FarmVille Birthday Trees: Giant Cotton Candy, Giant Snowcone and Ice Cream Trees

I have to admit something - this newest Birthday theme in FarmVille, celebrating the game's second birthday, might just make me completely exhaust my stockpile of Farm Cash. This is even more true now that tonight's FarmVille update has seen the release of four new trees in the Birthday theme. Sure, two of these trees are simply giant versions of those trees already released in the game - the Giant Cotton Candy and Giant Snowcone Trees which cost 5 and 10 Farm Cash, respectively), but I can definitely see the appeal here.

To top things off, we see the release of the Icecream Tree pair. Yes, "icecream" is spelled as one word in the game, so feel free to do a double take at the spelling (I know I did). Whether you're a stickler for grammar and spelling or just a fan who likes to play the game, you can pick up the Icecream Tree for 7 Farm Cash and the Giant Icecream Tree for 12 Farm Cash. It's unfortunate that these trees take on the higher or the two price points for limited edition trees, but from a business standpoint this is incredibly smart of Zynga to do, as they're sure to be huge money-makers.

Either way, you've got the next two weeks to celebrate FarmVille's second birthday by purchasing these items from the store, so start saving up your extra Farm Cash now to afford the things that you want.

FarmVille Birthday Animals: Candycane Ram, Candycane Boar and Clown Pony

To continue celebrating FarmVille's second birthday on Facebook, Zynga has launched a set of three new animals to the game's store, two of which will be particularly interesting to pig and sheep breeders. For those looking to add a striped pattern to their catalogs, you can pick up either the Candycane Ram for 30 Farm Cash or the Candycane Boar for 25 Farm Cash. It's interesting that the Boar costs less than the Sheep, but I suppose that's just to encourage more users to take part in the new Pig Breeding level system by making it cheaper.

Even if you're not a Pig or Sheep breeder, there's still something in tonight's update for you, as a new Horse is now available. The Clown Pony costs 24 Farm Cash, and this cute white Pony is all dolled up as a clown with a wig, red bow tie and nose. If that's not cute enough for you, keep in mind that you can breed the Clown Pony to receive a Clown Pony Foal that can be shared with your friends. How cute would that little fella be? I can hardly stand the thought!

Regardless of which animal (if any) you choose to purchase, you'll need to open that virtual (or even real world) pocketbook within the next two weeks, before these animals expire from the store.