Ask Allie how old she is and she answers "tooooo." Its really cute how she says it.
She was excited to party last Sunday and so were we! We had a small party at Grandma and Grandpa Swanson's house. It worked out well since everyone but us lives down there anyway. Grandpa grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and we made the rest of the food. I wanted to find something that was a bit more creative than just your normal pasta salad. This is what I came up with:
Snack-o-lanterns! It wasn't my idea. I found it on a blog. You just scoop the orange out of the rind and then carve them and they're little fruit cups. It really wasn't too hard to do. It took me about an hour and a half to prepare them. They didn't go over super well at the party, I think its better suited for parties with more kids.
We just had lunch and then presents and cake. It took Allie a few minutes, but she did catch onto the fun of opening presents. She really enjoyed it since one of her favorite things to do is tear paper!
Allie really liked her cake. It was on the seat next to her when we drove down to Rockton, and she kept yelling for us to give her Elmo. The Elmo and Big Bird are actual toy cars that Allie got to keep.
After presents came cake, but before we could cut the cake and eat it, it was time to sing!
I think it surprised Allie at first to have everyone in the room singing to her. But she enjoyed it. And then she blew out her candle. She blew it out all by herself.
It was fun to see her goofing around with her cousins and her aunts and uncles. She was quite hopped up on sugar after the cake! Our little 2-year-old had a great time and tuckered herself out. She fell asleep in the car on the way home and she almost never falls asleep in her carseat anymore! It was a good day celebrating our baby.
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