Happy Birthday David!

Yesterday was David's 2nd birthday. If you ask him how old he is, he will insist that he's 3, but if you count his years, he's still only 2. Whew-time really doesn't wait for anything. Earlier in the week we celebrated with my folk's-two star-shaped candles in his ice cream (he's not a cake eater). He was a bit afraid of the fire at the top of the candles and didn't want to get close enough to even try to blow them out. Grandpa had to help him blow out the candles but David managed to eat the ice cream all by himself.

Grandpa helped David blow out his candles.

Next celebration was October 7th with Great Grandma Laabs at her condo in Huron. We also had an honorary celebration of Great Grandpa's birthday. The kids played and ate cake, cookies, and banana bread.

The next celebration was October 8 (his actual birthday) with his birthmom, Sylvia. She met us in Brookings for dinner at Zesto (2 more candles on his ice cream, only this time Sylvia helped him blow them out. The smoke in his eyes freaked him out a bit but not to the extent that he couldn't eat the ice cream. Sylvia brought him a Tonka dump truck which he pushed up and down the floor in th aisle and benches at Zesto. Allen had to go back to work but the rest of us went to Lions Park and played in the sand with the dump truck, and enjoyed the slides, roller, and swings. Kassy enjoyed the swings and even crawling in the grass. I'm a bit hesitant to let her play in the sand-she eats it by the handful! It was pretty warm for October (85+ degrees!) so I boiled myself in my long-sleeved tee shirt. The kids fared better but David played up a sweat so much that his curls were plastered to his head. When we were ready for a break, we got in the Expedition and enjoyed the air conditioning. Sylvia almost had Kassy fall asleep in her lap! We really enjoy spending time with Sylvia. I love that David will grow up knowing her and how much she loves him!

Roller fun!

Today we spent the afternoon with my brother's family in Webster. We ate dinner (and sang 'Happy Birthday' to David) at Pizza Hut and explored the Museum (23 buildings!). It struck me that as hard as it is for me to relate to some of the tools that were used in the Pioneer Days, it will be even harder for my kids to understand. At least they didn't have any computers on display, so my era isn't quite antique. David and Jonah found a merry-go-round to play on. Kassy and Caleb could only watch. I'm sure that they were anticipating their turn.

After the museum we went to Matthew and Sabrina's for Subway supper and chocolate cupcakes. We enjoyed wrestling with the kids and read books too. David was pretty tired, so Uncle Matt helped David, Kassy, Jonah, and Caleb with showers and we headed for home. David and Kassy were both asleep within 15 minutes.

What wonderful celebrations of a little boy's life! Thank you Lord for our precious kids!