Thomas' 2nd Birthday Party!!!

I finally realized that I would never get around to a long and large post full of all the pictures from Thomas' birthday party...so in an attempt to at least document that we did indeed celebrate our sweet boy, here are a few pics.

The party was a music theme and since he LOVES guitars, the invitations, cake, balloons and party favors all had something to do with a guitar! He also had a special birthday outfit with three smocked guitars, that of course, arrived the day after his party! We started the party out with a short music activity lead by the lady who does a mommy and me class at the art center (which was the venue for the big day) and then had cake and snacks. The kids seemed to enjoy the music and loved playing with all the musical instruments.

I apologize for the lack of pictures but when you add a mommy who is hosting the party and trying to capture the memories on film + a two year old who was going through a no camera phase, it = a big mess and a random bunch of pictures!!! I did get some cute ones of everyone else's children and I will try to email them to you all.

Even though it snowed three plus inches on the big day, we all had a great time and are so thankful to everyone who helped us celebrate!

The only smile I got, mostly hidden by the tambourine!

The cake was delicious too!

Ready for friends!

He loved the party gear his Daddy picked out!

NEW TRIKE!

Thomas' 2nd birthday present was a tricycle, which he adores! We had promised this before the big day and finally purchased it and put it together this weekend. He insisted on buying a helmet like Daddy wears when he goes on bike rides and will not sit on the trike without his "hat" on! I'm loving the push/steer function since we still have not mastered the pedals yet. This is the biggest and best thing at our house since receiving Mary Poppins from his Boo Boo on his B'day.

CHEESE!

Smiles like this captured on camera are so very hard to come by these days! The second picture was Thomas acting like Daddy, who he adores and talks about all day long. He is a little preoccupied with this orange hat and even insisted on wearing it out to eat the other night. He always wears it backwards...and he added the shades today while we played outside in this beautiful weather we are having.

SNOW!!!

What a surprise it was to wake up to such a beautiful snowfall on Sunday, when just the day before we had worn short sleeves and played outside in 70+ degree weather! Thomas did not know quite what to think about the "white ice" that covered the yard. Once outside and very cold, he quickly decided looking at it from the inside was a much better idea! He played with his Daddy and Grandaddy for a while and took a quick ride on the ranger before coming back inside to warm up by the fire.

My mom, dad and aunt were in town for Thomas' Birthday party, which was later that day. My mom and aunt had spent the night with us and my sweet dad had woken up at 4am to leave just in case the weather got too bad...you know they love that 1st grand baby! Thankfully, the party was able to happen and it turned out to be a great success. I know Thomas had a blast and hope everyone else who celebrated with us did too. Thank you to all the sweet families who braved the storm...you helped to make our sweet boy a very happy and celebrated two year old!!!

Birthday pics are coming soon...I promise!