Owen's 2nd Birthday Party

I can't believe that my baby is almost two years old! Although his actual birthday is tomorrow, we celebrated Owen's second birthday today with a "Diego" party at our house. The party was well attended and lots of fun. It began with lunch (fried chicken) at noon. After eating, we sang to Owen and had cake and ice cream. I don't think that Owen realized that it was his special day, but he was definitely excited about the cake. He kept trying to reach out and grab it. We only put it close to him when it was time to blow out the candle. This preventative measure was not 100% effective, though (note that he is licking his hand in this picture).

After cake and ice cream, it was present time- and it was slow going with the presents. Owen appeared to be unimpressed with the whole "opening present" thing and he kept running off. It took him a little while to catch on, but eventually he began getting interested and started opening the presents for himself. He received lots of nice gifts, including some clothes (which he desperately needed), toy animals, and hot wheels. After all of the gifts were opened, we all headed outside to the carport for one final gift- a toy train table. This was the big gift that Brian and I got him, and it was a hit. The kids spent the rest of the party playing outside. Brian had inflated the bouncy house and put out the t-ball, golf, and basketball toys- so the kids had lots of neat things to do. The party was fun- maybe a little too much fun. Olivia now has "party fever" and has been telling me- repeatedly and in great detail- what kind of party she wants for her next birthday (and it's in October!). Oh boy, here we go again.