and chips and dip).

 

And she blew out her candles on some strawberry shortcake cupcakes.  A mini version of what she had on her actual birthday.

Well, actually, the wind prevented us from lighting the candles, but she enjoyed hearing the birthday song and she tried to blow them out anyway.

There was lots of toddler snacking...

And enjoying of juice boxes...

It was really cool to see all the kids eating and playing together.  It felt so much more like a kid's birthday party than last year.

We even got Emeline's friends H & C to enjoy a cupcake...apparently these twins never like sweets, but these were not too sweet, so they gobbled them up.  Not sure if that will end up being a good thing or not, but I was very glad to have made something they enjoyed!

Emeline had a great time, but was not always the most social.  The park we met at has this giant red swing (for kids with special needs), which she is totally addicted to, as are most kids.  So a good portion of the party was spent in the swing.  Swinging is serious business...

And also lots of fun!

It was a relaxed afternoon in the park with great friends, a fun way to celebrate terrific two!