Meadow Ivy Turns Two: Butterfly Theme Birthday Party

Happy Birthday Meadow Ivy!

Milan’s butterfly Dress | Meadow’s butterfly dress | My dress (original dress that I ordered and wanted to wear HERE but it came a day late)

Decorations:

Balloon Garland kit + Arch Stand  | Table skirt | Butterfly cupcake topper | Butterfly gift boxes | Butterfly plates/napkins/cups | Butterflies (for cake)

I keep asking myself how on earth Miss Meadow Ivy is two years old?!  Where did the last two years go?  I blinked and she is growing so fast.  It honestly feels like yesterday I was announcing that I was pregnant with her.  Now here she is running around like crazy and climbing on everything.  I can barely keep up with her.  My little NICU baby.  She may be petite but she is a fighter – just like her mommy! 🙂

I know I may be biased but she is the sweetest little peanut.  She has the funniest personality and this girl is so incredibly smart.  She does everything I ask including putting away her dirty clothes in her hamper.  She amazes me every single day and I LOVE being with her.  I freak out when I have to leave her even for an hour.  To say I’m obsessed is an understatement.  She eats everything I give her and it makes feeding her very easy.  Her laugh is contagious and she’s already a little comedian. She sleeps 11-12 hours a night and nurses like a champ.  Meadow looks up to her big sissy Milan and is constantly following her around.  They play well together and it’s such a joy to witness.  I honestly do not know what I would do without her.  She completed our little family and made my heart whole.

I am so thrilled with how everything turned out for her birthday party.  I’m really glad I decided on the butterfly theme.  It’s so perfect for her.  The past month has been very challenging for me so the fact that I was able to pull all this off is truly a miracle.  I haven’t been in the right head space but our mini trip to NYC was a really good mental break for me (even though I’m exhausted).  I stayed up until 3 am the other night blowing up all the balloons and hanging the balloon garland.  I didn’t have fishing wire to tie the garland to the arch but found some jinky leftover rope that my husband had laying around.  I can’t figure out how to use the stupid tool to tie balloons with so I have blisters all over my hands from doing it manually but it was completely worth it.  This is only my second time doing a balloon garland on my own and I definitely made a few mistakes.  One thing I would highly recommend (if you love doing balloon garlands) is this balloon arch stand.  It seriously is AMAZING and super easy to install.  Worth every penny.  I will use it for every single birthday!  FYI – it’s HUGE so make sure you have the space for it.  Luckily it breaks down so you can store it.  The entire balloon garland plus stand costs me $105 total compared to $500+ through a balloon company.  The actual balloon kit was only $17!  The stand ($88) will pay for itself because I will use it twice a year for both of my girls until I die or it breaks. LOL

Her birthday cake turned out AMAZING.  Way better than I had anticipated and it’s from Walmart!  Can you even believe how gorgeous it is?  I’ve been getting custom cakes from Walmart for the past few years and WOW.  So impressed.  I added the butterflies to it afterwards and had the cake decorator change top tier to a blush pink (originally beige).  It was so gorgeous that I didn’t even want to cut it or eat it! 🙂

Happy Birthday Meadow Ivy!  You are so loved and cherished and we hope you had the most amazing 2nd birthday!