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Canon's 2nd Birthday Party


We had the best time celebrating Canon's 2nd Birthday! Before Aaron and I had really even started discussing birthday plans, Aaron got the idea to use Canon's birthday as an excuse to host a Flag Football Game. (Lucky for Canon, his birthday falls right around the kick-off of football season, so I have a feeling this won't be the only football themed party in his life!)
I wanted to be sure we had enough entertainment for those who were bringing kids, so I found a park in Old Town with a large field and a two-story playground. Though it rained all.day.long, the sun finally peaked out about an hour before "kick-off" and we had a great time! We are so grateful to all our friends who came to celebrate and play with us! 
The party-prep was pretty easy, though probably not Pinterest worthy! We picked up table cloths, napkins, balloons, etc from Party City that went along with our football theme. I got a vegetable tray, fruit tray, chips, water and cupcakes from the grocery store and we ordered 8 large pizzas. In lieu of presents, our friends added to the mix with snacks and beer! Simple, but easy and fun. 

The Set-Up



The Playground




Canon's BFF's: Walt & Avery




Football! 









Cake Time!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR BIG BOY! 

Also to be noted, we transitioned Canon to a toddler bed on Saturday night. I'm documenting the whole experience day by day for this first week to post next week. We've had 2 awesome nights, and last night was a struggle. Let's hope it gets better! 

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  1. Heather NelsenSeptember 17, 2014 at 7:14 AM

    Sweet boy! I love the pic of him standing behind Aaron while he throws. :) and love that the party idea was Aaron's- ha! It looks like it was so fun! And I thought your decorations were perfect. Pinterest sminterest ;)

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    1. KatieSeptember 29, 2014 at 12:01 PM

      Thanks for the encouragement! I see a lot of football parties in our future...as I'm sure you do, too!

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