A Real Baby?!: Take 2: Anna's 2nd Birthday

Well, I'm not sure what happened with that last post - all pictures, no words! I guess that's what happens when tired Mama is working on the blog at 11:30 p.m. :). Oh well! Here are a few words to go with those birthday party pics!

Anna had an Elmo birthday party this year. Elmo is her favorite these days...even more than baby dolls. So to greet her guests, we made this Big Bird to stand by the door, welcoming everyone in.

Other random Sesame Street props:

Her favorite ~ Elmo balloon wreath. She would point to Elmo and say "Anna", then point to Cookie Monster and say "Ben". I don't have a clue why, but she pointed to it and smiled a lot, so that made me happy!

Giant Elmo / chevron birthday cake. I loved the little lamp post on the side. I wish I could say I made it, but I did not ;)

Our baby is TWO!

These brownie pops were Anna's favorite, even more than the cake. I must have found ten of these, randomly scattered around after the party with the icing licked off, brownie still intact. Culprit: Anna Banana.

I had the best time making these favor buckets. After the party, everybody picked their favorite Sesame Street character and filled their pails with goodies from the buffet ~ bouncy balls, Gold Fish, pinwheels, silly straws....you would have thought they won the lottery, ha!

Down in the basement is where all the fun was to be had....Abby's Dress-Up station was a hit, even with the boys!

We also made a Cookie you could feed cookies, and Oscar's Tattoo Parlor. Anna and Ben had at LEAST eight Sesame Street character tattoos on their arms when it was all over!