"2" Infinity and Beyond!!

I couldn't believe it, but Enzo turned 2 on July 22nd. I'm so proud of my oldest son and all of his "accomplishments" over the past year: learning new words, bonding with his little brother (most of the time), and developing social skills. It's been a great year and we wanted to make Enzo's birthday very special. Since he has become a real Buzz and Woody fan lately, we decided that a Toy Story theme would be a big hit with our little boy.

The BIG present this year was.....

.... A real Buzz Lightyear!!! 

Enzo was very excited!!

Since we decided to do his birthday party a week after his actual birthday, Daddy stopped and bought a little ice cream cake on his way home from work so Enzo could at least blow out his candles.

It was a little melty, but Enzo loved it!!

And Gabe too...

We really enjoyed our little party, just the four of us on a quiet Friday night. But the real fun was planned for the next Saturday, July 29th!

First on the birthday party to-do list? The birthday cake. I was DETERMINED to make Enzo's cake this year, even if Buzz and Woody turned out completely unrecognizable. It's kinda funny, but I've learned in the past two years of mommyhood, that having kids will magically equip you to do things you found impossible or daunting before you became a mother. Some moms might experience this phenomenom while rescuing their child from a burning building or from the grips of a Great White Shark. Me? I discovered that I could actually bake and decorate a cake for my son! Motivated by my eagerness to put a smile on Enzo's face, I found myself squeezing food color into bowls of white frosting and piping green blurbs around a 9X13 devils food cake. Do I get extra brownie points since I made 2 dozen matching cupcakes as well? I was very excited that I didn't end up making an emergency call to Mickey's Pastry!

We decided to mix things up a bit and celebrate Enzo's birthday over the river and through the woods- down in Seven Springs at my Grandma's house.

Enzo loved all his presents. He got a Toy Story lunchbox filled with Toy Story fruit snacks, a puzzle, cute new PJ's, and a cool new Curious George t-shirt...

Love this pic of Juck, Amy, and Jake-Jake...

Enzo reading his card from Jake-Jake!!

Um, yeah....

Aunt Amy and Gabey the Baby...

Jake went for the puzzle when no one was looking...

Then Aunt Cara got the fruit snacks out...

Juck and Jake

Gabe practiced walking with Grandma's walker!

Finally, time to blow out the candles and cut the cake. Doesn't take long to blow out 2 candles! :)

This little smile was worth the hours slaving away in the kitchen!

You only get to do this on your birthday, son...

Not real sure what was going on here...

Nana and her grandbabies!!!

This little guy will be one soon!!!

I love this... typical Enzo face!

Great Grandma has her arms full!

We were all exhausted by the time we packed everything up and went back home over the river and through the woods. But I know that we will all remember this special day "2" Infinity and Beyond!!!