Happy Birthday Tate #2

Tate turned two on June 21st. He is getting so big and is so smart and still hasn't stopped talking since he came out of the womb. All in all he is just a funny little man.

We had originally invited some people over for Tate's birthday and then told everyone not to come because Teagan got sick with a fever. Then of course we've all had the same sickness over the course of the last week. I'm not going to lie though, it was nice that Teagan just wanted to rest and watch movies all day of Tate's birthday. It made the day seem relaxing. :)

We all had fun putting up crepe paper and blowing up balloons. We even played "balloon baseball" with a wrapping paper roller where all the wrapping paper was out.

We had these Thomas the Train and Lightening McQueen cupcakes made for Tater Bug and they were supposed to be $18 for 24 of them with some deal I got on Groupon Australia and then for some reason the guy said I ordered something out of the ordinary and then charged me an additional $46 when I picked them up. (Um, really? Thomas and McQueen are "UN-ordinary" for boys birthday parties?) Anyway, for almost $3/cupcake I'm glad to say that both Jeremy and I thought they were the best cupcakes ever made... And am not proud to say that it didn't matter that no one came to the party because they were all eaten - - - And no, not all in the same night. We got chocolate, vanilla and passion fruit and the passion fruit one was to die for! All of the stuff made here has a lot less sugar and salt in it, so it "feels" like you can always eat more of it. (wink:wink)

Annnnyyywhoooo - - enough about food. We had a really fun night. The boys always love having little parties, even if it's just for our own family. I think it's a comfort to all of us as it reminds all of us of being home when we would have big get-togethers with our family all the time. The boys look forward to preparing for it all through the day. We put party bags together and had stickers and sparklers and hats and masks and little poppers to pull. We made chicken noodle soup for dinner since it was cold and the boys snacked on carrots and apples and cheese and crackers until daddy got home from work. I've decided that our family should have special little parties for no reason more often because it brings our family closer together.