Lucas' 2nd Birthday

I can't believe it's been 2 years since our dream of becoming parents has come true. Time rushes by too fast. I remember bringing home from the hospital. He was so tiny. Each milestone passes and I am so excited and pleased for him. But my heart aches a tiny bit too. They grow up so fast. But Luke has really grown up the last year. He has always been a physical kid and not much really intimidates him. He loves anything to do with cars/trains and balls. He's all boy, through and through. His vocabulary has really exploded this year. And I'm surprised everyday with the new words he picks up. But my favorite thing about my son is his sweet heart. He is always quick to notice if someone is sad, and is willing to go give them a hug and a kiss to make it better. Melts my heart.

This year for his birthday we decided to keep it just our family. We're a busy working family so we decided to keep it small and just have a pizza and movie party - Pirate Themed of course.

Lucas had a hard time waiting for the pizza to arrive, and he had already been eyeing the cake, so he picked out some pears to eat while watching Kung Fu Panda.

Here is his birthday loot. And yes, you may notice that one of his gifts is wrapped in Christmas paper. Well, he had gotten so overwhelmed with the gifts that he got, that he missed one. So we saved it for his birthday. It all worked out :)

Luke noticed the gifts and ran over yelling, "Santa!" He's definitely remembering this past Christmas. And he started dancing around wanting to open them up right away. I told him we could open them after dinner and cake. Well, that wasn't a good enough answer.

So he used his problem solving skills and pull a kitchen chair over to the counter. Smart kiddo.

He looks pretty happy, doesn't he?

Luke has had a taste of Root beer before. But I've never let him have a cup to drink. So I thought, why not ? And let me tell ya, he's in love.

I made a homemade cake for Luke again this year. I am not super crafty, but I do love to bake a yummy cake. And this one I pulled from my recipe box. We haven't had it in years, but it surely didn't disappoint.

 

This is his face when we started singing Happy Birthday. He was so excited, then he got all embarrassed and started covering his face. It was so cute!

Blowing out candles with Daddy.

How cute are they?

While we were getting ready to cut the cake, Luke decided to sneak a taste of the icing. And since he was the birthday boy, I let him get away with it.

After he devoured his cake, and we took his shirt off because it was destroyed, it was present time. His first gift was from Grandma and Grandpa Smith. He was so excited that he didn't want to bother taking it out of the bag. He yelled out CARS!! and started trying to play with it still in the packaging.

He was really pleased. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

Next was the Mack Truck full of cars from the Disney Movie CARS that we had gotten for Luke at Disney World. He was beside himself with excitement. He whimpered until Matt could get it out of the packaging. Definitely hit a home run with that one. He also got a Buzz Lightyear tricycle and some Megablocks.

 

It was a great little birthday celebration with our little family. I wouldn't have it any other way. It's been a joy watching Luke grow up. I am so proud of him, and proud to be his mother. I love you my sweet boy!