Last year Jessie turned two. Turning two was a big deal in our house. Five days after Jessie turned two we adopted her. Her first foster parents came to her first birthday party, but were unable to come to her second. We didn’t invite them to her third. Because of the adoption, both sets of grandparents were there to celebrate turning two with Jessie.
This year the grandparents broke their visits up so each could spend time with Miss Jess. My parents arrived four days apart; Dad wanted to give Mom more time alone with us. They were here on her actual birthday. We all went out to lunch on Jessie’s birthday and she got a birthday treat even though no restaurant staff sang. We had a small party that night with Elmo plates and napkins and a delicious chocolate Snickers cake. My husband’s parents joined my parents and us for dinner the day after Jessie’s birthday and the day before my parents returned home. We had a lovely time and Jessie sat nicely in a booster seat between Grammy and Daddy. Grammy and Poppa stayed the rest of the week so they could be a Jessie’s party on Sunday.
Jessie’s party was pretty low key. A lot of her friends who RSVP’d that they would be coming ended up with other plans and weren’t there. She didn’t care. There were plenty of good friends to play with. We had tea and soda for the adults and healthier juice boxes for the children. There was a selection of chips and dip as well as pizza. The cake was a delicious white cake with cheesecake filling from Costco. Jessie played and ate and drank. She had a lot of help opening presents and was excited about everything. She just needs to write thank-you notes now.