Jackson turns 2!

As y'all may have heard, our sweet boy turned the big 2 on Friday January 18, 2013! He awoke ready to conquer the day with his morning coffee milk and a surprise when we turned the lights on in his room. 

As soon as he finished his milk (he's VERY serious about getting his milk FIRST thing in the morning)  he enjoyed his streamers, balloon and got to open his first set of gifts. 

 He loved the super cute school bus and fire truck from Gigi & Abuelo and added it to his ongoing collection of Green Toys.

Next up was breakfast--Jackson got to eat his kolaches and scrambled eggs out of a dump truck! I normally don't incorporate his toys into his meals which is why he's looking a little confused instead of elated ;). 

We decided to keep the rest of the day low-key as we were gearing up to celebrate at his party that Sunday at Rolly Pollies. 

Rolly Pollies is a kids gym that I've taken Jackson to a few times and we decided to have his party there because he really goes nuts every time we go. 

Our cub definitely had a ROARING good time and I'm fairly certain his guests did as well! 

 I loved seeing all the kids at the table together eating their empanadas and cupcakes...

and then THE CAKE came out! If you recall, last year Jackson had the same cake--yup that's right peanut butter/banana or 'The Elvis' as the bakery calls it. Jackson's FAVE! 

We've noticed every time we sing him 'Happy Birthday' in front of his amigos he gets a little shy and puts his head down. I'm glad I got to capture it because it's a really sweet gesture and really, the only time he actually settles down and acts demure. Even lion cubs need to purrrr sometimes :)

 After a LONG nap (and another cup of milk) Jackson got to open the rest of his gifts. He loved each and every one and I'm SO thankful there weren't too many because y'all should seriously see our house. It's like a crazy toy store up in here!


Plus we've also noticed that he seems to appreciate and love things more when you give them to him one at a time instead of bombard him with a lot. He's pretty methodical about his stuff. I wonder where he gets it from?

All in all Jackson had a wonderful 2nd birthday and I am extremely thankful for all of the friends and family that constantly surrounds us in our boy's journey through life. He is truly blessed and I  can only hope that this is always the case. Every year his village gets bigger and bigger and my heart grows with love because of this.