Look Who's 2

DanDan with his cake.

Dan's birthday was on a Thursday this year. That meant Daddy was still in Washington and we didn't want to have a party without him. At the same time we didn't want to just ignore that Dan was now 2, so I decided to make a cake and allow him to open Grandma and Grandpa's birthday present. I was stressed, you know single parenting 6 kids, and I had asked the older kids to take Dan outside while I put frosting on his cake. Less than 2 minutes later they all came in asking (more like begging) to go play with friends. I then had a bad mommy moment. After they wouldn't listen, I decided to let them go to their friends. Sarah was the only one who stayed to help me with Dan. Therefore, Sarah was the only one who was able to come to Dan's little party (hence the bad mommy moment.)

When I was done frosting and writing on Dan's cake (it looked really bad, but he didn't seem to mind) I had Sarah and Dan come in. We sang to Dan, which he really liked and then he got to blow out his 1 candle (that's all I had.) It was REALLY lame, but he was so happy and really, isn't that what birthdays are about. After he blew out candles it was time to eat the cake.

Dan's really badly decorated cake.

Blowing out his candle.

I cut up a little piece of cake for Dan and Sarah and immediately Dan put his face right in the cake. It was so quick I didn't even have time to grab the camera. I guess he's learned a little about birthdays from his older siblings. Sarah, who is normally too old to put her face in the cake anymore, followed Dan's lead after he told her to. She really is a good big sister.

I didn't get a picture of his putting his face in the cake, but you can see the cake all over his face.

Sarah really went for it.

Dan and Sarah had a lot of fun and I think Dan really enjoyed the attention he got from us. The three other kids were very disappointed when they got home that evening and discovered they had missed the cake. I told them that because they weren't willing to do what they were told and help me with Dan, they weren't allowed to the party. Ben was really mad and both Hannah and Gracie cried, but after talking to them for awhile they understood why they didn't get cake. Surprisingly after that the kids were much better when it came to playing with friends.

Sarah with a clean face and a cute smile.

Dan enjoying his cake. (Notice Gracie in the background, she was so sad she didn't get cake.)