Look Whooo Turned Two!

This really is the final birthday post for the great celebratory week of 2011 in honor of Charlotte's 2nd Birthday. I couldn't leave out the owl party though so here we go!

As I mentioned in the previous post, the owl idea started with the adorable backpack & grew to this....

I decided to make the girls matching shirts for the party. Charlotte was thrilled for 2 reasons: 1- there was an owl on her shirt & 2- Eloise had one too!

Here is baby sis all ready for the party. Her round little belly sure made her owl look cute : )

I was busy getting ready while Charlotte was entertaining herself. When I walked back into the living room I just had to laugh at what I saw.

She climbed up on the bar stool to get a closer look & a taste test of the cupcakes!

This might have been my favorite owl themed idea I found online....

Owl Sandwiches!! We did PB&J & turkey & cheese sandwiches. The kids were not too excited about the cucumbers. I told Rob that I didn't care what they liked....it was too cute ; )

The big hoots had their own meal although at least one person decided they would rather have an owl sandwich.

We had tomato cakes which is a recipe from the mother of my good friend Jocelyn. We also did a gourmet sandwich & a pasta salad from Pioneer Woman Cooks with fresh zucchini, grape tomatoes & feta cheese. They were all delicious!

Here is Uncle Steve, Aunt Jenny & Karis. Their big gift for Charlotte was telling her that she is going to have another baby cousin this coming March! I actually read the card out loud to Charlotte & started screaming. We are thrilled of course as we love our little niece Kar-Bear & can't wait to meet the newest of the bunch.


Charlotte waited the whole song to blow out her candle this time although she got as close as possible to the flame without burning her nose. She smiled while people sang & then took about 10 blows to actually blow the candle out. It was pretty darn cute!

We can't have a party without Charlotte's BFF Matilda! Here we are with our two year olds!

We did a fairly dangerous craft that included turquoise finger paint & I don't think anyone got paint on their clothes! Success! I pre cut packs of the owl body, eyes & nose then all the kiddos glued them together. We moved outside for the paint & let each child do hand prints for the wings. Even Karis did it! They turned out adorable & Charlotte is SO very proud of her owl!

Here is the family shot of the day. I think Charlotte looks extremely happy here which is great...it is her birthday!

The birthday posts are officially completed! Happy 2nd Birthday to Charlotte Grace! We love that you loved your "ow-well" party as you say. We also love your ow-well impression....hooo hooo hooo!