Last year's theme was Elmo and I had everyone wear red shirts. This year I tried to do an underwater/Finding Nemo theme so I asked everyone to wear blue. I figured I would show my baby then and now as well as show case my "Cailen cakes" while I'm at it. It was a full house which always feels slightly awkward for me because I'm always so overwhelmed and scatter brained that I'm TERRIBLE at introducing the people who don't know the other people at the party...*sorry*For decorations I had tried to turn my ceiling into the top of the ocean with blue and white streamers and blue plastic swag-ish things strewn about (shredded plastic table cloths). Then I hung printed card stock fish as well as balloons that I turned into fish from the ceiling.
I found two Nemo toys at the dollar store (Dori and the shark). Ironically I couldn't find a Nemo toy for the cake. My mom is always thinking and she found a Nemo Pez dispenser that she brought and we just took Nemo from his Pez-pedistal and boom perfectly completed cake! I will admit I hate writing with gel and the gel I had was runny. I didn't want to write in cursive so that Cailen could recognize the letters on the cake. So, my one big disappointment of my cake was the hand writing. Oh well. For doing the cake betwen 1-2 am I guess it came out alright. :) Anyway, I just can't believe Cailen is two already. It seems like yesterday I was telling the blog world how much morning sickness I had with her and how much weight I was gaining month to month! I can't imagine life without her. She has truly changed our lives and our family and we are so blessed to be her parents.
Before closing I wanted to say, the sweetest moment at the party came when she was opening presents. I bought her the Little People set with a curly red head doll/picnic set. The child on the back of the box playing with the toy had similar hair to Cailen's. As Cailen opened the present Adriana pointed to the child on the box and exclaimed "Look it's YOU!" :) *awesome*
Thanks to all who came. For those who couldn't come, you were missed. :)
