Max's First Second Birthday Party

Do you get the post title?  Max's second birthday party is today~ Happy Birthday to Max! And since he is two, he got to have TWO birthday parties.  We got to celebrate his doubly special birthday party twice, shouldn't that be how it is for all birthdays?  I would be celebrating for over a month...

The first party was last Thursday morning for our playgroup.  The kids had a blast eating pizza and cupcakes, Finley's favorite party treats.  They also played with Oscar's Trash Toss and decorated cookies for Cookie Monster.  Such fun!

Tummy Trouble and Muffin Time

We had a visit with the doctor today because Finley has been having some tummy trouble for the past week.  As always, Finley loves visiting with her pediatrician.  She must have the routine down pretty well because she asked for a sticker before we left.  The doctor said she was showing signs of control issues since we are starting potty training, so it was nothing to be too concerned about with and to just go ahead and increase her fiber intake as much as possible. 


Finley's favorite muffins have tons of fiber in them and even moreso since we added raisins to the mix.  For the first time ever, Finley has an active helper while I was baking.  She put all the muffin liners into the tin for me.  She did it perfectly without any assistance!  I am so proud.  I did the first one to show her how it was done and she was off, telling me the colors as I mixed the muffins.  Do you think she will be ready for Christmas cookie baking?  I sure hope so, I am so excited to bake cookies with her and have her a more active participant than just the girl who eats chocolate chips.

Too Much Fun?

We have had a crazy couple of weeks and it is only looking to get more crazy. The stretch from Halloween to New Year's provides a whole bunch of fun for Miss Finley. All sorts of holidays and birthdays, with a whole lot of presents for Finley. We have been getting more birthday gifts from her friends who weren't able to make it to her party, I think Finley is going to think she gets a present every couple of days or so at this rate. She is having such a blast playing with all her new toys, that she didn't even notice when I got rid of her old play table. I moved all her 'old' toys upstairs, so she has all her new birthday toys to play with. I can only imagine what Christmas is going to be like!

Christmas Wishes

The new Target toy catalogue came in the mail...

Finley's Second Birthday Party

Finley had so much fun.  Muffie the Clown and her rabbit, Sugar Boo, were a huge hit with all the kids.  Hot dogs, pop corn and circus animal crackers were enjoyed by all.  Finley absolutely loved her cake, her favorite part were the sugar stars, I think she ate every single one she could get her little hands on.  She even let Muffie paint her a kitty cat face.  She was so cute!  It was so much fun to hang out with all of Finley's friends to celebrate her special day.

Pre-Party at the Big Top aka our House

The Houston weather did not want to cooperate with our party plans. "Rain, Rain, Go Away" is one of Finley's favorite songs, but no matter how much she sang it, the rain did not stay away. So faced with a muddy, messy park, we opted to move the party indoors. It ended up working out very well. Here are some pictures from before the party started. We hid the dining room table in a closet and moved most of the chairs up to the fourth floor. I think Finley would prefer the Finley sized chair and table set up to our regular dining table. She is still asking where her chairs and table went...

Special thanks to Max's mom for the adorable dress, Grammy and Grandad for creating the clown bean bag toss and of course the amazing Shannon for making the cake.

I think she liked her party...

Center Court Pizza

I have hundreds of birthday party pictures to sort through, so for now, I will post our visit to Center Court Pizza today.  Center Court Pizza is a favorite of my Pearland friends and I love to join them there for a Blue Moon and pizza.  The crust is amazing.  I have taken Finley once before and I think she ate half of the pizza, she loved it.  We were in Pearland today looking at houses with Grammy and Grandad, so of course we stopped at Center Court for lunch.  It's no Ledo Pizza, but it is still pretty good.

More Presents

Grammy and Grandad arrived from Atlanta today with more birthday fun for Miss Finley.  We had lunch at Pappas Seafood, I had a dozen raw oysters and Finley wasn't interested in them (boo!)  She did love the fried catfish, yay for her liking seafood!  Finley got a circus tea set and a doll house to play with.  It is a week long birthday celebration, lucky girl.

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

It is Clifton's birthday today, just two days after Finley's birthday.  Finley helped me make a card for her daddy (yay for my new scoring tool!)  After we got the card sealed, she immediately tried to rip it open.  Daddy let her open his present, since there didn't seem to be any other choice.  Clifton got tickets to the Houston Rockets vs. Miami Heat basketball game.  After Finley sang happy birthday to daddy, Clifton blew out all 35 candles.  Finley ate the cream cheese off a slice of carrot cake...silly girl.



Happy birthday, Daddy!

2nd Birthday Recap

We had a fantastic day for Finley's 2nd birthday. Finley started the day coming downstairs to discover her new circus tent. She was so excited to put all her toys, especially her castle building set, into the tent.


After the playtime tent fun, I let Finley have whatever she wanted for breakfast. She chose sausage and a cupcake. Then she had another cupcake after lunch, which was her favorite, mac n cheese.


At the grocery store, I finally conceded (only because it was her birthday) and let her get the grocery CAR. She had a blast in it. I am going to be in big trouble next time we go to the store, I have a feeling she will only want the car from here on out.


Clifton came home early to open presents. We had put all the gifts inside her tent and she brought each one out to unwrap it. She had such a fun time bringing all the presents out of the tent.






After presents, it was onto Pappasitos for birthday dinner. Finley ate her fajitas like a big girl, with beans and rice inside the tortilla along with the chicken. Yummy! The servers all came over to present her with her birthday tres leches and to sing Happy Birthday to her. She blew out her candle, but was more interested in the strawberries than she was in the cake.