Hayden's Second Birthday Party

This past Thursday we celebrated Hayden's birthday with our family: I can't believe my little girl is already two years old! For the decorations, I knew I wanted to do  some sort of "display," similar to many I've seen floating around  Pinterest, so I attempted a version of my own... I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out! Hayden received a little tea set for Christmas from my parents, and she loves playing with it, so we also had a little table set up for the kids to enjoy.



To save time, I ended up buying the majority of the treats, but I did get to make some gluten free cupcakes & sugar cookies. My grandmother brought the beautiful flowers, and we filled a little "bird cage card-holder" I had found with party favours for the kiddos. I didn't really notice this last year, but since Hayden's birthday is so close to Valentine's Day I had a super easy time finding lots of pink and heart-shaped candies and decor. It worked out really well. We kept all the beverages in the kitchen due to lack of space and to reduce messes in the living room.



Hayden and her cousins jumped right in to playing with the tea set and enjoying some frosted animal crackers! It was sweet to see them all playing together and serving each other tea. They were all also great at helping Hayden get her presents rounded up and assisting her in opening them.



Needless to say, Hayden especially enjoyed opening her presents! She got lots of princess & fairy {Tinkerbell} stuff, and another Pete the Cat book from her Aunty Lexi {who took the second & third sets of pictures for me.} We really enjoyed seeing everyone and Hayden played her little heart out. It could not have gone any better!