2nd Birthday Fun (and more)

We celebrated Tyler's 2nd birthday yesterday. Where has the time gone???? We had a great time with his party. We had it at the Children's Museum of Richmond and I was so happy that we did it there. It was so nice to have someone else set up and clean up. That was worth its weight in gold. All of the kids got to play in the museum before the party started, and after it was over. It was really crowded though, since it was a rainy day. Everyone in Richmond was looking for an indoor activity, I guess. But the kids still had a great time. I decided to get ambitious and made a dinosaur cake for a dinosaur themed party, and I thought it looked great! I got lots of compliments on both look and taste, so that's good.

Tyler got a ton of great stuff. Lots of spring and summer clothes (since I overestimated and bought a bunch of 3T stuff last year for this year that won't fit til next year - whoops), trucks, lots of Play-Doh, puzzles, a Little People barn (I love that thing! It reminds me of the old barn when I was a kid!), and lots of other great toys. We're very fortunate to have such great friends and family.

We had lots of out-of-town guests for the day too. Of course, Grandpa & Cindy were there, along with Uncle Eddie & Emily. Our friends, the Clarkes, came all the way from South Carolina, and friends the Springsteens came from Northern VA. It was so great to have so many people travel for the big day!

Before Tyler's birthday though, we did have to make a quick trip back to Lynchburg. Sadly, my Nana Woody passed away on February 23. So we went to Lynchburg for the services and were there from Tuesday through Thursday of the week. Aunt Kay & Uncle Mike from Singapore were in town, as well as my 3 cousins - Gray, David, & Anne. As sad as the situation was, it was great to spend time with all of them. Rest in peace, Nana. We will miss you.