Last week Little Sister turned 2!  Big Brother was soooooo excited about it he could barely sleep the night before and woke up extra early that day.  Other than the fact that we were not quite ready for him to come bounding into our room at such an early hour, it really was very sweet.  He exclaimed several times that it was going to be the best day ever!

When the kids go to sleep the night before, Hubby and I decorate for their BIG day!  When they wake up we sing them Happy Birthday while they check out the decorations.  Little Sister’s response was “Wow!  That’s amazing!”

For the most part we re-use all our birthday decorations for each birthday, sometimes with the addition of a few new things like a couple of balloons.  Reusing birthday decorations is not only better for the environment; it is also easier on Mom.  It is all my kids know so they really look forward to seeing the same decorations again. 

In fact, if we happen to miss one of the signs or decorations, Big Brother notices immediately and insists we bring it out!

He was sure to point out that this one particular sign was missing for Little Sister’s celebration.  So what could we do but take it out right away and strap it the fastest and easiest spot we could think of, the fire place.

For Little Sister’s 2nd Birthday we decided to go with a Teddy Bear theme.  We took the kids to the Build-a-Bear workshop for her party. 

Big Brother was bursting with excitement and Little Sister was cutely tromping around in her big boots checking everything out.

As soon as Big Brother spotted Rudolph he knew that was the one.

Little Sister, on the other hand, was having much more fun watching all the kids than looking at the animals, so I helped her decide on a very cute bunny.

In fact, she was so delighted with eating the lolly pop she had received and watching the people that Mommy had to help (completely do it myself!)  pick out an adorable outfit for her bunny.  I must say that was a lot of fun for me!  And when the girls working at the store were talking amongst themselves about what a cute combination it was and why they hadn’t thought of it, I was secretly patting myself on the back ;-D

When we got home we continued the celebration with chocolate cupcakes and strawberry frosting, with a gummy bear on top to go with the Teddy Bear theme.

We all had a lot of fun!
 
Here is the birthday girl herself enjoying her presents in her new chair.

Just her size! 

I hope you have a wonderful rest of your week!  Can’t wait to see you next week :-D