Birthday!!!

I think Caleb really enjoyed his second birthday. His latest Sesame Street episode featured someone having a birthday party and they talked about birthdays. What great timing! Thanks, again, Sesame Street. That show sure has been a blessing to me in so many ways! Nannie and Bebe came Friday and Granny and Granddaddy came today. I really, really needed Caleb to get a good nap and I was just about to get him ready to go down for one when I heard Granny and Granddaddy pull up. I knew he would be a pill if he didn't get his nap in and I really wanted him to enjoy his party, so I had to dash off into his bedroom and not let him see Granny and Granddaddy. I felt really bad about that because I knew they really wanted to see him and they would have to wait a few more hours for him to wake up, but I just couldn't take the chance of him not going down for a nap. I was pretty sure he wouldn't want to sleep if he knew they were here. Thankfully, he took a good nap and we were able to decorate the house while he was sleeping. Jason was out taking care of last minute details....streamer, balloons, etc while I finished cleaning up. The rest of us transferred the living room furniture to our bedroom to make room for the play area. When Jason got home, we added the toys, streamer and balloons. Our living room was transformed into a big playroom with Sesame Street posters hanging everywhere. Nannie made Caleb a very cool Sesame Street cake. I decorated the cupcakes with icing. Bebe watched supervised and told on me when I was doing it wrong (tattletale). I may have accidently dropped some of the icing in my mouth. Oops. I'm so clumsy. We woke Caleb up and got him ready with his cute little outfit. Jason and I both worked to get him completely dressed and ready to go before we presented the "playroom". We got the papparazzi all lined up with cameras and videocameras and sent him to check out his party. He was wide-eyed and exicted. He kind of reminded me of people's reactions when they get a home makeover. They aren't sure where to look and are amazed at each new thing they see. That's how he was. Caleb's friends starting coming and Caleb just got more and more excited. He loved having all his little friends there to play with him. I knew the playroom was a hit when I opened the door and one of the older kids looked in and said "COOL!!" and ran in to play. That didn't last very long as the party migrated outdoors since the weather was so nice. We got some balls and different toys for the kids to play with while some of the kids played on the swingset. We had 2 or 3 toys get stuck in our one skinny tree. We have a huge, flat backyard...plenty of room to run and play...with ONE tree. Yet, still, the rubber snake and pink ball get stuck in it. How does that happen?? Caleb still doesn't understand opening presents and blowing out candles, but his older friends were sure to help him with it. He didn't mind. He LOVED his birthday cake. It was really good and lots of people agreed. Of course, we really don't eat a lot of cake at our house so this was a big treat for him. He has been asking me all day if it's is "birthday, momma?". I'm still saying yes, it's your birthday. He's so stinking cute. Thanks to all our friends and family that made is birthday so wonderful and special.