Look Who's Two!

Yesterday we had a little party for Little D's SECOND BIRTHDAY. It wasn't as big of a production as his Tol (last year), but still wonderful. We invited a few close friends with little kids and my parents...decked the house out in some construction-themed decor...and partied like two-year-olds. It was fun!

Little D greeting his first (and youngest) guest...Baby R.

D was smitten with her...again.

He kept bending forward to get eye-to-eye...and give her hugs.

Our little Korean Casanova was in RARE form...
...greeting everyone as they came to the door (he'd RUN to the door each time)...hugging & kissing everyone...especially the ladies.

Little D and Little O sharing some puzzle time.
(BTW...the table & chairs were mine AND my mom's when we were little girls. Grandpa fixed them up for Little D prior to his arrival. LOVE it!)

OK...this photo is an out-take...but what I love about it:
I was trying to take a photo of the lovely 3-some behind Little D...
...but guess who jumped in front of the camera at the last minute? Yep.

THERE's the shot I wanted. Little H and her parents. SO cute.

Just a FEW trucks here & there...and this was BEFORE the present-opening.



Little D sharing his grandma with Baby R.

THE CAKE!

(No, I didn't make it. I won't even lie about it.)

You have NO idea the amount of restraint it took for Little D to sit back and WAIT for those trucks while we sang Happy Birthday. He made a lunge for them when I first brought in the cake. We promptly moved his chair BACK from the table. I wish I'd had the video camera going for this scene.

Blowing out the candles.

After singing everyone cheered...including Little D. He's his own biggest fan.

"They FINALLY let me have those trucks off the top of the cake!"

Watching Grandma cut the cake...

...and offering his digger (pronounced, "deeeee-goooow") to *help*, if needed.

Baby R and her parents. The construction crew!

Little D was perfectly content to sit & play with those trucks.

Guess what is STILL his favorite "present" so far?...

...Yep, the cheapo flimsy plastic trucks from the cake.

Present time.

Little D had the same helper as last year, A.

FUN to see them both in pics a year apart.

As you might have guessed...fire trucks were a POPULAR theme for gifts for Little D this year. He scored several red-truck items...including books, a fire station, and THREE fire truck puzzles. They are ALL different, which is awesome (and just tells you how popular fire trucks are).

This gift caused him to dance AND do a lap of pure excitement around the room (as he waited for Dada to get it out of the box).

"Hurry, Appa...HURRY!"

What a WONDERFUL second birthday! Thanks everyone.