Red, White & Blue! Bennett is TWO!

We had such a fun time this past weekend celebrating Bennett's 2nd birthday! I had planned for the theme to be Red, White and Blue just because it was the weekend before the 4th and it rhymed with TWO! Also, it helped that there were a TON of cute red, white and blue decorations out in stores... Mainly, the Target dollar spot which is my jam! 

The party was in the early afternoon, so we just ordered some pizza, I made a few side dishes and my mother-in-law made the cupcakes! I wanted this party to be as easy and casual as possible!

I got most of the decorations at Target and a few from Party City, but you can find a lot of similar items from Amazon (I linked some similar decor items below)! 

I made this American flag layered Mexican dip which was a hit! I also made a really easy pasta salad (cooked spiral pasta, cherry tomatoes sliced, mini cucumbers sliced, crumbled feta cheese, garlic expressions dressing) and set out some chips and salsa and puff corn for snacks. 

My mother-in-law made the yummy vanilla and chocolate cupcakes! I just added some fresh strawberries and blueberries on top to coordinate with the colors (and Bennett loves berries!). 

We also had a lot of fun water activities set up outside for the kiddos! The big hit was this inflatable slide pool (similar here and here) ! Make sure to get this air pump to make the set up go a little faster! 

We also had a baby pool and water table set up for the littler ones and a slip 'n slide for the older kids! 

This little fold up picnic table was a recent Amazon purchase and it worked perfectly for the kids to eat outside!

One of Bennett's gifts from the family was a play grill! He and Camden are both loving it! 

We had such a fun day! As exhausting as it is to plan and host a birthday party, it was so worth it for those smiles on their faces! 

Happy Birthday to my sweet Bennett!! We love you!!

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Bennett Caught the Big ONE!

(Bennett's onesie from this etsy shop)

We had the best time on Sunday celebrating Bennett's first birthday with our family! The weather was perfect (sunny and 70's), the food was good and the boys gave us some great entertainment with the smash cake! Bennett was very happy to dig into his smash cake and of course, big brother had to get in on the fun! I got some great photos and a video of the whole fiasco!

I had a great time scheming and crafting for this fun little 'fishing' theme for his party. Most everything was DIY. I found most of the ideas from Pinterest of course! I ordered the smash cake from our local grocery store and I made the topper. The cupcakes were made by my mother in law (which were delicious!) and I made the chocolate dipped pretzel rods (fishing poles). Also on the menu were a variety of subs (submarines), mac & cheese (homemade by my mother in law), broccoli salad, fruit salad and fish and chips (individual chip and goldfish bags). We also had pails of worms and minnows (gummy worms and Swedish fish).

It's fitting that I am posting this on Bennett's official birthday! I am still in denial that my baby is one and that it has been a whole YEAR since this moment...

A part of me is excited and happy that the boys are slowly starting to be on the same schedule and play together. But, mostly I'm sad because I absolutely love this baby age and do not want it to end. Bennett is just the sweetest little (ok, not so little) ball of squishy cuteness and I want him to stay little forever!

I'm also a bit sad because this could possibly be our last baby and we might be done with this baby stage. But, never say never... However, I am definitely not ready to be pregnant again any time soon!

We have been through so much as a family this past year with moving and settling into our new home. Bennett has been such a great baby through it all! He just brightens my day every morning when he smiles at me to pick him up out of his crib. We give thanks to God everyday for blessing us with 2 healthy and happy boys! I can not wait to see what the next year brings!

We love you Bennett! Happy 1st Birthday my love!