We celebrated Noah's 2nd birthday with a big Mickey Mouse birthday bash! Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is his favorite show to watch in the mornings (actually probably a close tie between Mickey and Jungle Junction-affectionately known in our house as "Animals") so it was only fitting to have a Mickey themed party for him this year. Plus, that's the only easy make at home character cake I could come up with!
We had an afternoon cookout on Saturday March 6th, the day before Noah's actual birthday. All of the Tiltons and almost all the Whites (we missed Aunt Nessa) were able to come plus some extended family and two of Noah's friends plus their families. All in all I think we had a little over 20 people at our house. So much for a "little" party for our boy! Good thing we have a new big house with a yard and lots of extra space!
We got Noah a sand and water table for his birthday and put it together so the kids could play in it during the party. It was a HUGE hit! It quickly became a mud pit as the sand and water was all mixed together. I know some type-A personalities that had a hard time with that. And while it wasn't my preference for how things went, all that mattered was that Noah and the other kids were having a blast. I think Noah went thru 3 shirts that day because he kept getting so dirty.
Present opening was crazy. All the other kids wanted to be part of the fun and kept crowding up around Noah. Aunt Kristi tried to do a good job of keeping the kids back out of Noah's way (plus I think it was making her a little crazy) but you can't expect much impulse control out of a group of toddlers and preschoolers. Noah opened a keyboard from Grandpa as one of his first gifts and then pretty much wanted to ignore all other presents and play with that from that point on. We did get through the rest of them and some of the big hits were a bucket of plastic food, golf clubs, and a lawnmower among lots of other things too. You'd think it was Christmas again-the kid scored a huge loot!
Thankfully the black frosting on the Mickey cake didn't turn out to be the disaster it could have...I think Mike was anticipating a huge mess but we faired pretty well.
It was a great time overall! Noah had so much fun playing with all his friends and family and loved being the center of attention. He definately knew it was his birthday and could tell everyone that he was 2! He'd try to hold his fingers up, but usually only got one finger up while saying "TWO!". Anytime we mention cake now he tries to sing Happy Birthday! What a silly boy!
It's hard to believe he's growing up so much. He talks SO much. 4 and sometime 5 word sentences. I love having little conversations with him and seeing his sense of humor and personality come out. And he's smart and has such a memory that amazes me. He knows all the main colors, numbers 1-9 (can count and identify them), most shapes and is starting to be able to identify some letters. And he's gotten really into singing lately. He favorite song is Chris Tomlin's "Sing, Sing, Sing"--He knows the "Sing, Sing, Sing" part and has now added "Music, Heaven (the lyrics go "Sing, sing, sing and make music with the heaven..."), he sings the ABC's (not perfectly) and has started singing some of the theme songs to his TV shows (Elmo's World and Micky Mouse Clubhouse).
Happy Birthday Sweet Noah! We are so thankful to celebrate another year of life with you! Everyday you do something new that amazes me. We love you so much and are so honored to be your Mommy and Daddy! We can't wait to see what this next year has in store for you!
We had an afternoon cookout on Saturday March 6th, the day before Noah's actual birthday. All of the Tiltons and almost all the Whites (we missed Aunt Nessa) were able to come plus some extended family and two of Noah's friends plus their families. All in all I think we had a little over 20 people at our house. So much for a "little" party for our boy! Good thing we have a new big house with a yard and lots of extra space!
We got Noah a sand and water table for his birthday and put it together so the kids could play in it during the party. It was a HUGE hit! It quickly became a mud pit as the sand and water was all mixed together. I know some type-A personalities that had a hard time with that. And while it wasn't my preference for how things went, all that mattered was that Noah and the other kids were having a blast. I think Noah went thru 3 shirts that day because he kept getting so dirty.
Present opening was crazy. All the other kids wanted to be part of the fun and kept crowding up around Noah. Aunt Kristi tried to do a good job of keeping the kids back out of Noah's way (plus I think it was making her a little crazy) but you can't expect much impulse control out of a group of toddlers and preschoolers. Noah opened a keyboard from Grandpa as one of his first gifts and then pretty much wanted to ignore all other presents and play with that from that point on. We did get through the rest of them and some of the big hits were a bucket of plastic food, golf clubs, and a lawnmower among lots of other things too. You'd think it was Christmas again-the kid scored a huge loot!
Thankfully the black frosting on the Mickey cake didn't turn out to be the disaster it could have...I think Mike was anticipating a huge mess but we faired pretty well.
It was a great time overall! Noah had so much fun playing with all his friends and family and loved being the center of attention. He definately knew it was his birthday and could tell everyone that he was 2! He'd try to hold his fingers up, but usually only got one finger up while saying "TWO!". Anytime we mention cake now he tries to sing Happy Birthday! What a silly boy!
It's hard to believe he's growing up so much. He talks SO much. 4 and sometime 5 word sentences. I love having little conversations with him and seeing his sense of humor and personality come out. And he's smart and has such a memory that amazes me. He knows all the main colors, numbers 1-9 (can count and identify them), most shapes and is starting to be able to identify some letters. And he's gotten really into singing lately. He favorite song is Chris Tomlin's "Sing, Sing, Sing"--He knows the "Sing, Sing, Sing" part and has now added "Music, Heaven (the lyrics go "Sing, sing, sing and make music with the heaven..."), he sings the ABC's (not perfectly) and has started singing some of the theme songs to his TV shows (Elmo's World and Micky Mouse Clubhouse).
Happy Birthday Sweet Noah! We are so thankful to celebrate another year of life with you! Everyday you do something new that amazes me. We love you so much and are so honored to be your Mommy and Daddy! We can't wait to see what this next year has in store for you!
Loving his birthday present-sand and water table!
Doesn't that smile just melt your heart!
Greeting Uncle Thomas with some "knuckles"
The chef
The men discussing grilling methods
Food Time!
Aunt Kristi and Uncle Casey
PRESENTS!
SOO Excited about the piano!
We had a hard time trying to figure out what some of the food was.
The boys are super excited to watch the present opening process...
There's some good enthusiasm from the cousins!
Brother and Sister
Taking in all the new toys
Mickey Cake!
Yum, Frosting!
Taking in all the new toys
Mickey Cake!
Yum, Frosting! And LOVING the attention of everyone singing to him!
Blow out those candles!
Blow out those candles!
On his birthday, jammin' with his new piano
