Celebrating Matthew! :)

What a fun weekend we enjoyed celebrating Matthew's birthday. :) It started Friday morning with a little boy who was very proud to be carrying in a box of munchkins for his classmates.So thankful for his teacher, Miss Bethany! :)

Decorations arrived after bedtime Friday evening ...

Yep, it'll look pretty much the same a few more times in the next few weeks. ;)

He recognized the tractor. Success! :)

Birthday boy at breakfast ...

Opening a few gifts ... a few new, a few repurposed ... ;)

Matthew enjoyed cuddling while Daddy caught a little break after returning from the morning's work project at church.

After a brief siesta, we enjoyed a VERY fun afternoon at the track and playground. :)

Not pictured, but Peter actually rode for a bit without his training wheels! Watch out, Hannah! ;)

Mommy enjoyed her bike buddy ... :)

Daddy's bike is sadly in need of repair, so he took pictures. :)

After bike riding, we migrated to the playground. Mommy took over the camera at that point. :)

Hannah-bug does amazingly well on the monkey bars--and she has the blisters/callouses to prove it!

Love this picture! :)Matthew was a tweak nervous for the first few trips down the slide. He was smiling at the bottom, but his expression mid-slide was TOO funny!

He obviously got used to it though. :)

Ah, yes. He LOVED the slide. :)

So did the big kids, but they were more interested in the climbing wall. ;)

And of course, if the big kids are doing it, Matthew wants to do it, too. ;)

Do I know him? ;) Mommy definitely knows this little guy's smile. :)

After our park trip, Toby enjoyed sharing Matthew's birthday dinner of spaghetti and green beans ...

And yes, Matthew enjoyed it, too. :)

Along with the presents. :)

And the candle. Not the cookie. The candle. Blow it out? Not a chance. Daddy blew it out? Must. light. another. candle. ...

And so, our "little" man turns two.
He'll flatly deny it if you ask him,
but the birthday came and went.
It is official. My baby is two.