joseph turns two

i cannot believe it has been two years since i labored and birthed this tiny human. to see how this little nugget was brought into the world, you can read his birth story here.

last year we had an awesome harry potter theme party that i never blogged about (life!), and this year i wasn't planning on having a theme party, but once i found an invitation that i liked (just to invite family over for cake) i decided i needed to throw a party animal party!

we had lots of family and friends over, including eleven kids. we served some food and did the cake and then played pin the party hat on the giraffe. full house and full hearts, celebrating our little two year old toddler.

i found some party hat images online and printed them out on card stock for the kids to color and then use later on to pin on the giraffe. i found this awesome light box at cotton on kids a while back and thought it would be a good touch on the cake table.

we had these animal heads from target's bullseye's playground area that added a fun and color aspect to the wall above the cake table. my husband made the poster board and we finished everything off with pastel balloons and bunting.

my mother-in-law made an amazing raw apple cake with vegan frosting that i decorated with party animals and some bunting. those hats were so much fun to make! my mom also made lemon bars and mini cinnamon rolls that everyone ate up because they were so tasty.

you can't have an animal party without a caravan of animals as the centerpiece of your table!

joseph seemed to be digging for gold while we sang him happy birthday.

oliver lost his way while trying to pin the party hat on the giraffe.

and everyone got to take home a jar of animal crackers and animal cookies as a gift for coming. they also showered joseph in gifts. we had such a fun time and are so thankful for everyone who came to celebrate with us.