2 Years Old

Last week my baby turned 2 years old!  I can't believe how big he is an how fast time has gone.

His birthday fell on a Friday so Arnold and I took the day off of work to spend with Jackson.  On Friday's my mom takes him to a dance class so it was neat to get to see that.  This dance class day was their Halloween celebration so Jackson got to go in his costume.

It was really fun to watch him in his class.  They did lots of jumping, stomping, clapping, spinning, and trying to follow instructions.

After dance class we went to my parents house for lunch, and then home for a nap.  After nap time we opened gifts, which Jackson was really into this year.

Jackson got three puzzles, a Sesame Street toy and ladybug ball spinning toy.  He also got a spoon, fork and knife, which seemed to be his favorite.

After presents we had one of his favorite meals, tacos, because it involves cheese, olives and beans.

After dinner it was time for cake!  Jackson we very excited about this.  We had been talking about his birthday for a while so he knew about the cake and candles.  We sang Happy Birthday, Jackson blew out the candles himself, and then he dug in!

It was great day!  

The next day we had a small family party in the afternoon.  Jackson is into Elmo now so I decided to sort of go with that theme.  I did a little bit of decorating and made my best attempt at an Elmo cake.  

People who came were grandma and grandad, nana and papa, aunt Andriana, aunt Mechelle, uncle Bill, and cousin Nikki.  We hung out for a little while when everyone arrived, snacking on grandad's cheese and some veggies.  Then it was present time!

Jackson has some very generous family members as he was spoiled with lots of gifts.  He got some trains, a ton of sports apparel, books, Elmo hat and mittens (made by nana), bubbles, a Bears hat, Little People airplane, broom and dustpan, microphone, puzzle, school bus, and fire truck.  He also got a few two dollar bills.  Jackson scored big and was very excited about everything he got!

After opening gifts we sat down for a dinner or ribs, potato salad, and baked beans (another favorite food of Jackson).  Next we cake time.  This didn't go over very well though.  I showed Jackson his cake before everyone came over but when it was time to sing and have cake, Jackson wanted nothing to do with it.  We didn't end up singing or giving Jack any of his Elmo cake.  After a while he wanted a cupcake and we were able to light a candle in that, but there was still no singing.  

Jackson had some chocolate ice cream with sprinkles too, which was a hit!  

Overall it was a wonderful party and great birthday weekend.  My baby is 2!