Although Evan does communicate well, he doesn't really speak that many full sentences yet. So we had to make some choices for him about his birthday celebration.
It wasn't hard to make those choices. What on earth, we wondered, would Evan want to do most to celebrate his big day? The answer? The park, of course. After some token school work we headed off to the new zip line playground. We played for quite a while then went to a Carls Jr playland for lunch and more indoor play. Finally we headed home for nap time.
And in the evening? Pizza and cake! Grandma Tim and Grandma Karen are out of town, but we did have Grandma Vicki and our buddy Marjory over for our celebration.
We (I!) decided on chocolate cake. I tried out a caramel frosting on him a few days before his birthday, but he told me that was a no go. So it was a chocolate on chocolate cake. It was a big hit with him - yay! You never know with small people, but chocolate always seems like a safe bet.
It was hard to convince the birthday boy to open his presents - I don't think he has completely caught the present vision yet. Alas. We did our best! There were lots of presents and lovely cards from each of his siblings. Bentley put on a magic show for our evening guests too!
As always, a great evening ends with reading time with Daddy:
Was it a success? There were presents, balloons, cake, good times, family, and friends. It was a great day! Happy birthday, two year old!! We sure do love you, crazy kid!
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