If you follow my blog (or know me personally) then you probably know about my fabulous mommy friend and photographer Rachel. I mention her every now and then. She’s half of my two-person cheering team when it comes to my photography, parenting and just life in general.

Well, on the day of my Jack-Jack’s birthday party I barely picked up the camera. I was already pretty spent with the preparations and set-up plus I wanted to mingle with our friends so I was not motivated to also take a ton of pictures on top of everything. But mostly, I didn’t pick up my camera much because I knew Rachel would cover it. That’s just the kind of friend she is. Not only does she act as pro-event photographer at my kids’ birthday parties, but she also brings them the most thoughtful gifts and then sends me an email with all the edited photos from the party just HOURS after it’s over. I mean, did I luck out in having her in my life or what??

And she has graciously sent me all the high res shots, plus allowed me to share some of them here on my blog.

To have these pictures of a milestone event in our family with ME IN THEM means more than anything in the world to me.

The party was simple and small. I actually didn’t even bake the cake this year. (something that I still feel guilty about right now!). But it was so delicious and better than anything I could have made so oh well. I can’t do everything right?

The sun came out for the few hours we had the party at our neighborhood playground. And I got to enjoy it all with my guests instead of manning the camera.

It was such a fun few hours and I couldn’t have hoped for a better way to celebrate my baby turning 2!

Thank you Rachel for everything but mostly for the priceless gift of these pictures!