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Happy 2nd Birthday to Arya & Ayla!

September 20, 2020 Victoria Zapata
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Hello Lovely!

Last week, we celebrated Arya & Ayla’s second birthday! Although we decided not to have a formal birthday party this year, I still wanted to make the day special for them. Since it was quite cold outside & ended up raining most of the day, I decided to turn our family room into a magical fairy garden for them. **Disclaimer, this is a very long post! Since we were not able to host a birthday party this year, I decided to upload all of the photos from the day for our friends & family to see.

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They both love butterflies & flowers at the moment! Their eyes lit up the moment they stepped into the room, which made all of the hours spent setting everything up worth it!

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I decorated their cakes using some of the beautiful roses I had left over from the bouquets.

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What a happy little fairy!

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I added glitter to these butterflies, attached them to clear fishing line, & hung them from the chandelier!

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If you follow me on Instagram, then you may have seen the photos I shared of the sweet little fairy wings I created for Arya & Ayla. They were perfectly sized for their frames & must have been quite comfortable, because they wore them the entire day!

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After the girls were done exploring, we read a few fairy themed pop-up books.

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Then, we sang happy birthday!

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They tried their hardest to blow out their birthday candles! They were so dainty about it!

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I think they enjoyed their slices of cake!

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Eating cake can be messy business! So, once they finished eating, we changed them into clean dresses & brought the unicorn rocker down from their room.

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I wish I had zoomed out more on these photos, but I am so glad I was able to capture a bit of the joy!

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They spent the rest of the afternoon running around, exploring, & playing with the balloons!

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I have never seen anyone get so excited about balloons! I absolutely treasure these sweet, simple moments!

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They have such a beautiful bond & I managed to capture a few tender moments.

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Back to exploring! They were watching the birds flying by.

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I just love the way they look in these dresses! The stitching has a bit of shimmer in it, which is so lovely in person!

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Arya was trying her best to cast spells with her magical fairy wand!

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Even daddy joined in on the fairy theme & wore a set of wings to match the girls! They were thrilled!

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If you’ve made it this far, you are a true friend! There were so many beautiful moments throughout the day & I wanted to share as many as I could with you. I hope you have enjoyed this glimpse into Arya & Ayla’s second birthday celebration. While we missed being able to celebrate the day with our family & friends, it still ended up being a perfect day, filled with love, laughter, & a bit of magic! Thank you to everyone who celebrated from afar!

Thank you for stopping by!

Yours Truly, Victoria

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Tags Birthday, Fairy Garden, Fairy Party, Second Birthday, Butterflies, Fairy Wand, Birthday Decor, Fairy Garden Party
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