The Big #2 Birthday Party

So, this weekend was finally the culmination of all of our birthday fun. We had Mackenzie's birthday party with a bunch of her (and our) friends. It was a zoo/jungle animal theme party - perfect for our little monkey! My mom handmade her very adorable little jungle animal dress to fit the occasion! It was a lot of fun! (But also a lot of work..... definitely worth it, but I'm glad to say we have another year before we have to do it again!)

She seemed to really enjoy herself. I wish she could've taken a real nap

beforehand, but the excitement from the impending party was too much for her and she didn't fall asleep until about 2:45 (after first starting to get her down around 1pm!). Then, we had towake her up at 3:15 b/c the party started at 3:30! Oh well, 30 minutes is better than nothing :)

We played feed the monkey & lion -

thanks to the adorable animal paintings that Meemi did (her former kindergarten teaching is going to be so helpful through these years!). Then, we ate & hung out. Then, of course the cake - which she wasn't so sure she wanted to share, and wanted to eat ALOT. She almost broke down when I stopped the eating. Only saved by the promise of opening gifts.

Opening gifts was also interesting. Her friends wanted to check out the gifts. She did NOT want to share her new gifts. Fairly typical, but still hard to manage not having a breakdown in front of everyone while opening her

gifts! She got a lot of great gifts, and we really enjoyed getting to spend time with our friends in celebration of 2 great years with our special little monkey!

Playing "Feed the Lion"

Best family pic of the day......apparently Mackenzie & I were more interested in what was to our left....

Blowing out her candles - with a little help from mommy

"NO Kee-Kee, you may NOT have any of my cake!!"

Unwrapping with a passion!