It's birthday party day! We decided to start the party after Drew's nap so he would be in great spirits - and after a rough wake up (daddy was getting impatient and woke him up??!!) everything got better when he realized we had POPCORN! Popcorn is one of Drew's most favorite things in life...
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| 'More popcorn??' |
So this mommy has to get on her soap box for just a minute. I know that Pinterest and Etsy and all that stuff has put many of us "regular moms that don't have a crafy bone in our body" in quite the predicament. All the over the top, do it yourself, make everything perfect mentality has somehow been a standard for measuring 'how good of a mom we are' in today's society. Well - I have decided to bunk that thinking and will just do whatever feels most comfortable - if I don't have a Pinterest Perfect party with matching everything and elaborately decorated cupcakes that I made myself and a theme that ties in everything from the invitations to water bottle labels to the clever name cards for food, well guess what. I am still a good mom!
Ok.. just had to vent and document that for a second ;-)
Now on to the party and time for presents! We just had a simple little party with a small VIP guest list :-) Grandma Lori, Grandma Merrill, Papa Merrill, Great Grandma Merrill and Titi Raquel (and of course mommy, daddy and Sammy). But that doesn't mean this little guy didn't get some great gifts from his family that couldn't be here! WOW! The packages just kept coming!
He had a blast opening them... here are some pictures of a just a few!
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| Daddy open??? This was Drew's new play food! |
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| 'Finally I can help daddy get those leaves up in the yard!' |
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| My very own tent! Night Night! |
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| This kid loves books! Loves to be read to and I couldn't enjoy it more! |
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| "This is great! Now I don't have to use the neighbor's chalk anymore!" |
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| WHOA! Look out Ashworth Dr.! I'm gonna be flyin' down the street in no time! |
Ok - so this next one is from Grandma Lori. She sent it to us in advance and it sat in the box in the garage until the day before the party. So we busted it out of the box while Drew was napping.... 2 1/2 hours later is was put together! #notaseasyasitlooked
But it was worth every minute of that mother/daughter bonding to see how excited Drew was to have his very own BEEP BEEP!
Drew loves to "fix" things and often takes trips with Grandpa Merrill to Home Depot so having his very own tool bench made perfect sense!
If you didn't notice -- he was wearing a helmet in many of these photos. That's because he got it as a gift and wouldn't take it off! Captain Safety??????
After we got through that big stack of presents, we ate it was time to burn off some energy before we had cake. Let's play some hoops with Grandpa Merrill and daddy!
He really is good at it... runs and yells "SCORE! DUNK!" and he can drain them!
Next, outside with Grandma Lori to practice on our scooter!
Love this precious pic of him trying out his new chalk.
Time for cake! We did a basketball theme this year (remember - not elaborate, just a simple cake decorated in red and gold for the Cyclones :-) - and he is still talking about his basketball cake. He was SO happy getting all the attention from the Happy Birthday song and blew out his candles like a champ!
He LOVES cake and did a number on his piece!
It was such a wonderful day celebrating this guy's 2nd birthday! We are so proud of him and the joy he brings us every day is indescribable!
We love you Drew!
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