Nicholas Turns Two!

Morning time in mama's bed...playing and watching cartoons


First time at library story time. Nicholas really enjoyed it. They sang "happy birthday" to him at the beginning of class, then we read stories, did finger plays and songs, and Nicholas especially enjoyed the bubble machine.

After the library Nicholas helped mama run a few errands...and the rain missed us, which made getting in and out much easier!

One of our errands was picking up this "birthday boy" tee shirt because it's always important for every one you see to know you're celebrating your second birthday!

After nap time, Nicholas enjoyed playing with toys and watching a few more cartoons...

while mommy made his yummy birthday cake!

Gramme and Grandpa brought over some pizza for dinner so they could celebrate with us

After dinner Nicholas enjoyed opening his gifts from mommy and daddy. The theme this year was balls. He got a large bouncy ball, several small balls he can hold in his hands, a couple squishy balls, a football, and a ball with big holes in it so it's easy to grab. Every time he opened a new one he would exclaim, "Ball!" with lots of excitement. He's an easy kid to please!

He also got some tee shirts and socks since he has a bazillion pairs of pants but not too many tops!
After dinner we ate cake and try as he might...

he couldn't quite blow his candle out so mommy had to help him.

Yum...cake!

After cake was bath time and a bit of cuddle time with daddy and mommy before bed. I think our little man had a fantastic day!

When Nicholas was diagnosed with SMA in April 2009 Jeff and I worried that he might not ever see his second birthday. Today we feel so blessed to have our sweet little man in our lives and we treasure every day with him. This birthday is just a reminder to us that life is so precious and so fragile and we pray that Nicholas will get to see many, many more birthdays in his life.

Mommy and daddy love you to the moon and back buddy! Happy 2nd birthday!