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| I have a 2 year old. Weird. And, perfect. |
Jack came by on the big day to bring a balloon & a new Diego DVD!
Breakfast pancakes shaped like the moon!
No birthday is complete without a visit to the construction site. Love the complete look of adoration on his face as he watches the power shovel in action. Sigh.
He was SO excited about blowing out candles & kept talking about it so we decided to do a brownie on his actual birthday since the party wasn't until the next day. He really likes fire. We are trying to keep that under control.
We didn't do an official party but we focused on transportation for the celebration. I got this sign at shindigz.com with a code that made it $7 total (shipping & everything!). You have to check hip2save.com because she posts all kinds of random deals like that.
Noni & Bop came to celebrate despite the fact that my poor mom has walking pneumonia, bronchitis & a sinus infection. Not sure where she keeps getting sick from...Ahem, Anderson.
Excited about GG!
He loves to stare at Uncle Austin. He always has & I swear it is because all of the Glover boys look so much alike.
Mommy & the Bug. Yes, MOMMY!! He woke up on his birthday and started calling me Mommy. I had no idea who he was talking to at first. He literally just decided on his own that Bobble was for 1 year olds. I am still grieving the loss of being a Bobble, but I am enjoying the Mommy gig as well.
Aunt LoLo brought Anderson his favorite presents, a dump truck! He literally tried to just run away to play with it while he still had presents left to unwrap. She always does a great job of finding things that are perfect for him.
Dog ice cream treats for the girls!
The glasses presents are my favorites!
Anderson got his very own bulldozer from Uncle Curtis & Bailey! He feels very official and important ordering the rest of us around, as he is clearly the foreman.
More fire! Yay!
Keep away from the 2 year old is actually quite entertaining.
The Birthday Book! I highly recommend this book. It is written by one of my favorite people ever, Amy Krouse Rosenthal. There is a page for each birthday & it asks very simple questions, my favorite being, "When I close my eyes, this is how I picture you." Then, once you hit 4 there are interview questions for the kid. It goes to 18. I just love it because I already enjoyed looking back on last year. It is a nice, simple way to capture a bit of him each year. I know I have the blog books & a million pictures, but this is concise and efficient. If you ever invite me to your one year old's birthday party, this will be your gift. I am warning you. Toys break and get overlooked, but this is a gift that lasts forever!
We asked Anderson what he wanted to do for his birthday and he said, "Eat!" Um, ok. He never wants to do this. After asking him what he wanted, he said, "Eat Black Bean Soup!" Because I was not prepared to make this, we had to make an Ingles run where he got 2 sprinkle cookies for his birthday and lots of attention from everyone in the check out line who thought he was precious.
We took him to Hobbytown to play with the trains, which he likes much more than his own train set, and let him pick out a new toy. He was stuck between 2 different bobcats-he settled on the one with the track. I have no idea what that means.
Happy Birthday to our 2 year old little/big boy.:) He is just such a fun person to be around, full of energy. I hate that you are not Bobble anymore, but love that he decided he was to big on his 2nd birthday to call you that anymore. Love him.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Anderson! How cool that you are Mommy, on his birthday. He is too smart for his own good. :) 2 is such a fun age. It is not terrible, at least in my experience.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Anderson!!! I'm kinda sad he's calling you mom, I thought bobble was so special and fun. I am ordering the birthday book immediately, what a cute idea. Hopefully I can remember last year ok.
ReplyDeleteLove the picture of you and Anderson.
Wow, Y'all are awesome dog parents, too. Your dogs got ice cream on Anderson's birthday and my dogs got locked in the laundry room on Molly's birthday...please don't call the ASPCA. Our dogs are just so terrible around people.
Can you believe you have a 2 year old?! I have been debating on going though Molly's old clothes and toys to sell at a consignment sale but I am scared I will have a massive breakdown...where did our babies go?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Anderson! Yayyyy 2, wow so fun!
ReplyDeleteI have a similar Baby Book and still havn't wrote about their 1st birthday... yet. Ha. I think they are great to have as well but they are one more thing to have to do. arghhhh.
Ok is there a post about the beginning of Bobble?! Did he just start that out of no where once he could talk and used that word to refer to you?! I am so used to it that now I'm sad. Mommy is great though... Congrats on finally making it to the club! ;)
Love the adoration pic. That captures him at 2! Perfect.
ReplyDeletePrecious, sweet, perfect boy!!!! I will never forget driving in a damn, out-of-nowhere blizzard to try and make him being born and missing it and being so sad and still almost crying just thinking about it right now...but, now he is this perfect little two year old!! Already! How did 2 years pass?! Oh, and you probably remember me telling you that you weren't in labor. Oops. Sorry about that.
Lots more fun years left!
Bobble Cole is coming tomorrow!
Oh. Am I still Bobble Cole? Oh no.
so funny that he stares at uncle austin so much. on one of jacob's bdays (3??) jon's mom gave him, as part of her present, a giant truck (or was it trains?) book. i had no idea what it was. when he unwrapped it, he only wanted to look at it, was not interested whatsoever in any other gift. i had to open the rest...
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Anderson!!! Two is so fun...and challenging!
ReplyDeleteLooks like it was a great birthday! I have never seen a book like that before, I may have to get one for Vi. Anderson is adorable and I love that he is so into transportation of all kinds - such a cute boy! Congrats on another year and welcome to life with a two year old!!
ReplyDeleteOMG 2 years old - I love all these pictures. Poor Anderson he has to learn Aunt Paula always forgets birthdays and am usually days late with a card. (I depend on his Noni and/or Cousin Shannon to tell me)
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