the birthday

our baby boy is officially a little boy. he had a big 2nd birthday almost two weeks ago, complete with crown, cake, a new football, and a very inquisitive older sister eager to help unwrap all presents. the cold november rain (ahem) kept us inside all day, but when you've got a ton of new presents and bunch of cake to eat, who cares?

candle trances:

candles, cake, crown:

encroaching sister:

encroaching sister, part deux:


our 2 year old geography whiz:


special birthday visitors, and a very special new football (he's sleeping with that football in his crib right now, as i type):

and because i don't trust you to click on that link above, i'm putting the video right here. think of these 9 minutes of 90's rock perfection as a birthday gift to you, from james, our birthday boy. you're welcome.