Tyler Turns Two!

Aww, gotta love alliteration (I know, I know, it's the crazy English major side of me coming out!). :)

Well, our little guy (who's not so little anymore!) turned two yesterday and I can hardly believe it. He should still be a baby if you ask me (but shouldn't all our kids?!). My boys' birthdays always seem to be really hectic with it being such a crazy time of year, and yesterday was no exception. I'm pretty sure I was running around from sun-up to sun-down trying to get ready for the birthday party/graduation party I had planned for both Ty and Greg. But since it was Ty's birthday, I did make sure to stick in a couple minutes here and there to just sit down and play with him, which really made me realize just how lucky I am to have him in my life. I remember being a nervous wreck when I found out I was pregnant with him, mostly because I was nervous about how close he was going to be to Gavin, but I also just couldn't stomach the thought of having another hard baby like Gavin was. I'm pretty sure Heavenly Father knew my fears though, and that's why he sent me Ty when he did. He is seriously the sweetest little boy. Since he was a baby, he has always been so sweet and loving. He loves to cuddle with me and whenever I get mad at him, he gets so upset and hides his face. He just has the sweetest little spirit and I feel so blessed to have him in my life.

Anyway, last night, I decided to throw a birthday party for Ty and also a graduation party for Greg (Greg was supposed to walk yesterday, but being the party pooper he is, he wouldn't! So I figured we needed to celebrate somehow...). We had Greg's family come down from Idaho (my family will come up for a party on Gavin's birthday), and it went really well! We had dinner, opened presents, ate cake and ice cream, and went and saw Christmas lights. Here are some highlights from the evening:

Gavin and his cousin Livia enjoying yummy soup in bread bowls!

This was my favorite part of the night! Since Greg was such a party pooper and refused to walk, I decided that he needed to have his own little graduation ceremony at home! (I love embarrassing my hubby, if you can't tell!) :) I turned on graduation music, put my graduation clothes on him (notice the lovely length on the sleeves!), and made him walk (a whole ten feet, ha ha!) to come get his mock diploma from me. He was thorougly embarrassed and more than ready to get those clothes off by the end, but hey, at least now his graduation feels somewhat official! :)

Yay, we finally get Daddy back! :)

Greg reading his totally awesome, homemade diploma! :)

Gavin opening an early birthday present from Grandma and Grandpa. He has wanted Hungry Hungry Hippos for a while now so he was extremely excited to finally get it!

Tyler opening a present. He was so excited, he just went from one present to the next.

Ty blowing out his candles. (I was an idiot and cut the cake before putting the candles in! You may call it "being blonde," I call it "being exhausted." :) )

I think Gavin liked the cake, how about you? :)

Overall, it was a great day and I'm just thrilled to see Ty growing up strong and happy, and see Greg "officially" graduated! :) Now only a few days left until Gavin's birthday! Oh the madness, it never ends... :) -Ash