We celebrated Daniel's 2nd birthday on Sunday at my mom and dad's. I don't know who had more fun, Daniel or everyone who was there. We were so glad that Herb, Diane, Valerie, and Ashley (our neighbors who we think of more as family) came. Thank you for the chairs and the table Herb! Gradma, Grandpa, Gram, Poppy, Aunt Amy, Auntie Em., Aunt Diana, and Great Grandma R. were all there.

We missed everyone who wasn't there. You know who you are: Jim, Frances, Jeanie, Joe, Ron, Michelle, Jessica, Nicholas, and Jennifer, Robert, Stacey, Olivia, and Mallory, Ron, Matthew, Great Grandma S., and all of Daniel and Sarah's other "aunts and uncles." We kept it small and simple this year though because everyone is so busy right now. Hopefully, next year Jenny, Bill, Julie, and Hannah will join in the festivities. (Why do I feel like I'm making a speech for the Oscars?) Boy, Daniel and Sarah have a lot of people who love them.

Olivia and Mallory called Daniel and sang him Happy Birthday. He loved that! Thanks for having the party at your house mom and dad! (Only a few of you will get what I'm about to say, but I am not like Todd Gack. I do use exclamation marks and I use them liberally.) Betty has much better pictures than we do. Chris and I were too busy filming. Hopefully we can get those on the computer and I'll put them on. Here are our pictures for you to enjoy for now.







Daniel wiped bubble juice on his nice button-down shirt, so he was temporarily shirtless. Chris and Ashley and I blew up some balloons. Really, if we just had balloons and bubbles, Daniel would have been satisfied. Oh, to be two. He liked his presents though. Every time I'd open one, he'd say, "Wow!"

Ashely, Daniel, and Sarah. Ashley was so good with them.

Here's Sarah in her pretty little party dress. She loved that Elmo balloon!

Daniel rearranged the balloon candles on the cake. Of course, he named everything that was on the cake. You can't see it, but there was #2 candle. He kept saying, "The number two!" and he refused to blow it out. He loves to pretend to blow out candles. This was his big chance and he blew it, or rather, he didn't.

As Daniel would say, "Good cake." Thanks for the cake Auntie Em!!!