Z Turns 2!

 One of the many reasons I love my beautiful wife is how she loves our baby girls. She is the best mom I know. One of the many ways she showers her mini-me's with unconditional love is to put a lot of time and effort into their birthday parties. Not only did Stacey (and myself) want to throw an awesome party for Z herself, but we wanted to celebrate our friends, her friends, and our little village that has helped raise her.

 The party was as much for our friends as it was for Z! And boy did she have a good time! Almost all her friends came, which could've been overwhelming, but she handled it like a champ. She owned her party, as they say! This party was almost as large, if not larger, than our wedding!

 The idea for the party was a disco dance theme. Z loves to dance, so why not dance with everyone she loves? Everyone was encouraged to dress up and get ready to dance the afternoon away with some classic disco music! (There was a little Britney Spears thrown in there too, cuz Z loves some Britney)

 We had an arts and crafts table for everyone to paint their own frames with glitter paint, feathers and other medallions. Stace rocked this part of the party, thinking out every last detail. People seemed to enjoy painting their own frames!

 And what will go in there? A photo from the photo booth of course! (You can see our family's photo below, and maybe everyone elses' if you're lucky)

 Stacey, "Sasha" and myself helped create the magical ball of goodness you see below. Instead of a traditional cake, cuz you know we aint traditional, we made Cake Pops! (right ladies? that's what it was called?) It's basically cake, rolled up into balls, dipped in frosting and splattered with edible glitter paint! Mmmmmm buddy were they good.

 It was really great to see how many people came out to show love for Z. She is so blessed by all of her very gracious and giving friends. Not only do they provide spoil her w/ material possessions, they love, Love, LOVE her! Our friends have come through time and time again to babysit, help us w/ car issues, listen to our concerns, and call in favors of other friends. We appreciate every single one of you villagers.

Photo by Uncle Brent!

 I had a blast at her sisters party too. You could just see her thinking "mom...I better get as good of party if not better next June!" ;)

 

I can't believe my little girl is 2. 2 years ago tonight she was 1 day old! Now she's dancing, talking, making her own friends and growing up so fast! Ya just gotta hang on and enjoy every single second. Take nothing for granted and shell out as much love as you can muster every day. Before I know it, she'll be walkin' down the aisle!

Photo by Jennifer B!

And since you made it to the bottom of the post (I told you it was going to be epic!) here's a little treat for you! Enjoy the video!

Love y'all (at least those of you I know) Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for being a part of our lives, and most importantly, our girls' lives. :)

Cheers!
-marc