Caden is 2!

A happy birthday it was for our little 2 year old!  In just the last month he has started talking up a storm, and it is adorable.  He was pretty excited for his birthday, he kept saying "Happy birthday to you."  We celebrated 3 days early, but don't tell him that!

This was when he first saw his cake after waking up from his nap:


Since Caden tells me every morning he has dreams about monkeys we decided to have a monkey themed party.



Lovin that cake!



The best part of decorating for this party was that we could just use things we found in my mom's house, like the monkeys and vines she just happened to have : )


I have to give a shout to Uncle James for bringing Caden the cute monkey centerpiece clear from the Dominican Republic.  He was horrified a few weeks ago when Caden promptly removed the monkeys maracas, hands and tail when handed the monkey.  Nothing a little glue couldn't fix.



The party was a little hard for this 4 year old...it's tough when your little brother is getting all of the attention and all the new toys!

Caden was so cute opening his presents.  He would run to the table, pick a gift, run back to the opening chair, climb on the chair, open the present, then get so excited yelling and running around to show everyone his new gift.  Then he would give a cute little "tankyou," and it would all start over again.  I don't think I've ever seen a kid more excited for his gifts.  We loved when he opened a Mr. Potato head he yelled, "Daddy." 

He knew just what to do on his new scooter.

Oh how we love this little 2 year old!  We love his enthusiasm for the simple things in life.  We love his cute sense of humor.  We love his spice that comes with being 2.