Weekend In Pictures: Dominic’s Birthday Bash

I know last night was the Oscars (big congratulations to Colin Firth on receiving the Best Actor award). But for our household, the big celebration this weekend was our little boy’s 2nd birthday. The weekend began with running errands on Friday, including an adventure at Sports Authority and a putting green. Right before the party on Saturday, Grandma and Poppy from Las Vegas stole him away to our local mall while we completed the final preparations. Then slowly, friends from work and elsewhere as well as lots of family came to celebrate with our little man.

Despite a few minor mishaps (including a fall while playing with the other kids and a wardrobe change due to a fight with a water puddle), it was a great party. Since it rained the whole morning, we were afraid that he wasn’t going to be able to have his pinata. But the weather cleared up just enough for all the kids to gather outside. Rather than the blindfold and bat, we opted for the “pull string” pinata. Since no one pulled the right string, we opened it up so that the candy and prizes would fall. It was quite a blur!

Dominic had so much fun that he missed his nap. After blowing out his birthday candle, he ended up sleeping the end of his party away. When he woke up, he said “Mama, what happened party?” Hopefully he’ll be able to make it all the way through his next party. Thanks to everyone for all of the wonderful gifts of cars, trucks, and clothes.

The next day was spent opening up all the gifts and picking out which cars he would play with first. But I think the hit of Dominic’s gifts was what daddy bought him: an adjustable basketball hoop. We put it at the end of our short hallway to create a mini-half court. Hope you all had a great weekend!