Alexander's 2nd Birthday

We had such a fun day for Alex's 2nd Birthday.  I had been anticipating this day for a while and it didn't disappoint.  Matt was worried that I was too excited and that Alex wouldn't react the way I had hoped.  Nothing could be further than the truth!

We decided to have Alex's party in the evening after nap time.  Since he has not been the best at going down for his naps lately we thought it would be good to keep him good and busy during the morning so he wouldn't have any trouble taking a good nap for his party.  We woke him up with the Beatles Birthday song playing, and he woke up smiling . . . I knew it was going to be a good day from that moment on!

We decided to mimic the day of his first birthday starting off with Bread Co. for breakfast.  He really enjoyed his Egg Souffle!

After breakfast we headed to the Zoo.  Alex was not a big fan of the Stingrays, but he sure did love getting to wash his hands before going in to see them!  He LOVED the train!  He kept saying CHOO! CHOO!

We walked around and looked at many animals, but of course this little summer baby's favorite part was the fountains at the children's zoo!

After we dried off, we had to get a picture of him by the growth chart at the Children's Zoo.  He's grown so much since last year!

Alex's First Birthday:

This year, Alex's 2nd Birthday:

After the Zoo, we headed to Adriana's for lunch.  It was delicious as usual!

Back in the car, Alex was fading fast as it was getting close to nap time, but before he fell asleep (YES!) he was telling us how old he is today:



Minutes later:

Once we got home and put Alex in bed, it was time for mom and dad to get things ready for the party.  I decorated the cakes and put up all the decorations and Matt started making the BBQ and icing down the drinks.  We had just about everything ready when Alex woke up (after a 3 hour nap - Woo Hoo!).

Alex was pretty pumped to wake up and see all of the George decorations, but even moreso, the CUPCAKES!  Since it was his birthday and all I saw no reason why he couldn't "pre-party" a little so I gave him one.  He thoroughly enjoyed his cupcake while watching his "A's" show and waiting for the guests to show up.

The party was great!  All the food Matt made was wonderful and everyone seemed to like the cake too.  Alex had so much fun playing with his cousin, Alyssa and hanging out with his grandparents and aunts and uncles.  The only downside was when one of Alex's balloons got caught in the fan.  Alex was not a big fan of that and he kinda broke down a bit at the singing of Happy Birthday:

Although he was pretty upset, it was nothing that Poppy and another cupcake couldn't cure.  (Oh and Poppy and Dad got the balloon down so all was right in his world at this point).

Alex also got a lot of AWESOME gifts this year!  Everyone really knows what he likes and he plays with and LOVES every single toy he got.


By the end of the night, Alex was just exhausted and a bit overwhelmed by everything that took place that day.  So I decided to put him and Alyssa in my bed to watch some Curious George and just relax a bit.  It was much needed relaxation at the end of a very busy and very fun filled day!

As I said earlier, I had been looking forward to this day for a while and as you can see it didn't disappoint.  I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate my little Sugar Pot!  I look forward to celebrating many more birthdays with my sweet little guy!  Happy 2nd Birthday, Alex!