On Saturday, January 25th, Pearce turned 2! I always knew we would have another "family" party for Pearce just like we did last year....I just didn't know we would have a specific theme. Ever since Mama and Papa introduced Pearce to Toy Story during Christmas, that is all Pearce has talked about! Chris got him all 3 movies and he would watch them all the time if we let him...Toy Story 3 is his favorite! He would talk about Buzz and Woody and how they fell in the trash can. I had already ordered him a shirt to wear with an airplane on it and I just thought I would bake a cake myself and let Nathan and Charlotte help me decorate it and then just get basic birthday decorations. Then it hit me....do a Toy Story bday party! So, Pearce and I went to the party store and got a ton of Toy Story decorations and then I ordered a Buzz and Woody cake from HEB and we were all set. I decorated on Thursday night and when Pearce saw the decorations on Friday morning....he was just in Heaven! He said "Oh wow! Oh boy!" So Friday evening all of our family came over to have pizza. Pearce just loved having everyone here...especially his cousins Robert, Allie, Nay Nay, and Charlotte. Saturday morning, Chris and I went to wake Pearce up. The night before we had all blown up balloons and put them in his room so that he would see them when he woke up. Well, we were so excited to wake Pearce up....then we saw that at some point he had thrown up all in his bed! Poor little guy!! He was in great spirits though....maybe he just ate too much the night before. Who knows! Everyone came back over and we headed over to a park to let the kids play. Then we at lunch at Chick-fil-a and brought Pearce back for his nap. He woke up around 5:00 and that's when the party got started! Pearce got to open his presents and man, did he have a lot of presents! He got a Daniel Tiger doll from us, Buzz and Woody dolls plus the Toy Story 3 action figures from Auntie Ashy and Auntie Jen, a Jr. Zookeeper outfit from Mama and Papa that is sooo adorable, a bulldozer and a Thinkery membership from Pops and Mimi, money from Papa and Mama, a play kitchen from GG that is soooo cute, and kitchen accessories from GG and Mama and Papa. He is all set! After we opened presents the kids all played and Chris worked on getting our dinner ready. He made hand ground burgers, hot dogs, and homemade beans. YUMMY!!! After dinner, we were ready for cake and ice cream. Pearce was so cute sitting in the chair just looking at his cake...sneaking little licks of the icing :) When we started singing to him, he just smiled and smiled and then blew out his candle! We had a wonderful birthday weekend and there is absolutely no doubt that Pearce is one loved little boy! I am just appreciative that our family chooses to make the effort to travel in order to celebrate our Pearce. He is soooo lucky! Now for pictures!
We had to get a birthday haircut first!
Pearce adores Nay Nay! I mean, ADORES him. Nathan is always so sweet and helpful and such a good helper with Pearce. When Nathan and Charlotte left, Pearce was pretty much devastated. It really broke my heart! When they drove off, he just cried and cried. Then I was holding him and Pearce said, "Mommy, Nay Nay loves you? I said, "Oh yes, Nay Nay loves you so much." Then Pearce started crying again saying "Nay Nay loves you." When he woke up from his nap on Sunday, he asked for Nay Nay :(
Nay Nay was so excited to lose his first tooth!
Cheers to my baby boy turning 2!
