Oink, Cluck, Moo...The Details!

I was started thinking about Austin's 2nd Birthday just a few months after his 1st party. I was planning on "Choo Choo! Austin's 2!" until I found these...The party quickly turned into "Oink, Cluck, Moo...Austin's two!" Everything just fell into place from there...

I had so much fun finding all the details to make his party extra special. Farm animal hats, farm burp cloths for the babies and marshmallow farm animals for the big kids.

The birthday boy in his tower - The cake table with favors for the kids and adults - Party hats, coloring pages and Austin's farm book for all his guests to sign - Zucchini and Pumpkin bread

Decorations included yellow and white daises, cow balloons, jean pockets for our silverware and homemade flag banners.

Austin's Halloween pictures fit perfectly with our theme - An area of the kids to play. Farm toys, of course! - Silverware pockets - Great Grandpa Salger and Pa's favorite tractor also fit right in!

Stefan kindly helped us with the artwork!

Austin opening one of his gifts - Flag banners in the kitchen - Banner of monthly tractor pictures over the drink table - Color favors

Oink, Cluck, Moo...The Party!

Austin had so much fun at his party. We tried to keep things as cool as possible but it was a little hard considering it was 90+ degrees!

He wanted to get every gift out of the box before moving on to the next one. I think he must have said "open" 500 times that night!

Dinner included pork steaks, potato salad, pasta salad, slaw, and broccoli casserole.

I think a good time was had by all!

Oink, Cluck, Moo...The Cake!

I was referred to a baker by a friend at work. I had high hopes, but never imaged we'd get a cake this stinking cute!It was almost too cute to cut! The best part was that it tasted as good as it looked!

Storytime Live

Our next Vacation Adventure was a trip to the Fox to see Nick Jr's Storytime Live! I was so excited when I found out that Dora, The Wonder Pets, The Backyardigans, Kai-Lan were coming to St. Louis. We were even more excited when we realized they were coming the day before Austin's second birthday. It couldn't have been more perfect!
I purchased tickets the day the went on sale - March 22 - a little less then four months before the show. I got a little over excited and accidentally purchased front row seats. This made us a little nervous because we weren't sure what he'd think of all the costume characters.
He was a little unsure at first, but he ended up loving every bit of it. I think Moose and Zee were probably his favorite. Did you know that you can't take pictures in the Fox? I was only able to snap one picture before we were told to put the camera away.
It was so neat to see how excited he was when the familiar faces came on stage. He still tells us that the Wonder Pets are "next!"

Magic House

We headed to the Magic House on day three of our vacation. I've wanted to take him for awhile but never found the right time. I knew we had to make it happen when I received a $3 after 3:00 coupon. We were a little worried that 2 1/2 hours wouldn't be enough time to see everything, but in the end it was more then enough time to check the place out and plan our next trip!
Austin loved all the hands-on activities, especially the grocery store, hospital nursery and pizza shop. I loved watching him play with the little babies!

The water and sand areas were also a hit. I think he could have played all day in just these two spots, but of course, Mama is tight and we only had a few hours to explore!
His favorite spot was the train room. It's a good thing that it was our last stop, because I don't think we would have been able to see anything else if we had went there first!

I think Kaw-li and Ky-Ky had just as much fun! We all can't wait to back!