Oh, what a party!

This past Saturday we had Catalina's 2nd birthday party. Like last year, a lot of kids were invited, like last year a lot of chaos in our house. What was not like last year, was Catalina's mood. This year she was happy, ready to party and to entertain the people who came to wish her the happiest of birthdays.

Elmo was the guest of honor. Everything had something to do with Sesame Street, and Catalina enjoyed seeing all the characters on the walls.

Our sweet little girl decided that she should be late for her party and took quite a long nap. People were happy and ready to party, so we started without the guest of honor.

When our little princess decided to make an entrance, it was quite an uneventful one. No big shiny dress (we expected that), but boy, did she get into the spirit of the party! She gets some help here to open her first presents. Yes, books, what else can be more fit for my little nerdy girl?

We started playing fun games soon after. Who can pin the number on Elmo's hat? Mika was the only one who agreed to be blindfolded. Also, the only one who succeeded in pinning it on the hat, and not on the belly, hand or outside the poster... :)

We were not quite sure when to bring the cake. We learned that there is no such thing as to early, when it comes to cake and kids. Oh, they were happy to see the sugar.

And boy, was I happy to see my gorgeous girl staring with amazement at her candle. Ok, fine, at the frosting :).
No sweetheart, I cannot imagine when the time flew. My baby girl is 2!!!

The good part about having the cake early, is that you have a bunch of happy kids all ready for more fun. There was eating, there was drinking, there was running around, dancing, singing and making a mess. A beautiful sweet mess.

The Elmo pinata was a hit. And so was opening the presents. Everyone wanted to help, but, being Catalina's Big Day she did most of the paper ripping.

The party ended late, with a lot of happy kids and parents. My Catalina is 2! Her party was nice and a lot of fun. She was happy and cute and sweet (she was also covered in chocolate, and this helped with the sweetness part). Exactly how I want her!

Happy Birthday big girl! Mommy is so proud of you!