This year, Violet seemed to "Get" her birthday to some extent and it was so fun to see her excitement at balloons! cake! song! Adding to the fun were special visitors all weekend and a "strawberry" themed party!
I love to bake and started branching out around Christmas this year when I tried several new Christmas cookie recipes from the WE energies cookie book. I am already looking forward to the one coming up this November. I have never really done a strawberry flavored cake and Miss V's favorite fruit is strawberry so I tried a few recipes over the last month and ended up with a very moist and dense rectangular layer cake with buttercream frosting. The actual strawberries in the cake did the trick and it was really yummy! I added some of Violet's signature purple decorations and she was in cake heaven. She loved everyone singing to her.
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| Birthday girl's place of honor during the party (decorated by Krista!) |
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| Party day breakfast...we did a big 1 shape last year and V did not want any part of eating the cinnamon rolls. Much different this year! She called them doughnuts! |
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| It was a sugar filled weekend. Her first successful ice cream cone on party-Eve! |
Auntie Kellie and Uncle Ben came all the way from Virginia to celebrate. V was lucky enough to spend her first birthday with them too last year when we were all on vacation in Cape Cod. She really warmed up to Uncle Ben this trip!
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| No spill bubbles...good find Auntie! |
Violet got some Peppa Pig coloring books and toys from them as well as a pair of Toms which are adorable. Finally, she got a Melissa and Doug laundry set with pretend soap, spray bottle, dryer sheets, ironing board and iron. She LOVES this, especially because she can screw and unscrew the caps on the soap bottles "all by herself."
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| Day after party lunch with Grandma Diane and Auntie Kellie |
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| V is getting a little annoyed with the annual Becker girls pic now that she is getting longer ;) |
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| Doing laundry in the tent |
Grandma Diane got Miss V an indoor play tent which she loves crawling in and out of and bringing various toys and stuffed animals into. It is tight but doable for adults to join her too :) Grandma also got V some new tennis shoes and a Peppa Pig rain coat!
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| Top view |
Grandpa Rick and Krista gifted Violet with a battery operated Minnie Mouse car she can drive herself! Jackpot! Her face just lit up when she saw it and when she realized she was in charge of driving. She kept looking behind her thinking, "who is pushing this?!" They also were the behind the scenes party set up crew the morning of...thanks guys!
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| priceless expression |
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| Test drive on the road! Watch out World! |
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| Back view of V's curls after Auntie braided her hair! |
Miss V was also lucky to have Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Merry come to the party as well as cousin Jordan, Uncle Steve, Aunt Hope and karate friends Mr and Mrs Quirk, Mr. Hansen and baby Parker! Cousin Kristin and Brian visited the night before!
V had several different birthday outfits and hairdos throughout the weekend. She is one loved 2 year old! Can't wait to see what this year brings...
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