2nd birthday, party #2

Harper had her second 2nd birthday party on Saturday.  I combined two of her all-time favorite things for the party--a park and watermelon--and it was absolutely perfect!  I think all of the kids had a good time, but I know Harper did and that's the most important thing.  I did my best taking pictures, but there are about 5 kids that I didn't get a picture of {well, actually 7, but I stole a couple pictures from facebook}.  We sure do have a lot of friends with kids these days!

Also worth noting, the cupcakes were made by my sweet and talented friend, Leslie.  I showed her a picture I found online and she made them look even better!

Harper enjoyed a lot of watermelon!

amazing mini m&m cookies

I made mini M&M cookies yesterday for Harper to take to school today in celebration of her birthday {that is tomorrow!}.  These cookies are AWESOME!  Jason even asked me when I learned how to make cookies.  Uh, thanks Jason.

Recipe: Two Peas and Their Pod

{my modifications: I used regular salt, chilled the dough before baking, and baked them ~10-11 minutes}

I let Harper try one after her nap and she loved them, too!

 Mmmmmmm!!!!!

 Doing a little happy dance :)

Also, no tears from Harper when I dropped her off at MDO on Tuesday!!!  And I love reading the reports that the teacher leaves in her bag.  It makes my day!

Update: the cookies started tasting a little stale after 3 days, but after zapping them for a few seconds in the microwave makes they tasted fresh again.

2nd birthday, party #1

Yes, Harper is having two birthday parties this year.  And yes, I may be a little crazy.  Live and learn :)

Anyway, her first party was with our families in Longview a couple weekends ago, and Harper had a blast!