Esther turned two on Friday. How on earth has it been a year since her Sunshine Party? In general, we like to celebrate birthdays on the actual date of the child's birthday. We also decided years ago that big, fancy, friends parties can wait until the little one is turning four. They don't really know what's going on before that anyway, so if we have a party, we just invite whichever relatives are in town and available on the right day.
But, poor Esther. This year, not only was her baby brother born just 13 days before, but it seemed every single relative was busy on her birthday. So we made a batch of pretty cupcakes, stuck two candles in them, and told the family to drop by whenever they could.
Guess what? She didn't know the difference. And not only that, but she got to blow out her candles again every time someone new came over.
What else could a two-year-old want?
Instead of a gift (can you tell we were really cutting corners this year!) we filled her bedroom with 75 balloons and let her loose in there.
It was hysterical mayhem for more than 30 minutes.
Here's the video we made if the pictures don't say enough.
I'm not sure a real party, with friends, clowns, jumpy houses, and ponies could have lived up to a room full of balloons.
Happy Birthday, Essie Bear!
