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A Big Small 2 Year Old Party

It's almost here. Sophie's second birthday and I am getting terribly excited!! Thinking ofthemes, decorations, activities and goodie bags is a fun activity when you should be sleeping in the wee hours of the morning.

The theme: Cute 'n' Country Garden

Now please help! I am curious what others successes have been when it comes to throwing a toddler a birthday.

1) The first thing I need to know is what time?? I am sure there is still an overflowing handful of toddlers who still need naps. But when are everyone else's nap

s? Sophie still crashes for 2 around 3pm each afternoon. Hmm.

2) Next - GAMES! The focus of the little pack of jumping kids could be hard. My ideals have included:

• painting with washable pain on canvas for mom and dad
• small inflatable pools for a cooling off period
• lunch time! that has got to be a favie!
• sand pit
• Planting a flower in a clay pot for mom & dad or a veggie plant...

Please comment and let me know what other things could be fun

3) Food. Could be tricky toddlers don't always eat whats in front of them. I had thought about doing a buffet of a variety of things. Small cheese pizza, some hot dogs, veggies and fruit. Plus we have the goodies at the end. Thank goodness the goodies are already set.

My lovely sister in law is going to be making a beautiful

fondant cake an cupcakes with me for the celebration

4) Aww Decor. We have the BEST area for the party. It was actually where my husband and I pronounced our love in front of family and friends after we got married for those who weren't able to attend. It is on the side of a barn so large stone wall, gardens surrounding the perimeter. Fresh beautiful grass. Whats EVEN BETTER is that my lovely in-laws place has clean barn that is used for wedding and functions all the time. so if it rains we're still good!

5) the Guest List. Since I am asking attendees to be driving 45 mins to the stunning destintation I am asking parents stay and enjoy the festivities with us or they are welcome to head to Peterborough to shop. So far I have 12 toddlers! Should be interesting.

So again - once more - please comment and tell me your thoughts!!

It's Time - Training Pants

So incredibly happy for the strangest of reasons. Today Sophie let me know that something was on its way and was able to use her tiny potty! It was such a great feeling as a mom having her hit this milestone. She didn't really understand why I was so incredibly happy but went with it and enjoyed her freezie. To more days that include tiny potties.

I guess I will have to break out the training pants very soon. Are you and your little one at the same stage? Don't by dispoable training pants use reusable ones!! Saves you money and every mom LOVES that!

These cute Trainers come in three different patterns/colours: White, Jungle Print and Froggy Pond as seen below.

TuTu Much

When my daughter was 9months old I purchased one of the Tutu's I offer on my website. I bought it in a colour compbination of Purple and Pink. SO CUTE!! We used it in a photoshoot for a local dance studio's Mom and Tot Class. Now Sophie is 22 months. She found her pretty tutu in her toybox and first she put it on her head soon realized it around her tummy would be even better. Its been a few days of TuTu CrAzInEsS!! She eats with it, plays dollies in it, sports it down the street for her evening walk. I can't get it off of her. I have to say for the small price tag watching her play dress up at different stages of her life is amazing!!

Cloth at the Age of 2

Its always a fun to play dollies with your daughter. They mimic everything that you do! Talking 'Poo Poos' and more. Recently my daughter took a liking to using her cloth diapers on her dollies. It was the cutest thing! Just a photo of what life is like! I guess it is never too early to talk cloth and how it saves the environment and lets Mommy buy Sophie a new summer dress!

Where've You Been!?

It has been a year since I have sat and blogged. The reason isn't because cloth is outdated, it's because I had another Princess!! Miss Abby Louise joined us on March 5th of 2011 after a long pregnancy + a week overdue she graced us at 8lbs 15 oz. Also known as a toddler! Either way, it has been like she has always been here.

If you have been busy too here is what Generation Diapers has been up to in the past while.

I have relaunched reduced pricing to help moms save even more money! We still have a wide selection of great tried and tested products by myself personally. We are still using Facebook as a quick way to reach our clientele. It is especially great for securing last minute orders of Swimmi Diapers or Bio-Soft Liners.

So all in all I have been busy!