Cal is Two!

It’s hard to believe that Callahan was born two years ago! How fast time goes by! He’s getting so big and cute, learning to talk and do new things each day. It’s so fun to see him grow, as it is with Emma, too. His birthday party was a hit! Cal chose a pumpkin birthday cake. He looked through the cake decorating books and kept going back to the Pumpkin cakes. Emma would try to show him other ones, but he knew what he wanted! So we did a pumpkin theme for our little pumpkin. Cal looking through the cake decorating book.

We had his family party on Saturday, though his real birthday was Sunday. Everyone in the family was able to make it, except for Randy, who had to work. So it was fun to have the fam all there! Cal would not take a nap that day, until right before six, and slept through the first thirty minutes of his party. First, we ate pizza and salads for dinner, Cal had his without cheese, of course.

The birthday boy!

Kids dancing away!

I made pumpkin pie playdough that looked and smelled like pumpkin pie for the kids to play with, it was kind of fun. Then we played some “Minute to Win It” games, which turned out to be really fun. Even the kids liked trying them. Here's Cal trying it out...

Don't blow it!

Marko doing the bubble Minute to Win It Game!

Kolby was the winner of the Face the Cookie game.

Stacy trying to get the cookie down to her mouth.

And then it was present time. Cal got a bunch of fun things – a “real” kitty that he can pet and bother all he wants from Grandma and Grandpa Ryerse and Julie, Randy and Brian, a dump truck and drums from Grandma and Grandpa Stoddard and Uncle Marko, books from Amy and Kolby, puppets and boots from Mom and Daddy, a train from Jerry & Stacy, a truck from Jeff & Shirley. He’s having a great time playing with all of his presents.

After that, it was cake and ice-cream time. Since Cal has so many allergies, it isn’t easy. But I found a recipe that used a cake mix that didn’t contain milk or egg products, and mixed it with a can of pumpkin. That was it. It was pretty good, but the frosting, made of just shortening, powdered sugar, vanilla, and soymilk, didn’t taste too great, but at least I could decorate with it. The cake cracked while transporting it to Grandma & Grandpa Stoddard’s house, where we had the party. Cal loved the pumpkin cake, he kept wanting to look at it, and loved eating it too. He had some sorbet with it, instead of ice-cream, since that’s what we get him for birthday parties.

Singing "Happy Birthday"!

Eating his "cake" and "ice-cream"!

Having a fun birthday party.

Callahan wanted to wear bows in his hair the rest of the night! On his real birthday, he was in denial that it was his birthday. He kept saying “no, it’s Emma’s!” or "Emma's birthday." It was funny. We took some treats to his nursery class and they sang “Happy Birthday” to him. He is still learning how to put up two fingers, but when asked how old he is he will say “Two!” Happy birthday to our two-year-old little guy!