Celebrating 2

Somehow our little man turned 2.  I swear we just brought him home from the hospital the other day.  Man - What a difference 2 years makes.  Frankie is truly a little boy now.  A little boy that his mommy and daddy cherish with all of our hearts. 

How could you not love this face?

Because Frankie's birthday fell on a Sunday this year, we decided to host his party the following Saturday (to better accommodate our out-of-towners).  We kept his actual birthday celebration low key by spending the morning at a fall festival in Fairfax where, in the 90+ degree heat, it didn't feel so fall-like.  Frankie got to ride a few rides, visit the petting zoo and enjoy ice cream.  Later that day, he helped make pizzas (with pepperONI) for dinner and we enjoyed "pupcakes" followed by a few small presents. 

 

Mr. Cool riding the whale ride solo

Petting the bunnies

Making pizzas - He would not take his sunglasses off

 

For Frankie's party, we went with a construction truck theme.  He is in love with trucks - "I see Bobcat!"  "Cement Mixer!"  "Excavator!"  "There goes dump truck!"  It's amazing how many trucks he knows and how he can distinguish one from the other.  He's prompted me to brush up on my construction machine terminology!  (Or perhaps I should say learn my construction machine terminology - I'm not sure how much knowledge I ever possessed on the subject. ;) )  With so much going on - including the fact that a lot of our house was boxed up for Frankie's party - I wanted to keep things more low key.  And I really feel like I didn't go too over the top.  We kept it to around 30 guests with simple food and simple decorations.  Most importantly, I think Frankie had a great time with his family and friends!

 

 

Happy 2nd Birthday, Frankie!