My little man turned 2 today. I remember being pregnant with him and wishing he would be born on my birthday so we could always have a big party together. This year, I decided he'd get the big party, and I'd enjoy it like it was for me too!
Knowing how much Michael LOVES dirt, I wanted him to get to play in some on his birthday. So, Ryan brought home a load of dirt for the backyard. Then I set to work decorating our home, inside and out, to fit a construction theme. I had so much fun placing cones everywhere, making construction signs and hanging yellow, black and orange balloons all over. We even had caution tape...so fun!
As you can see, the dirt was a big hit! All the kids played in it for hours. Many of the gifts that day fit the theme too, like this cool dump truck.
For the most part, Michael took the whole party a bit too seriously. He's not like that, so it was nice to see a smile from him when he opened this musical card from a friend. It was Elmo singing Happy Birthday!
Even the decor at the buffet table fit the theme. See the salad in the paint tray? I even had the utensils in a toy tool box.
For a birthday cake, I scooped chocolate cake, chocolate pudding, and crushed chocolate cookies into the back of a large dump truck to look like dirt. It looked fantastic! And tasted even better!
Michael really had a lot of fun. (I think maybe I had more fun!!) He was a good sport and wore the Birthday Crown I made for him. He also did awesome at blowing out the candles! And he played and played and played in the dirt until he was filthy from head to toe.
In fact, he hardly noticed as everyone started leaving, because he was so busy digging. And that's where he was long after they were gone.....happy as can be in a big pile of dirt!
