Liam is 2!

                Liam’s birthday was coming up fast so I began planning a couple weeks ago. I made these cute invites and started prepping for his All-Star Basketball party. He loves “daskeetdall” so I figured this would be the perfect theme. We planned it at a park so the kids could just run around and play while the adults hung out and at some appetizers and treats.

                The day of his birthday I brought in some fruit snacks and donuts to his class so he could celebrate at school. I think his teachers were more excited than the kids were. They made him the cutest little birthday hat.

                I picked him up early from school and headed home to meet Neal so we could show him his birthday surprise! We got him a basketball hoop! He played for hours, it was so hilarious. He started doing trick shots by laying on the floor to shoot, jumping off the couch, and trying to throw it backwards. We felt like we did good on the present.

                His birthday party was the next day so Charlene and I stated up prepping the food and decorations. Most of it couldn’t be done til we got to the party so I didn’t want to worry too much. The next day Grandma and Grandpa took Liam on a special surprise while Neal and I went over to the park to get set up.

                They surprised him and took him on a real “choo choo chain”! He’s been learning the difference between trucks, trains, planes, and cars so he was ecstatic to see a real train. Grandpa Mark took him in and sat him down right near the window seat. He was mesmerized the entire time. The videos were so cute. Grandma Charlene met them at the next stop and met us over at the park to get the party started.

                By the time they got there the rest of us had had it with the wind. We couldn’t put up any decorations, the food was blowing everywhere, the piñata was rolling around, dust was flying… it was a disaster. Soon after we decided it just wasn’t worth it fighting the weather so we headed back to the house to finish the party. I felt like the biggest failure! I was so grateful for everyone’s willingness to move locations but I just felt so bad. Luckily we all made it to the house and the celebration continued. The guys watched the Utah State Game, the kids played with all the toys, and us girls got to hang around the food and chat.

                But seriously, please look at these pictures. Haha You can’t tell me it wasn’t a disaster. I couldn’t help but laugh because of how everything looked. I mean, check out the cupcakes. They melted in the car and what once were semi-cute basketball cupcakes turned into these. The orange blobs. The kids didn’t mind at all though.

                We opened presents, did a make-shift piñata fest downstairs, and ate the food. It ended up being great and we all had a good time. Sometimes decorations are over-rated and it’s the people there that matter most. We are so grateful for a healthy boy and that we are surrounded by such a great family and friends that constantly show their support.

                The night ended over at station park. We had dinner and then hung around to let Liam play on the playground and see the fountains. That night as I tucked him into bed I got so sad that he’s getting older. I just wanted to hold him and cuddle him longer but he did his usually body dive into his crib showing us he’s more than ready to fall asleep.

                I am just so grateful for Liam and the love he’s brought into our lives. He literally makes every day so much more exciting and worth it. Families are everything and we couldn’t be more blessed to have Liam in ours. He is the best and brings us a joy we would never know outside of being his parents.

****Pictures to come soon

Happy Birthday Sweet boy!