Eve's 2nd Birthday

This past Thursday Eve turned 2. She had a wonderful birthday party with lots of toys, friends, and sugar (the perfect combination for a fun-filled day). She very easily figured out the whole birthday routine of blowing out her candles... it took the other girls a bit more coaxing.



Eve and one of her best buddies, Ainhoa. Eve will spend the whole day calling out her name, wishing that she were with her, or crying because she isn't. They are a great pair, like a little gang, and they terrorize every other child near them with their exuberant personalities...sometimes they even scare each other.



Eve opening her first present... it took a bit for her to figure out what she was supposed to do, but once she caught on there was no stopping her.


Eve enjoying a spot of tea, she is the perfect hostess: whenever someone comes to visit she pulls out her tea set and pours them a cup.



All the ladies at the party. L-R: Scarlett, Audrey, Ainhoa, and Eve. It was a miracle they stayed still for this shot.


The party was a hit. The girls played until they were so exhausted that the only thing left for them to do was cry. Eve shed many a tears when the kids left; she still did manage to wave to them and say "good-bye". It was a pretty simple party, not much as far as themes go here... you can't really have a big cake and decorate it.... they don't sell alot of cake decorations, or decorations for birthdays in general.
We ended up blowing up a bunch of balloons and the girls spent the afternoon running after them and screaming. Audrey, the youngest by about 7 months enjoyed herself by picking up a single balloon and holding it for the rest of the night while either avoiding the screaming 2 year olds or sitting with her mom. Eve and Ainhoa ran up and down the hallway competing for the prize of loudest yeller (it was a tie). When Scarlett came they had a happy third to join them.
They had great snacks to keep the floor nice and messy: cupcakes, bananas, oranges, cheese, and veggies. It took a bit to get the cupcake off the floor (I found out it doesn't vacuum up so easily). We had a few more grown-up snacks for the adults.
That evening Eve willingly went to bed and immediately fell asleep (that always means a good day).