He's 2!

On October 13th 2009, a little angel came to our family.

Where have these past 2 years gone?!

I can't believe our little man is 2!

I had hopes of doing a little family party for Deacon this year, but things didn't go as planned..We talked about doing a BBQ with the weather getting nicer, but before we could set a date Jason got excited to do winter grass and in that went before we could do a party for Deacon. The dates of doing 'something' kept getting pushed back and here it is December, so we'll work on planning for next year instead. :)

On his birthday we decided to enjoy the day as a family.

In the morning we made breakfast, eggs and a cinnamon roll. He loved the "birthday song" with a candle he could blow out.

After breakfast, Grandma and Grandpa came over with Tressa and Luke to wish D a Happy Birthday.

Deacon was THRILLED when he saw the present they brought for him was wrapped in Lightening McQueen wrapping paper. He is a HUGE fan of "CARS".

(He still is very good at giving us a huge cheesy smile when we 'say cheese'.)

We then took off to Makutu's Island. We had never been but it sounded fun. Its an indoor playground; they have a huge tree in the center you can climb all around, in and on, a little movie theatre, arcades, a little aquarium and a toddler section with little slides and foam building blocks.

When we got there, we should have known it was going to be interesting when we walked up to the door and Deacon started crying. He does not like loud places with dim lights.

We 'fun-forced' him anyway and after a few tries he finally enjoyed himself. But ONLY in the toddler area. He wouldnt admit it, but he did like the big tube slides too. He really Did Not like the tree.

We stayed for a little over an hour then went to In 'n Out for lunch.

Then we went home for cake & ice cream....

(I had plans on making the cake look much better, but Deacon was too excited to wait...so its either a Train or a bunch of cars backed up in traffic. ha ha. He is very much into either right now. )

Which made him happy that it meant another chance to sing the "Happy Birthday" song and blow out candles.

And presents...

Later that night Mimi & Papa came over to wish him a Happy Birthday and bring him a little something. He was so excited! It was a 'McQueen'

(he has a hard time saying lightening, so he just sticks with McQueen) flashlight.

It's hard to imagine him once a little baby. He has grown up so much.

We are so grateful that he is a part of our family, our miracle baby.

He brings joy to us everyday.

We love you Deacon Kai!