Livi’s 2nd birthday
Hi friends! Thank you again for all of Livi’s wonderful birthday wishes <3 She had a great day yesterday, hanging out with her cousins and nanas, singing “Happy Birthday” on and off to herself, and had the cutest little skip to her step. She hopped and twirled even more than usual yesterday 😉
The morning started off with a visit from the madre, who continued the tradition of a pink donut with candles and “Happy Birthday.”
We played in Livi’s new Frozen dress and my nana stopped by to see us before we all headed off to the zoo. Nana and I took Liv to the zoo last year on her birthday, so it was exciting that madre could join us this year.
While the birthday princess took her afternoon nap, I got the appetizers together (dips, Caesar salad with homemade croutons and dressing, crackers, veggies, chips and salsa) while the Pilot ordered four jumbo thin crust pizzas from Rosati’s, and madre brought over the cake. Isn’t it gorgeous?! She ordered it from the Whole Foods bakery, and they did such a gorgeous job. The cake tasted incredible, too: white cake with strawberry filling and pink frosting.
Nana brought over this amazing non-violent piñata. She was worried that Livi wouldn’t want to hit her princess friends -she cried the last time we had a piñata at the house- and found one with strings attached to the bottom. You take turns pulling the strings until one opens the trap door. It was a huge hit!
Singing “Happy Birthday” with her other nana (the Pilot’s mom) on speaker phone:
<3
And just because a party isn’t complete without a crow-off compeition…
It was funny because the night ended off with Fruit Ninja on the Xbox, which I played with the fam the night before I went into labor. Everyone said I was cheating and using my belly to chop extra fruit 😉 It was an amazing night with so many people we love.
Hope you have a great morning! I’ll see ya later today with a new Tabata circuit and video.
xoxo
Gina
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I absolutely *LOVE* the idea of a non-violent pinata!! How freakin’ clever! Oh, and the crow-off is pretty awesome too. I wanna party with you guys!
hahah! we party at least once a week- come on over 😉
I want to party with you guys too! You sure know how to throw a fun looking party! with tasty looking food!
That cake looks wonderful! Happy Birthday Livi!
it was SO GOOD 🙂
thank you!!
A happy belated birthday to Olivia! I really enjoy reading your blog, it’s always full of optimism, and you have a lovely family! I was wondering (maybe you mentioned it in your past posts) did you call your daughter Olivia because of Olivia from Scandal? 😉
Cheers from France!
ahhh! i hope to visit your beautiful country one day 🙂
thank you for the birthday wishes!! i didn’t know about scandal until fairly recently, and was so excited that olivia has the same names and nicknames. a fun coincidence!
xoxo
Love all her princess things! So adorable!!
thank you!
You don’t still have your lash extensions on, do you? In that pic of the 3 of you, your lashes look amazing!! If those are your natural lashes, you certainly don’t need extensions.
they’re still on! the doc said i could wear my contacts again when my eye cleared up. i didn’t go for super long ones, just added length to my lashes (which are really full, but short)
They look great – they still look natural, but just an extra “oomph”. Mine are also very short, and I need an eyelash curler to even make them look like they exist!!
Also, Happy (belated) Birthday to Olivia. She’s adorable 🙂
thank you!
Aw, the cuteness of all of this is overwhelming! Happy birthday to Liv and congrats on 2 years of being a great mama! 😀
thank you so much, cassie!
Looks like a fantastically fun birthday party! Livi is lucky to have such a great family!
thank you! it was a blast 🙂
That pinata idea is so great! I love it! Livi is so cute! You must be such a proud mama.
thank you! i’m a lucky one, for sure 🙂
Happy 2nd birthday, Olivia! It looks like you all had an amazing time!
thank you, pua!!
awww, i loved reading this post. livi is such an adorable little girl and you can tell just how much she is loved! <3 glad she had a memorable 2nd birthday 🙂
thank you so much, april! it was a great day <3
That cake is gorgeous! And Livi is so cute. It looks like she had a great birthday! I also love the idea for the pinata with strings instead of hitting it. I actually hated pinatas as a kid so that would have been right up my alley!
yeah, she was so upset last time we hit a piñata, so it was perfect!!
What a fun party! I love it all. Most genius is the piñata. It is so crazy to have these kids hit those things. Love it!
it was adorable!!
Haha love the crow off! Sounds like such a fun birthday!
it was so much fun!
we did a plank-off too. the pilot won! haha
that cake looks legit! What a classy party for that little 2 year old! Happy birthday to her!
hahah! madre did well with the cake 🙂 thank you for her birthday wish!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Livi! (I know I’m a day late. :-/) That piñata is brilliant, and that cake really looks delicious! I’m so happy you were able to have such a happy day surrounded by people who love you and your beautiful daughter. 🙂
thank you so much, karissa!
xoxo
That piñata is awesome! Happy birthday Olivia! I can’t believe she’s two!! Time flies.
it seriously does!
A less sad way to think of her growing up is this: every year she gets older that is one more year you have been a mother! Happy 2nd motherhood anniversary! I am so happy that we all get to see her grow into a beautiful little lady! She is a sweet girl and will be a great big sister one day!
Looks like a wonderful celebration! And a very happy TWO year old! 🙂
Family birthday parties are the BEST and no party is complete without the crow-off!! Haha Love it!!
It looks like Livi had a great birthday – happy day to her! 🙂
Looks like a great party! And that cake is beautiful — so much fruit on top! 🙂
it was amazing!
A non-violent pinata!! That is such a genius idea. I still remember crying at my 8th birthday party after watching everyone tear my panda pinata to shreds.
i had never heard of it- it was so cute
SO much fun! What a great birthday celebration. I’m loving that donut tradition! And Livi is such a cutie 🙂
thank you! it was so much fun 🙂
Awww so glad that you all had such a great 2nd birthday!! She looks beautiful – still can’t believe she is 2 years old!
thank you! seriously- it went so quickly!
What a gorgeous cake for a gorgeous little princess.
This post was just so full of fun and love. Happy belated little Miss!
thank you!!
Such a cute birthday for the little girl. The cake looks amazing! But I would definitely go for your appetizers – delicious!
thank you!!
Happy belated birthday to Olivia!!! Looks like it was a perfect day! <3
thank you! it was a great day 🙂