Asher's 2nd Birthday!

This weekend was Asher's 2nd birthday. Needless to say, I'm still tired! We had a lot of fun activities planned. First, we went to the zoo with all of our friends from church. Asher always loves going to the zoo. We have only been 3 times and every time we make a list of things not to do. We no longer bring the stroller (waste of time since he is way too busy running around) and I don't bring my purse (just one more thing to keep up with). This time Asher wore he monkey harness and he ran all over the place. He also insisted on wearing his sunglasses that squeeze his head off and he will not let you readjust them at all! We saw all the animals but I think Asher's favorite part was riding the "choo-choo train". He kept yelling "All Aboard! Choo-Choo!" He also had to ride the merry-go-round. He picks out what animal to ride on and it's usually between the shark or the chomp-chomp (alligator). Since it was his birthday, he got to ride them both. After the zoo, we ran home for a quick nap and then it was off to the park. We all had a great time at the park. A lot of friends came and some family that lives in town. Aunt Sis always came which made Asher very happy! I had a bakery make Asher a Lightning McQueen birthday cake since that was the theme. Asher loves that movie. Then though the party was a lot of fun, it was a little stressful for me. Two year olds have time limits to everything and guessing those time limits is impossible. I tried to move him from one thing to the next without causing a fit. I had to move fast to let the kids play, then pizza, then cake, then presents, then time to go home. I'm just impressed that I made it home with everything. Asher even brought home a gallon of sand that was either in his hair, diaper, or shoes. He had to be taken straight to the bathtub! He had a ring of dirt and sweat around the top part of his diaper. SO as I was trying to wash the dirt out of all the hidden areas, Asher leaned back against the back of the tub and put his hands behind his head and said, "Whew! I tired!" I laughed and said, "Me too buddy!"

(pictures from top: 1.)where all the dirt came from, 2.) why dirt and sweat dont mix, 3.) blowing out the candles, 4.) helping mommy open the presents as I said before the attention span was wearing down, 5.) the final product of the day notice the dirty face, 6.) the monkey harness, 7.) trying to capture all the kids in one picture, 8.) Asher, Bryson, and Gavin. I dont know why Asher thought he needed to hold on to Gavin but it was very cute! 9.) Asher and Kennedi at the park