Avery turned two last month!! It was a long time coming for her, as she wanted it to be her birthday ever since Ollie had his birthday in November. She loved planning her little "party", and even picked out her decorations and party favors (funny story there - she picked Tinkerbell decorations and lollipops that were shaped like tanks and jets!) We went to Farr's Fresh Ice Cream Shop to celebrate on the day of her birthday, I reccomend everyone try this new ice cream shop - it is different from the traditional Farr's ice cream but very good in its on rite. We then had a birthday party with family for her the weekend following her birthday. We did a pasta bar - very yummy - with rhodes parmesan rolls and a homemade version of the Olive Garden salad dressing. Avery was smiling from ear to ear the whole time, she felt very special. When it was time to open presents, she pointed to the pile of gifts and said, "Ollie's?" Needless to say she was excited to find out they were all for her!!
I almost forgot to mention this, but the picture above of Avery covered in shredded paper was one of the activities that Ave got to do for her birthday. Everyone kept asking me what Avery likes to do and what kinds of toys she likes, hoping for some inspiration for birthday presents. I would answer everyone with simply, "She just really likes to make messes these days (of course, she is a two year old!)" This got me thinking about what we could do to make her special day a little more special, and decided I would let her make a BIG mess! She really enjoyed it too - we searched for things in the paper, "swam" in it, and threw it at each other. It wasn't so bad to clean up that day, but a few weeks later in a weak moment both Avery AND Oliver asked to play in the paper, and two kids playing in paper make a much larger mess than one!
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