Not my birthday...

We spent quite a bit of time trying to prepare Ryan for her birthday...maybe we put a little too much emphasis on the big day. All I actually got from her ON HER BIRTHDAY was her telling me that it wasn't her birthday!!! I finally realized it came from a Dora the Explorer episode where all the characters were trying to find out who's birthday it was. She was convinced it wasn't her birthday, but she sure was excited for the party!!!

More people, food and FUN!!!

Food and Party people!

Invites and decorations...

Ryan's 2nd birthday...

I can't believe that my baby girl is TWO YEARS OLD!!! To celebrate the occasion, Ryan was treated to a DORA THE EXPLORER themed birthday. I called in my "A-Team" (Kiera, Terah, Kylia, Jaren, Grandma Jamie, Leah and Emilee) to help me decorate and prepare for the party according to one I had found on a blog. The blog had even brought in a real DORA THE EXPLORER to take the kids on an adventure so you know this party is gonna be a big deal. We had everything you could think of...decorations in Dora's favorite colors, mexican food (taco bar with all the fixings) and cake for the kiddos! I was able to call in a friend from church to dress as Dora and take the kids on an adventure complete with backpacks and filled with toys to help the kids on their adventure. Needless to say, we had a blast!!! Ryan wasn't too convinced that Dora was the real deal, probably because she wasn't in cartoon form!!! But she had a good time and hopefully will one day be able to look back on all the pictures and realize that we just wanted her to have a great day.

So, this is gonna be my story about the next few posts, I have too many photos to include in just one post so I'm gonna try to go in order of the party, starting with the invitation...let's hope this works!
Happy Birthday Ryan, we love you and hope that you had an awesome day!
Love, Mommy and Daddy