The Elmo Party!

Zoey just turned 2!  It's hard for me to believe that she's already 2.  Like lots of two year olds, she thinks the world revolves around Elmo.  So picking a theme for her birthday party was pretty easy, even though she doesn't know what the word theme means.  I spent a lot of time searching for the perfect decorations to make her Elmo party a little more girly.  I ordered most of our decorations from www.partycity.com/Elmo.  My favorite decoration was the large Sesame Street scene that we used to take pictures of all the adorable party guests and their furry friends!

I had a lot of fun creating Elmo, Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster themed fruit and veggie trays.  I found this idea on Pinterest and wasn't really sure if I would be able to pull it off myself.  I am not the most crafty mommy around!  But with a little bit of patience and looking at Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch pictures several times on my phone, I succeeded!  It was almost a shame to eat them!

I used about 2 quarts of strawberries (halved), three packages of blueberries, two packages of blackberries, three bundles of broccoli, and one small bag of carrots to create these three characters.  The eyes are small white cups filled with fruit dip or veggie dip in Oscar's case.  These were a definite hit at the party.  Lots of our party guests were pulling out their phones to take pictures!

We also had cake, cupcakes, and cookies.  I mean it's a Sesame Street party, Cookie Monster wouldn't approve if we didn't have cookies!