Deia 2nd Bday

Deia's 2nd Birthday party was amazing! We had planned a great TOMS charity event called Style Your Soul. All of the children were going to decorate white canvas TOMS. And for each pair purchased, TOMS gives a pair to a child in need. It's a wonderful organization. Unfortunately, and of course after I cashed all of the checks from our generous friends, TOMS couldn't supply us with a single toddler size!!! They clearly need to have a look at their stock before encouraging people to get involved this way. ANYWAY, it turned out for the best. We met Ruth Steinberg of Little Saplings. She showed up with buckets of soil, gorgeous, colorful flowers, magnifying glasses (for worms and insects) and little planter boxes. I brought decorating supplies for the boxes and the kids had a blast making their take home gardens!! We were actually surprised by what a hit it was. Ruth was so patient and wonderful and the kids gravitated to her and her planting station between pizza, cake and playing at Ozone Park in Venice. For a late October date, we were blessed with a sunny, spectacular day!!! Deia seemed very happy and sang happy birthday to herself :)