Abby's 2nd Birthday Party

This weekend was the over the top celebration of Abby's 2nd birthday. Our theme was The Little Mermaid per Abby's request and we might have gotten a little crazy with the entertainment but the kids loved it. We were hoping for some warmer weather, but even with the snow it didn't slow anyone down. But it wouldn't be a normal weekend without some basement update photos.


Here is a photo of the bathroom. The toilet and sink are now in working order. We still have the mirror, light, cabinet, and trim to install before it's a done deal.













The before photo of the great room prior to our arrivals. We had a little over 30 people down there at one time and had plenty of room.















The cake. Despite a Diet Coke can incident in the truck and a quick run back to Gerbes for some touch up frosting it turned out just fine and we had no leftovers.









Here's the over-the-top part. This bounce house was used at Tim's company picnic and Abby loved it. So we thought it was a great idea to contain 10 kids in and wear them down a little bit. It did manage to snow a little bit too but it didn't slow any of them down. Most of them wanted to take their coats off.









Here is Abby giving it a test run.













Here we are opening some presents. As you can see we had plenty of help and that wasn't all the kids either. Tim was feeling a little bit crowded to say the least and had to ask the kids to scoot back and respect the perimeter.














Here is Abby having some cake with Grandma Schmidt.













Here is Abby telling a story to her friend Ashley.














This is Abby beating Tim and telling him to stop singing "Happy Birthday". Apparently she doesn't like that song all that much.













We had some wrestling with Abby's friend's Carmen and Chloe from daycare.














Chef Abby











The kitchen that Tim and I got for Abby.















Ashley and Zachary climbing up the slide.












Zachary probably wishing Abby could climb a little faster.













The table and chair set that goes with the kitchen from Mommy and Daddy.












And if we didn't have a busy enough weekend on Sunday we went to our friend Julie Monnig's baby shower at Les Bourgeois Winery. They are due with their first baby on December 23rd.




Here is Julie with one of her gifts.














Abby stayed entertained.













Abby, Landon, and Madeliene hanging out at the table. Abby is fixing her hair.














The baby shower was one heck of a party because the kids were worn out. Madeliene is on the left, then Abby, and Landon.










We had a very wonderful weekend and want to thank all of our family and friends for traveling to spend the day with us and for all the wonderful presents that Abby received. We are truly blessed by the people that surround us. She is definitely a lucky girl and will have plenty of new things to play with for the next year and to share when you come back and visit.