Anita, our FAVORITE pastry goddess, works on assembly and finishing touches to Dexter's amazing cake. Note that we did not discuss the cake beforehand at all - this is ALL her! And these are the exact same 2 vehicles that are on his invitation. She pays so much attention to detail.
Tootsie rounds up some balloons.
Brenden gets to work at the (otherwise mostly ignored) activity table.
Isabel's turn creating her own construction site!
Phew! Good thing Dad and Pop set up this swingset the day before.
Livia tries out the monkey bars.
Awww. Lillie and her Grandpa.
What are you looking at, huh?
Time to EAT!
Pizza, veggie tray, chips, and punch. Good times.
The birthday boy did eventually turn around and take a few bites.
Hi Granddad!
HATS!
PRESENTS!
I'm TWO!
I'm cool with this dump truck, ok?
CAKE!
And ice cream!
He didn't really know what to do with those candles.
People ask me all the time how Dexter is acclimating to being a big brother. Truly, he's been really great since day one. In the beginning, he was always giving Desmond his pacifier (whether he wanted it or not), sharing toys, being gentle, all of that good stuff.
Now that Desmond is older, Dexter is still a great big brother, and Desmond is appreciating it a lot. As often as not, I'll look over to see Dexter giving Desmond a big hug for no reason. And, since they face each other in the car, they are often making goofy grins at one another and giggling back there. All Dexter has to do is smile or laugh at Desmond, and he'll smile or laugh right back. (And the reverse is usually true, too.)
I resolve to remember these times vividly and am glad to have these videos to refer to, because I know later I'll be doubting it ever happened.
