The Birthday Boy!

I never thought I would be the mom who treated her second child differently than her first - but I will turn myself in. With Rix, he had two first birthdays (one in Washington and one in Utah) with invitations and cake and BBQ and presents. However, with Bryce he had a small family get-together - with none of the frills (okay, he did have a mini layer-cake with a candle!). But it was really fun and I still can't believe that I have an almost three year old and a one year old (and another on the way!!!). On Thursday, Bryce's actual birthday, cake and ice cream were cancelled due to Bryan's work schedule and Dave having kidney stones. I know - aren't they completely selfish?!?! Just kidding! So that night we went to Red Robin and despite the terrible service we were able to celebrate Bryan's and Bryce's birthdays.

Bryan and Bryce outside Red Robin. I think Bryce found some ketchup!

Rix was happy as long as he had a balloon.

Bryce is still hungry - and note the forward-facing car seat!!! What a big boy!

On Sunday we did cake and ice cream for Bryce, since it seemed to be a day most people were available. We had Nana and Papa, Uncle Frank and Aunt Carrolyn, Aunt Jodi and Uncle Ron and their kids, and of course, me, Bryan, and Rix.

The candle was lit for a second because Bryce wanted to touch it.

I call this the "Jack" response. He really liked it, but this picture doesn't give it justice. I really thought he was going to down it like Rix did. However, he enjoyed playing with it more, which is very reminiscent of all his meal times.

Bryce eating his cake in his high chair. Seeing that he didn't eat very much, he was easy to clean up - we used baby wipes. Happy Birthday Bryce!

This is Bryce's birthday outfit from Aunt Stina - isn't it adorable??? We actually saw a lot of guys around here wearing these plaid shorts, so they are really popular (aren't we trendy?). So there, Kevin - your plaid shorts ROCK!!!