The Waiting is the Hardest Part...

When Tyler woke up from his nap Thursday, he found his birthday cake waiting patiently to be eaten at the impending birthday party after dinner. Tyler found he was NOT nearly as patient as his waiting Pluto cake.

At first he seemed willing to wait.



But quickly realized that two year olds come with little self control. So, cute as he could be, he drew his pointer finger and took that first stab at the edge of the frosting.




Nirvana! He got a little confidence in his deviant ways and soon was hamming it up for the camera as he made his mark on the side of his cake.



The 'damage':



Some friendly onlookers who arrived early for the party:


It was actually an adorable moment and Meemaw and I laughed as he nibbled away. We topped off the afternoon with a mini slice for both boys as they waited for the party to begin.

Last year we had a 'smash cake' session as he turned 1. This year I'm going to fondly remember this moment as Tyler's 'poke the cake' session!

Happy Birthday, Daddy!!!

Tonight we celebrated Daddy's birthday with presents and CAKE! The boys did wonderfully...they signed/colored cards, gave Daddy his presents so sweetly, hugged on him and patiently waited for the best part of the evening...the CAKE eating!!


Tyler has just perfected his smile for the camera "smile"...isn't it cute?


Both boys were thrilled that Daddy had candles to blow out. Tyler nodded along as we sang "Happy Birthday". Everyone tried to help Daddy blow out the candles and Jack thought it was a scream that we 'tricked' Daddy with relighting candles.

I love the way they are looking at their Dad in this one!! They sure do look up to him!!





The boys had their allergen free cupcakes with vanilla icing and Daddy and I enjoyed some delicious chocolate cake, which is Daddy's favorite ever since Mommy made it for him when we were dating. You could hear "MMMMM!" from Tyler through the entire cupcake!



It was a great night full of lots of smiles, hugs and love. Those boys sure love their Dad!!!



Happy Birthday, Daddy! Hope this year is a good one!