Birthday Weekend - Part 1

We celebrated Coleman's second birthday all weekend. His actual birthday was Sunday, so I'll start with those pictures.

He got to eat his cheese danish off of the red plate for breakfast before church. He had to have his oatmeal and raisins in a regular bowl. We just didn't think that would go well on the red plate.

We headed off to church and after lunch and nap we resumed celebrating. He got to open his other gifts from Andrew and Mommy and Daddy. You can see he had a very good helper. Andrew picked out a portable fire station for Cole. They have both loved playing with it today! We had spaghetti and meatballs for supper, and then sang and had cake again.

Saturday was party day. Cole loves bulldozers, so we had a construction theme party. The sign on the front door said, "Danger! 2 year old ahead. Hard Hats Required!" Andrew and Coleman passed out hard hats to our guests as they arrived. We did a family party this year, since we're still so new in town. However, it was even smaller than expected since Gigi came down with the shingles on Friday and so she and Papack stayed home. We'll celebrate with them when she's back to 100%.

We always take a picture of the food table, but somehow we forgot this time. I was very disappointed. There are a few shots where you can see a little of it, but no really good ones. I decided to stick to our normal birthday party fare for lunch. Chick-fil-A nuggets, carrot raisin salad, fruit and cheezits were on the menu. Everyone ate well, except Cole, which was a huge shocker! He got a little overwhelmed at the idea that everyone was focusing on him, and couldn't eat any lunch. He just sat very quietly in my lap and drank his capri-sun. He finally ate a few cheezits, and by cake time he was back to himself. It was really strange to see him act that way.

Here are the pictures of the cake. I found the idea online, and it was super easy to assemble. When Cole saw it that morning, he got really excited and said, "I like it!" The black stuff is crushed oreos to resemble dirt.

digging in

More to come tomorrow!