Beach Bash

On Saturday, we had some friends and family of Greta's come and celebrate her 2nd birthday. It was a beautiful and hot day and was perfect for splashing around in the wading pool! For her one year birthday we celebrated AK style so this year I planned the complete opposite with a beach inspired theme.

It began with the crabby invites designed and created by moi. Their arms move too for added effect. :)

A sand pail cake created by Greta's Grammy. Or how Greta likes to say "Dammy". It's hilarious. How awesome is this cake though?! It had 4 layers of chocolate and coconut and was delicious!!

I read online to use beach towels as table decorations, so that's what I did on the kitchen island.

Some rainbow goldfish and starfish shaped goldfish in my 25 cent starfish platter I found at a garage sale. :)

Party favors filled with a plastic sea toy, octopus gummies, jelly filled whales, swedish fish and seashells.

Outside, I hung balloons with a big giant seahorse. Greta squealed when she saw them. :)

A little crab and octopus were staked to lead our guests out back. Every time Greta would see that octopus, she'd say "LOOK! See? Oppapus!"

I had the sandbox filled with seashells for the kids to dig and find.

I had filled water balloons which the kids didn't understand too well how they worked. They ended up being used in a water balloon fight between Adam and his dad.

This is pretty much what G & B did the entire time.

Wilbur found his buddy, Aunt Pam.

I love this picture of Will's face because this is how he sucks on his lips if he wants his paci.

Eden and her best friend, the squirt bottle sunblock.

Our new friends the Hastees came: Jake, Meghann, Seth and James.

I love how mischievious Jake looks although I think he's reaching in a cup and not the cake. :)

Matt and Meghan W. were there.

And brought 2 month old baby Luke. The youngest of the bunch!

Greta got so many cool gifts from everyone. She had such a fun time at her party. When I was talking to her about it at the end of the night, she kept talking about her "take" and "tolors" (cake and color crayons) Her big gift from Adam and I and both sets of grandparents is a playset at the new house. We'll be signing papers on the house by the end of the week!