Braden's 2nd Birthday

Well, it happened. Braden turned two. It's hard to believe two years have gone by, and at other times, I truly wonder if we will even survive until the end of the day. He is an absolutely wild and crazy child, but can also be so sweet and loving. I took him in for his 2 year appointment and the Dr. said, "He looks like he is a great kid sitting there so quietly." I laughed out loud. I said, "Honestly, I am wondering if he has ADHD." So for the update, Braden is in the 50th percentile for his weight (28 lbs) and only the 30th percentile for his height. Poor little fellow. I hope he grows some more inches soon.

He had a great birthday. All day I tried to prep him for his moment. I kept telling him Happy Birthday, kept trying to get him to say two and even sang for him once or twice.

We had my parents and Uncle Dave over for dinner and cake. Before we ate, he really enjoyed playing with the balloons.

We are so talented, we even were able to make the balloons stick to the ceiling without tape or glue.

Braden really enjoyed making the little party favors blow out. He was very proud of himself.

Then came the momen we were all waiting for. Food. The plastic for the table cloth was too long, so I cut a strip off and lined the kitchen chair with it.

We really enjoyed the pizza and salads. But seriously, who wasn't ready for the cake? This picture is upside down, but at least we know what it looked like.

The moment we put the cake in front of Braden with the candles, he realized finally that this was all for him. He's seen other birthdays, and it clicked that this was for him. Funny moment.

We blew his candles out and then Allen took the cake away to go and cut. This shows perfectly his frustration at having it taken away. He was not too happy.

All I can say here is yum!

Braden was expecting a normal cake, not an ice cream cake. This was the picture that followed after taking his first bite into his cake.

With only a couple of brain freezes, it was time to move onto presents, and he was more than ready for that. He understands opening them and he was excited to do that.

All in all, it was an excellent day with so many fun toys. It was fun to have him be so happy and I'm glad he enjoyed his day. Happy Birthday to my child who has definitely brought so much joy into our lives.