Our Little Cupcake Turns 2! {Ilah's Birthday Party Recap, Part 1}

After months of planning, and watching our little girl grow before our eyes, the day came when we celebrated Ilah's 2nd birthday!! Her party was everything that I envisioned it being - Ilah was so happy as she seemed to know that she was the center of attention! We took HUNDREDS of pictures this past weekend. After going through them all, I decided to recap Ilah's birthday party in a few different posts as opposed to one long one since I will likely show you close to one hundred pictures. I told ya we took a lot ; ) So let's get right to it!!....

I set out Ilah's birthday gifts while she was taking a late morning nap {her nap time worked out perfectly on her big day!}. She woke up happy and refreshed and was literally ready to get the party started! I had been shopping for cupcake "everything" for months and months...including gift wrap, party bags, ribbons and her birthday card....

Ilah had her own special plate/bowl/drink cup/utensils on her birthday - and naturally they also went with her cupcake theme party!...

All set out on her new table {from her other Grandma}....

When the birthday girl woke up from her nap she saw her food spread and headed straight for the cookies!!...

My mom arrived early and dressed Ilah for her party and loved up on her before all the guests arrived {and kept loving up on her even after, because she just can't help herself!}...

A close-up of Ilah's hairbow that matched her cupcake birthday dress....

I put out these "cupcakes" for Ilah to draw on to pass time before her guests arrived....

My table decor was simple. I covered our dining table in a tablecloth that matched her party colors perfectly, and added a table runner....

I put some ribbon around some vases that I had, and added flowers inside of them....

Lastly, I filled an apothecary jar with cupcake liners to serve as the table centerpiece....

Above the table I hung tissue paper pom-poms from the chandelier {I had an extra pack from Ilah's birthday party last year}...

I did a separate area for drinks. We had 16 people over, so to avoid people bumping into each other, I spread out the food and drinks....

I bought a cardboard letter "I" and covered it in pink yarn and hot glued a large peony flower to the top.



Also on the drink table were cupcake/cookie boxes that I bought for our guests to take home leftover treats!!....

Next up...the food and the desserts in all their yumminess!!!