This weekend was filled with many birthday festivities! Friday night we went to Matt's cousin's surprise party and enjoyed a great evening with family and friends. That was just the beginning of the crazy birthday weekend!
Caroline will turn 2 this Tuesday, therefore, we thought we would celebrate her birthday this weekend! Yesterday she was blessed to have so many of her friends and their parents over for cake and ice cream. The kids had a blast swimming in the baby pools and enjoyed painting terra cotta pots. I certainly learned one thing yesterday, as I tried to be creative and let the kids paint pots...NEVER buy the paint that is specifically for terra cotta pots...it is PERMANENT! Let's just say all the parents were watching the kids paint with a very cautious eye, so the kids didn't stain their clothes! There weren't too many issues with the paint except for one of the little ones thought it would be fun to paint his belly! Needless to say, poor little guy may have a red belly for a while... Sorry, Sharon! :)
Caroline will turn 2 this Tuesday, therefore, we thought we would celebrate her birthday this weekend! Yesterday she was blessed to have so many of her friends and their parents over for cake and ice cream. The kids had a blast swimming in the baby pools and enjoyed painting terra cotta pots. I certainly learned one thing yesterday, as I tried to be creative and let the kids paint pots...NEVER buy the paint that is specifically for terra cotta pots...it is PERMANENT! Let's just say all the parents were watching the kids paint with a very cautious eye, so the kids didn't stain their clothes! There weren't too many issues with the paint except for one of the little ones thought it would be fun to paint his belly! Needless to say, poor little guy may have a red belly for a while... Sorry, Sharon! :)
Caroline had so much fun with her friends! Her friends and their parents were more than generous with such wonderful gifts for Caroline. She certainly has wonderful friends! Saturday night, her friend Morgan, who is five, stayed over with her mommy, Jacey, and another friend of mine, Elisha, until 10:30pm, so Caroline and Morgan certainly didn't make it to bed on time. They had a blast together. Caroline adores Morgan, or "Momo," as Caroline calls her. She loves to follow her around and tries to keep up! It's so cute to watch them interact! Momo tries to have full conversations with Caroline, but Caroline's responses are a bit difficult to understand. Caroline just smiles as Momo goes on and on... Too cute!
On Sunday (Father's Day), I had to work much of the day at the Cincinnati Reds game. We (the American Diabetes Association) recently built a partnership with the Cincinnati Reds, which has been a huge achievement for us. It has truly opened some amazing doors! Needless to say, as a result of this partnership, the Reds have really embraced the event that I am in charge of, the Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes. Today, I was lucky to be able to work at the ballpark and recruit participants for the walk, which will take place on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at Lunken Airport Playfield. Next year, it will be held at the Great American Ballpark (courtesy of the Reds), which is very exciting. At today's event we also provided glucose testing for many of the fans at the game, which was well received! I was also interviewed on Fox Sports Ohio, which was a bit nerve wracking, but went well and we received great promotion as a result! If you have interest in walking and raising money to support diabetes, please sign up today at www.diabetes.org/stepout!
After the game, I rushed home, so I could help Matt get everything together for Caroline's 2nd birthday party of the weekend. This time she celebrated with my family and Matt's family. She had a blast! Nothing better than eating cake two days in a row! She was again blessed to receive amazing gifts from her very loving family and got to hang out with her favorite older cousin, Soren!
Caroline's actual birthday is this Tuesday. Matt will be out of town on her birthday and for the remainder of the week. With his new role at work, he has more of a national position, which requires a lot more travel, something that we are getting used to, but is not always fun. We will miss Matt on Caroline's birthday, but she certainly celebrated enough over the weekend, so I'm sure she'll get over it! :)
Below are a few pictures from Caroline's birthday parties. Her pink dress was a beautiful gift from my friend from college, "Aunt Sara," who lives in Atlanta and has fabulous taste! She mailed it just in time (yesterday) for Caroline's birthday celebrations! I have a bit of an obsession with smocked dresses, something Sara is obviously very aware of! Aunt Sara, we thank you so much for the beautiful Southern dress and bubble. We miss you lots!
To see all the pictures from the weekend, click here.
On Sunday (Father's Day), I had to work much of the day at the Cincinnati Reds game. We (the American Diabetes Association) recently built a partnership with the Cincinnati Reds, which has been a huge achievement for us. It has truly opened some amazing doors! Needless to say, as a result of this partnership, the Reds have really embraced the event that I am in charge of, the Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes. Today, I was lucky to be able to work at the ballpark and recruit participants for the walk, which will take place on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at Lunken Airport Playfield. Next year, it will be held at the Great American Ballpark (courtesy of the Reds), which is very exciting. At today's event we also provided glucose testing for many of the fans at the game, which was well received! I was also interviewed on Fox Sports Ohio, which was a bit nerve wracking, but went well and we received great promotion as a result! If you have interest in walking and raising money to support diabetes, please sign up today at www.diabetes.org/stepout!
After the game, I rushed home, so I could help Matt get everything together for Caroline's 2nd birthday party of the weekend. This time she celebrated with my family and Matt's family. She had a blast! Nothing better than eating cake two days in a row! She was again blessed to receive amazing gifts from her very loving family and got to hang out with her favorite older cousin, Soren!
Caroline's actual birthday is this Tuesday. Matt will be out of town on her birthday and for the remainder of the week. With his new role at work, he has more of a national position, which requires a lot more travel, something that we are getting used to, but is not always fun. We will miss Matt on Caroline's birthday, but she certainly celebrated enough over the weekend, so I'm sure she'll get over it! :)
Below are a few pictures from Caroline's birthday parties. Her pink dress was a beautiful gift from my friend from college, "Aunt Sara," who lives in Atlanta and has fabulous taste! She mailed it just in time (yesterday) for Caroline's birthday celebrations! I have a bit of an obsession with smocked dresses, something Sara is obviously very aware of! Aunt Sara, we thank you so much for the beautiful Southern dress and bubble. We miss you lots!
To see all the pictures from the weekend, click here.
2 comments:
Happy Birthday Caroline! Looks like it was such a fun day! Really bummed we could not attend :(
Happy Birthday Caroline and congrats to mom and dad for making it this far!
I love the dress and the hair bow. And Leanne that is great about your new contact with the Reds. I'm sure that will draw a lot of attention to your walk.
Glad to hear the party was a success!
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