Kailey's Candy Shoppe (2nd Birthday Party)

Kailey's 2nd Birthday party was a HUGE success!!!

On Saturday, January 10th Kailey had 34 families (97 people not counting Mommy and Daddy) over to celebrate her 2nd birthday!!! Yes, i know 97 people was A LOT of people, we just have such amazing friends here!!! Thankfully, people could mingle both inside and outside!! As the guests arrived they were greeted with larger than life lollipops in the front yard, then there was a sign that said "Kailey's Candy Shoppe." Once guests entered the "Candy Shoppe" they were flooded with sweetness! To the left was a "Gun Drop" tree where the kids could take a gum drop filled with crayons to take home. There was also a "Lollipop Tree" where the kids (and adults) could pick lollipops, the two people that got the black sticks won a Candy Land game (Yay for Ethan and Julian)!! We had an M&M guess and the closest guess took home a jar full of M&M's, there were 813 in the jar--yes, I had to count every single one of them!! My mom and I wore aprons that said "Kailey's Candy Shoppe" as a special touch and the house was decorated with LOTS and LOTS of candy, marshmallows, HUGE candies, balloons, lollipops, etc. You really felt like you were entering a candy shop, which was the point! And we had a CD of all "sweet songs" playing in the background.

The kids played both inside and outside while also enjoying little subs, chicken fingers, creme puffs, chips, dips, fruits, veggies, cookies, the oh so popular chocolate fountain and of course CANDY!! Outside we had lots of toys, Kailey's new playground and bounce houses!

About midway through we all headed outside to have a "Lollipop Walk" similar to a cake walk, but instead of walking around in a circle everyone stood in a circle, passed a giant lollipop around and when the music stopped the person holding the lollipop won a giant cupcake! This was really fun and both winners were well deserving!!! After the Lollipop Walk we had a "Candy Race" all the kids lined up on the wall and raced to the giant bag of candy!!! The winner got to take the candy home (Yay for Raymond)!!

We headed inside and got everything ready for cake and ice cream! Everyone sang to precious Kailey and she sang along too! She blew out her candles and then everyone dug in to the super yummy cake!! We opened gifts and the kids continued to play! Kailey received SO MANY gifts, it was kind of humorous, she kind of lost interest after she opened up about 5 presents, so Mommy opened the rest and stored them away for days that we need a little pick-me-up!! Thank You Everyone for such awesome gifts, but more importantly, for sharing your time with our sweet daughter!

As the night wound down and people started to depart they found a HUGE candy bar and take out boxes to pack up their goodies! There was everything from Snickers to Twizzlers, to Pixie Sticks, Skittles, gum, every type of candy bar and just about anything you could think of! It was a HUGE HIT! By the looks of it, the kids and adults had fun packing up their candy!!

Mommy, Daddy, Honey and Kailey were really worn out after the fun party! Holly (babysitter extraordinaire) was able to be at the party to help run things so that was a huge help! I don't know what I would have done with her and Honey's help!!

Now, what to do for Kailey's 3rd Birthday????