It's My Party...

Luckily there wasn't any crying! :) We had a small birthday celebration for Cole last weekend with a few family members and some friends we'd rather call family. Nana and I decided on a Veggie Tales themed party since Cole is very much 'into' Veggie Tales right now. I attempted Bob the Tomato cupcakes and we had a few specially ordered touches like balloons and a birthday candle. We decorated with the balloons while Cole was napping so I took a video of him coming down from his room and seeing the balloons for the first time. It's really fun to watch him point out every balloon as he sees it!

Thank you to those of you who were able to come celebrate Cole's second birthday! We missed many people who weren't able to make it. Enjoy the photos and videos from our celebration!

Bob the Tomato cupcakes-they looked a little goofy. Oh well! Made with love!

Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber balloons!!

Cupcake!!!

Cole's friend-sporting a vampire look. :)

Opening presents! A basketball net from Aunt Kathy and Uncle Bill.

(Friends we'd rather call family!)

Golf clubs from Uncle Pat, Aunt Jessica, Connor, and Parker!!

A giant box from Uncle Phil and Aunt Moe!

(It was a puzzle rack requested by Mommy for easier puzzle clean-up!)

Clothes and diapers from Uncle Eric, Aunt Carol, Caden, and Ethan-yay!!!!

(Also friends we'd rather call family!)

Cole also got some other super fun things like Veggie Tales movies and a Red Winged Black Bird stuffed animal that makes the bird songs. (Adrien had been teaching Cole bird songs! You should ask him sometime about robins, red winged black birds, morning doves, and some others-I just can't remember them all!)

Happy Second Birthday Cole Man! We CANNOT believe you are 2! Time has flown by and in some ways I'm sad you're growing up so quickly but each new stage of your life is so exciting to be a part of. I can't wait to see what we're in for next! :) I also want to make sure I have a few things to look back on and remember about this age. It may seem silly now but I think it'll be fun to read about in the future! You may be two years old but for the most part you are wearing 18 months on top and 12 months on the bottom! You do fit into a few 24 month tops and 18 month bottoms but those are few and far between. You are wearing size 4 diapers during the day and size 5 at night. You are not potty trained yet but you sit on the potty every time you go to school and we're trying to start that habit at home too. I think we'll be there before we know it! You have an unlimited vocabulary; it's amazing to hear you talk sometimes-usually in partial or complete sentences! Your k and hard c sounds still come out as t or d so you refer to yourself as Dole. We're working on getting the k sound (but honestly, I think I will miss hearing "Dole" once you start saying "Cole". :) We love you little man!

*** I am having SO much trouble posting videos. :( If I ever get it to work again I'll have a video catch up blog! Sorry!!