E is for Erickson: Happy 2nd Birthday Jayden!

I think I'm still in shock our baby is turning 2 today! It seems like just yesterday we were in the hospital delivering our miracle baby…and here she is running around, talking up a storm and turning into a toddler before our very eyes!

Yesterday we had her birthday party and it was so much fun! We kept it pretty mellow since I'm enormous these days…so we just ordered a bunch of pizza, made cupcakes, ordered a bounce house and let the kids play outside all afternoon! We had such an awesome turnout also! We had about 15 kids celebrating from newborn up to 8 years old :)

Setting up the bounce house!!

The face painter was a hit also! I'm surprised Jayden let him get near her…you can tell she was NOT a happy camper when he was painting her arm! LOL

But her flowers turned out super cute <3

Since there was such a huge age range, we would have "big kid" and "little kid" time in the bounce house…for the first hour or so of the party Jayden was not a fan of the bounce house, or really pretty much anything since she was fussy, but after we sang happy birthday…she was one happy camper! I guess all she needed was a sugar high from a cupcake! LOL

Jayden's water table was a hit also! Half the kids ended up soaked ~ but enjoyed every second! :)

Not quite sure why I'm the only one smiling in this pic…

…cheer up birthday girl and daddy!

Overall her birthday party was a hit! I think everyone had such a fun time and the kids all played so well together!!

And since today is Jayden's "official" birthday, we had to let the celebration continue! And we had such a fun day! Jayden was perfect and we played and played and played some more! Pretty fun birthday if you ask me :)

Jayden woke up right as daddy was leaving for work, so we got to sing to her first thing in the morning!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to Jaydennnnnn!

Happy Birthday to you!

...and that crazy hair you inherited from mommy! :)

Birthday kisses for daddy & mommy!

Such a fun-filled day! We met daddy and some fam for lunch and Jayden was so spoiled enjoying mommy and daddy's oreo milk shake!

She would bring it back and forth to me and Jonathan…then she realized while she's transporting the shake, she could take a few sips herself!

After lunch Jayden went down for a 3+ hour nap! It was incredible…if only mommy was able to get comfy, I would have probably slept the whole time also!