Carys' 2nd Birthday

Carys turned 2 on June 3rd. We decided not to throw a big party knowing she didn't really care, and I was just too lazy. We had a fun day, opening a present at each meal and eating lots of cake.

'It's my birthday!'

Presents!

Yay for baking stuff!

Cake! Ladybug Cake!

Come on Carys, you can do it!

Mmmm, so good.

Candy too!

More kitchen toys!

And more...

Dressed herself and lookin' cute

One more present before bed.

Whew, what a day!

Christmas Morning

Christmas breakfast- always yummy!
(Eggs and Grandma D's yeast rolls)

Carys enjoyed the toys that didn't need opening

my sister's behind that "D":)

Can't wait to go to Oliver Garden for dinner!!!
Thanks Keesha!:)

Corey actually opened a present -
he usually hands them to me:)
Hot sauce and spicy popcorn were perfect gifts!
Thanks Pynes!:)

Presents are Fun!

Christmas at Corey's parents was the first time Caedmon seemed to understand about presents...and was all about them! We had to remind him a couple times there and at home that it wasn't yet time to unwrap them. This is what I found Christmas Eve morning.:)

I didn't catch him in the act,
but he was using the long gift
as a golf club with the smaller package.

Christmas Eve Morning

We haven't yet started our own family tradition for Christmas. About the only tradition we have is to go pick out a tree and cut it down ourselves. Corey and I have never bought gifts for each other and Caedmon is still too young to know what's going on. But I got him a couple of things this year and decided we'd let him open them Christmas Eve morning before we headed up to Corey's parents' house.
I'm glad I only got him two things, since he could have cared less about the second gift after opening the first. And his first give was just an ornament, more for me at this point than him I suppose, but he sure did seem to like it!:) I wanted to find an ornament that would be significant of something in his life this year and decided on a book since that is his love! I found The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle in a cute ornament! The other gift was a book I knew he'd love since it had real life pictures of deer in it!:)

He found them!:)

Hmm, now what to do?

Gettin' the hang of it...

Fascinated by his ornament

His book, and his right hand is signing "bird" -

his version of it anyway -

it's supposed to be up by the mouth...