The Big Red Barn

It all started with a cute little invitation.

The girls are very into animals right now. They love everything about them. So I figured how fun it would be to have a farm themed party. (Secretly I was just excited that I got to pick the theme and we averted a Dora or Elmo party for another year)

The night before I was up till midnight making a cake shaped like a chicken. It took forever but it turned out pretty cute if you don't look too closely.

I also tried my sewing skills and made the girls vests to match their cowgirlie boots I had bought a while back. My mom and I had quite a time trying to get my sewing skills up to par. In the end I think I made her proud.

We decorated the backyard with toy horses and hay bails for people to sit on. We gave out cowboy hats to the girls friends as they came inside to get the festivities underway.

I hid plastic farm animals and eggs under hay and let the kids go crazy and find all the toys. They had a fun time filling their goodie bags

And as the main attraction we had a small petting zoo come for an hour.

All the kids had a really great time. They petting zoo contained mommy and baby goats, sheep, ducks, chickens, and a huge bunny. Charlotte favored the sheep and kept giving him kisses.

Addison was big fan of the bunny.

Here's the finished product of the cake. It even tasted yummy too.

The girls really enjoyed blowing out the candles.

They were extremely spoiled by all their friends and family.

Thank You to everyone who shared this special event with us. The girls really had a great time.

I know I am probably going to regret this extravaganza. I have realized that I got a little outta control...ok a lot outta control. In my defense I only have one birthday a year to celebrate and we were very excited to have made it through the first two years. We feel very blessed to have these two little girls in our family. They have made our lives so rich.