Friday, July 16, 2010

Birthday Boy!

Well, it was bound to get here and as much as I didn't want my sweet boy to get any older he turned 2. And a very advanced 2 year old at that. He can throw a tantrum that will make you blush. He's an "expert" tantrum thrower. He's 2, everyone says this is normal. Thank goodness!

We went back and forth on whether to throw Will a big party. First it was maybe, then it was ok but a small one, then it was let's only invite family and friends. So that's exactly what we did. We consider so many of our friends family and simply couldn't celebrate without them.

We went with a "generic" circus/carnival theme. It went pretty well. The banner and cupcake toppers turned out really great. And it was all so easy to make. The food was so easy this time around. Hot dogs, chips, peanuts, popcorn. Having the popcorn machine was pretty cool and by far some of the best popcorn I've ever tasted. I was doing so well not eating but then the hot dogs were ready and I ate 3. I couldn't help it!!


Will did so great that day. He was in a good mood all day and even took a good nap before his guest arrived. But as soon as the bounce house got here it was party time! He was in there for at least an hour. He was sweating and worn out but didn't care one bit. All he wanted to do was bounce. He's changed so much this past year. Last year at his birthday he wasn't walking just crawling. He was saying words. But this year he's hard to keep up with and you can have a conversation with him. My baby's growing up.

It was a really fun time for everyone. The kids loved the pinata. That was another thing we weren't sure about getting. But Jose said you can't have a party without one so we got one. Last year we had one and couldn't figure out how to keep it swinging in the tree. This year...the head...the body rather...fell off. Popped right off. Tracie filled it with too much candy. We had to harness the pinata carcass so the kids could finish it off. It was hilarious!
Overall it was a fantastic party. Will was so happy as were we that so many of our close friends and family were able to celebrate with us. It was our last official party at this house. We will "hopefully" be moved into our new house by the end of the year. So next years party might be "on location". We'll have to see.

Thank you Will for making the last two years more than worth it. I love you!