The picture proof of Tyler's second birthday: We kept gifts simple, knowing that the real hit would be "from Matt." A working tool bench found on the classifieds for a steal. Having spent the majority of this year shadowing Daddy, what better than a drill in his own hands? Good thing Matt pulled it into the house early that morning. ALL DAY Tyler marched around the house with no less than two tools in hand! Good way to stay busy on his special day. He LOVES them!
When family rolled in for the party, my camera's flash was a mess. Didn't get any clear pictures with Matt's parents or the others, but I did get a few of Tyler opening what my dad brought. By this point of the unwrapping, Tyler knew just how to tear at the layers! It took me a minute to catch onto Dad's repeated comment of, "I didn't know what other box to fit this in." Finally, his mention that, "this will be the only time a request is filled" reminded me just what would fit into such a long skinny box. Of course, nothing less than an official MLB bat and ball! Perfect! Thank goodness for the foam covering, seeing as Tyler spent the rest of the night swinging, regardless of the close bodies. This morning, it was the first thing he hunted down. To include a pun, "It's a hit!" He LOVES it!
Then onto the "hairy monster" cake (I decided part-way through decorating, that if I find a design where messy frosting is the key then I'm set!). We moved the masses into the kitchen. Tyler climbed up onto one of the chairs - looking little and big at the same time. While hearing the birthday song, he tried to restrain himself from both grabbing a sucker eye and blowing out the candles too early! That's hard when you're two. When it came time to blow, he gave it all he had! Sweet thing. LOVE HIM!
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