Samuel's 2nd Birthday

Right after our return from Arizona, we had to start preparing for little mister's second birthday!  It's a big birthday, after all.  You only turn two once :P  In Samuel's case, we had our first "friend" birthday party.  Our theme was Bubble Guppies, Samuel's favorite TV show at the time (we've since moved on to Dora the Explorer and Go Diego Go).  Samuel's cousin Kyla (and Uncle Dan), and his good little buddies Emmett and Chester (and their parents) joined us to celebrate the big T.W.O.  Four Toddlers + Cake + New Toys = Pure Chaos...and GREAT naps later!  It was a lot of fun, though.

 The Calm Before the Storm

 Present Time!

 Three very curious two year olds

 Samuel's version of a thank you hug...or tackle???

 Thank you for the cool train toys, Uncle Dan!

 Two candles (and cake that Samuel barely touched)

 But Chester liked the cake :)

 And so did Kyla

 Three sugared up two year-olds on the move!

We had a small celebration on Samuel's actual birthday, the following Thursday, with just Mommy and Daddy when we opened family presents because we didn't want to completely overwhelm Samuel at his birthday party.