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Danny's 2nd B-day

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By Sarah
Our joy of a boy turned 2 (over a month ago)! We had a great time inviting his little guy friends to the park to celebrate. He had a soccer theme b/c we noticed those paper products were on sale at Hobby Lobby the night of our hit-n-run a few months ago. Danny was totally fine with it... until he saw Cars 2 stuff at Target later. I felt like such a bad mom for not asking him what kind of party he wanted for his 2nd birthday. Kaelah couldn't have cared less at that age! Yet all turned out well b/c there was plenty of cake (Daddy is great at those) & he got a Strider bike! He is in love with anything that has wheels & he has been wanting a bike really badly. He would stare & follow around any boy on a bike when we went to parks to play. In January I made a goal of selling enough at the consignment store to pay for one (since they sell new Striders there too) & the day I walked in I had exactly enough! All I had to do was pay for the taxes. I was quite pleased, & it was the best thing in the world we could have gotten him for his birthday. I highly recommend them if you have an adventurous young spirit in your family.
And of course Grandpa helped get everything ready. He's a great go-to guy. And Grandma bought too many presents, as usual. Danny let his sisters help him open presents, so everyone was happy. Birthday ballons & party favors provided by Gma & Gpa Smith. All in all a fantastic day & a fantastic way to honor my favorite little boy in the whole wide world. He is marvelous in so many ways. I feel so blessed to have him in our family. Happy Birthday, Danny J!

P.S. Danny had his 2-year check-up on 9/1/11. His stats were the following:
weight = 28 lb. 11 oz. (49th percentile, probably b/c he can't sit still long enough to eat!)
height = 36 1/2" (81st percentile)

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Leslie@leserleeslovesandhobbies said…
I love those little bikes too. We bought a balance bike from a company called Skuut, and both Abigail and Bryant have loved it. Abigail has moved on to a 16" bike now, and Bryant is almost ready for his 12" Thomas bike we bought at a neighbor's garage sale, but our balance bike has been a great investment. Danny will be a pro in no time!
July 19, 2011 at 6:58 AM
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