On Saturday, we threw Nolan his 2nd birthday party! I had so much fun planning the little details, and I love the way it turned out! Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate with us!
I’ll do a follow-up post to show where I got my inspiration and recipes.
I made these invitations about a month ago, and then based the party decorations on their color scheme.
A joint effort between Steve and me—our first tiered cake.
Cookies made by my wonderful mom. She and I had fun decorating them on Friday night! :)
Orange-pineapple punch
Last week, I painted this chalkboard that we found in our attic from the previous owners. It looks white in the photo, but it’s a minty green/blue.
Delicious fruit salad made by my mom.
“Steam Engine Joes”—this was also my first time making sloppy joes in the Crock-Pot. The recipe I found was handwritten by my dad, Nolan’s Grandpa Bruce :)
Photos of Nolan from 13-24 months.
We reused this Cricut-made sign that we had at Nolan’s nautical 1st birthday party.
“Mini Ivy”—a gift from his 96-year-old great-grandmother, Olive—has definitely become a favorite toy. He often carries it with him into the car, and then into stores :)
He loved the train tracks on the table!
Wendy, Meghan, & Carol :)
Steve’s side of the family. We were so happy that Phil and Dana (right corner) and their girls came all the way from Indiana!
Meghan and our niece Abby.
The four brothers Dave, Steve, Josh, and Phil with the birthday boy.
LOVING that everyone was singing to him.
Chocolate cake with raspberry buttercream filling.
I forgot to get a photo of us before Nolan put on his PJs. Cute nonetheless! I wish I had gotten more photos of the party-goers. Note to self: Give someone else the camera next year! :)
Running around with his cousins and balloons after the party :)
Nolan had such a great time celebrating TWO years!
Hope you enjoyed this peek into our day. Again, I’ll post my inspiration links soon!
Such a cute party! Love the photos of Nolan drinking from the glass bottle and his reaction to the singing :) That cake looks delicious too! Great job!
ReplyDeleteomg you did an amazing job! what an adorable party! the little details are all so wonderful
ReplyDeletethank you! it was so much fun!
DeleteEverything is absolutely adorable!!
ReplyDeleteVisiting you sweet blog for the first time. I have enjoyed reading through some of you past posts and look forward to visiting again soon!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute party! I love all the little details. What a lucky little boy he is. :)
Aww, so cute and creative! I love the colors and everything turned out so perfect. He is SUCH a little cutie!
ReplyDeleteRachel, this is SO cute!!! And, can you believe it....this is the same theme I am doing for Luke's 2nd bday (yes, I start planning parties a year in advance. I am crazy! Ha!) We have similar taste in party themes! :) Great job!
ReplyDeleteYou did so great Rachel! I love the colors that you chose, and the decorations are so cute! I hope Nolan loved it :)
ReplyDeleteYou rock at themed parties! Even down to the name of the dishes served! I love how everything turned out!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Nolan!
Looks like a fun party! I love your decorations :) Those train sugar cookies look delicious!!
ReplyDeleteI love the unexpected color palette for this party! Great job!
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