James' birthday was tons of fun. :) He could tell it was a special day because people kept calling him throughout the day and singing to him. His face would just light up every time! Thanks to everyone that called to say Happy Birthday!
So, here's how it all went down...
As the preparations for his little party (just us and a couple friends) got underway, James showed us that maybe we didn't need to get him so many presents after all. The box they came in was plenty of fun!
When we brought the stack of presents out, though, James quickly left the box behind. He was SO excited to open them! Opening presents is one of James' favorite things to do.
We made him wait until after cake and ice cream. We're so mean. ;)
This year, we decided to do cupcakes! Baseball cupcakes, to be exact. :) I should have been a little more patient with the red frosting, because they turned out a little wonky, but hey, he's only two right? He thought they were awesome.
We sang to him, he blew out his candle (all by himself!), and before we could even get a bib on him, James was chowing down on his cupcake.
And Paul thought he wouldn't make a big mess...ha ha.
After the cake and ice cream, we finally let James attack his stack of presents. Boy, did he have a blast!
*Disclaimer: I'm sorry the videos are so dark! Apparently we need more light in our living room!
After each present he wanted to stop and play with it, so we had to keep coaxing him to pick another one.
He got the hang of it after a while...
We did let him get in a few swings on his new tee in the middle of the festivities, though:
Overall, he loved pretty much every single thing he got...right down to the potty seat and Lightning McQueen bathroom stool. Thank you so much for all the gifts Grandma and Grandpa Peterson and Grandma and Grandpa Hansen! :) And thank you Diana and Jeff and Adam and Claudia! We feel very spoiled and loved.
The very last thing James opened was a birthday card from his Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Larson. And as all of us grandkids know, these cards usually come with a special treat...five dollars! We laid them out for James to count. He made a good effort (at least he's not skipping six anymore). ;) Thanks, Grandma and Grandpa Larson!
Here's James with his giant haul of presents. He was so distracted by them that we couldn't even get a good smile.
We did convince him to tell/show us how old he is, though:
Happy birthday to our little James! I can't believe you are already two!
There are more fun pictures and videos in our photo album! Here's a link to the album: James' 2nd Birthday.
6 comments:
:) Happy Birthday to James! And I know I just texted you...but your haircut is cute Jennie! We really miss you guys. Hope we get to see you soon... Love You!
Wow! Birthday's around your house are fun! Of course he had to get something baseball! Very fun!
It looks like you had such a great day! Wish I could have been there! And I think the cupcakes turned out really cute (not at all wonky). Miss you!
Glad he had a happy birthday...birthday for kids are the best...the cup cakes were very cute! James looks very happy. Of course he always looks happy to me..love the singing on the last set of blog. I didn't get a chance to post my comments then.
Love,
Gramma Grace
Very cute haircut, Jennie!
Seeing James eating his cupcake reminded me of his first birthday. He looks so much bigger now!
Thank you so much for letting us get in on the action. We had a ton of fun! And that picture of James shoving the cupcake in his mouth? Yeah, that' what we ALL wanted to do, but unfortunately "2" passed us by a long time ago, and that soooo wouldn't have been cool!
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