la, la, la, la- will's two

 for will's second birthday i was pregnant with anna michael.  i struggled with figuring out a way to provide a special celebration for my sweet boy with the limited energy i had .  for the very first time i decided to do a birthday party away from our home.  let me stop right here and say it was wonderful! everything was included in the price, so i actually didn't have to do anything.  that's just not my style when it comes to birthdays- so i created a little party on the go. 

we held his party at the local kid's gym. here is my example of personalizing a party away from home.

 oh, and wait- here's a little side note:  the cupcakes are ugly.  listen, i tried, i really did.  my sisters, mom and i cracked up in my kitchen as we tried to recreate these characters.  i would have trashed them and quickly made some cute paper cupcake toppers- and i wanted to. but, those brown eyes lit up when he saw his cupcakes.  so, who was i to argue on his special day?

here is will christopher

cookies from sweet la la's  

        the favor tags say:  this party has been brought to you by the letter W or this party has been brought to you by the number 2the adults filled these bags with cookies

 

ok, if you want to recreate these characters i would suggest using peanut m&m's for some of their noses.  we have nut allergies in our family, so that's not an option.  i really think that would make them more realistic.  better yet- we can set you up with a custom listing on my etsy site....and we can top your cupcakes with paper elmo's!

thanks to a few little helpers on that day:  sweet la la's out of charlotte, nc made the cookies- super yummy.  i have used them several times, and have always been a happy girl.  the  picture of will is courtesy of my sister jennifer and brother-in-law chris.  yes, that's the chris in will christopher.