Our sweet little Lucy turned 2 yesterday and we celebrated with a family party on Saturday and a fun day out on her actual birthday.


The party theme was Woodland Gnomes. I made some toadstool cupcakes, "acorns," and a bunch of snack foods ("sticks" and hummus, breaded mushrooms, apples and caramel, etc) to fit the theme. We had amazing fall weather and enjoyed time with everyone in the backyard.


Yesterday I picked the kids up from daycare/school and asked Lucy what she'd like to do for the afternoon. She chose "bookstore," so we went to Barnes and Noble for a little reading and Thomas-the-Train-set-playing.


 Then we walked over to the mall's little play area where the kids had fun running around for a while.


We finished the day off with a trip to McDonald's for ice cream.