Scenes from a birthday party

Not only did I get to celebrate turning two on Friday, but I got to have a big party on Saturday too! We should do these birthdays more than once a year.

Dad said you get what you pay for with Dollar Store decorations. I didn't get it, but everybody else thought it was a funny joke.

Grandpop Doyle brought me the most awesome pretzel ever, and then said that didn't even count as my present! I hope my penmanship is that good when I start writing with snack foods.

Here I am enjoying my birthday meatballs and mac&cheese, both made from scratch by Mom. She made like a hundred servings for the party, which meant that there was just enough to share with some of the guests too.

Grandpop also brought me a new boat magazine to read, and then said wasn't my birthday present either!!

When it was time to open presents, we had to cram everyone into our tiny family room. To be fair, there would probably be more room if not for all those toys...

Here's Grandmom Linda reading me some of my new books. It's a good thing that I got some new ones, because Dad hid a bunch of my old ones, just because I made him read "The pokey little puppy" 76 times last week.

Aunt Beth and cousin Tommy came to my party too! I asked him to smile for one nice picture with Grandma to post on here, even though usually he likes to fuss when she's near to get extra attention. Smart kid.

Here are my grandpas and Uncle Mike helping me learn how to work my new set of blocks. I'm really good at the deconstruction side, not so much on the construction side.

The party was a blast, but I know a few family and friends couldn't make it. Hopefully I'll get to see you all soon. I'll even let you build some block towers for me to knock down.