Veronica's 2nd Birthday Party

We celebrated Veronica's 2nd birthday with a party at our house. Even though we are still in the middle of fairly ambitious renovations, we managed to spruce the house up a bit for the party. It's amazing what a few balloons and lots of helping hands can do. Adrian managed to get the new cork flooring down on the most pertinent parts of the kitchen a mere few days before the party. Having the new back door that my dad and Adrian installed last Mother's Day made a big difference. After several days of solid rain, the weather finally cleared up for the party and, thanks to Kathy, John and Adrian, the front and back yards looked great. Adrian grilled up on the big green egg and made his yummy Asian slaw, and my mom prepared a Filipino feast of pancit, 2 kinds of adobo, shrimp curry, and lumpia. Here are just a few of the hundreds of photos (not an exaggeration) taken that day (you can click on each one to enlarge):

Ready to greet her guests

Jose, Patricia, and Regee

Veronica enjoying the new back door

So demure

Mommy and Veronica

The Spread: pancit, lumpia, coconut chicken adobo, pork belly adobo, beef bbq, shrimp curry, rice, asian slaw, crudite and hummus, fruit salad, hot dogs & buns, and Hello Kitty cake & cupcakes!

Veronica greeted her BFF from daycare, Lana, with a squeal and a hug.

Veronica realizing everyone is singing TO HER, and Mommy enjoying the look on Veronica's face

Trying to get her to blow out her candles

We lit the candles twice to give her another chance

Veronica and Daddy

Enjoying her new Rody (check out her hair!)

It's my party and I can change dresses if I want to (Regee to the left of Veronica, and John, Kathy, and Vince to the right).

Having a laugh with Lola

Three LeBuffes

Almost bedtime and still on a cupcake high

The next morning: Opening gifts!

Hello Kitty Overload

Thank you to everyone who traveled and helped out with the party (Mom, UI, Jose, Erik, Elyse, Kathy, and John). And thanks to everyone who came to the party. Veronica thanks you, too!
To see more photos, click here to see the photos that Jose took (thanks for taking photos with our camera, Jose!), and click here to see the photos that UI took with his fancy new camera (thanks, UI!)