Happy Day To...

Aden's birthday was on February 18th, and it was a BIG day for him (and all of us). Last week, mommy and daddy began trying to help him realize what was going to happen. By the end of the week, Aden was saying things like, "Monday, birthday, I'm two!" or just "My name Aden. I'm two!" And singing, "Happy Day to...You!" On Saturday (just in time) we received boxes in the mail from both grandparents that were full of gifts. The stage was set... Because there were quite a few gifts to open, Aden got to open gifts during each meal of the day. The first meal being his favorite pancackes, even getting to help mommy stir. That was before he fell off the stool sending him and the bowl of flour to the floor. He bounced back though and we started a new batch with new flour. Aden is quite dramatic when opening gifts which makes watching him all the more fun. Even when he opened a gift to find clothes, he would say things like, "Wow! Shirt! Daddy, look!" The rest of the day was filled with fun things like a trip to see the dump truck at the hospital worksite with Aunt Judy. This was great because he got to see the dump truck actually unload the dirt. In the afternoon, it was a bicycle ride with Bubu Jim. This is always fun. For dinner, we had a party with the Radcliffes and McCoys. Hide and go seek with Jo, Lydia, Cilla and A-Bu (Uncle Bill) was a highlight before dinner. We had a mexican fiesta with homemade tortillas and all of the stuffings. Mommy had the idea to use Aden's toy dump trucks (he has several) as serving dishes for the toppings. It was really good! The cake was great too. It was a chocolate chip white cake with cream and crushed oreos on top. There was a toy backhoe on top with some crushed oreos in it's bucket (as dirt). It was really cool! The presents were all fun to open and we had a great time...Today was back to reality though. The first thing Aden said when he got to the breakfast table was "open gift, please!"