i'm 2!

my pal's birthday started off right.. he broke into his presents early.

then we had a get together with some of his best pals and their parents. we had build-your-own pizza, which dad grilled until he ran out of gas. good thing he told me repeatedly that he had checked it and we had "more than plenty".. but never fear, we baked the rest in the oven..

we had some thomas cake,

the little ones watched some thomas movies and then it was thomas present time (aka chaos)

cope loves dirt

mom has been studying for an important test so i apologize for the long delay.. birthday pics will be posted soon, but i thought i might share my pals new passion.. dirt.


he moves it from each potted plant, one handful at a time, to it's new and improved destination.

his helper is the kitty that is staying with us, who cope loves to boss around. he'll say "get down kitty cat!" anytime the cat jumps on something.

and of course he has not forgotten his other passion. he has a handful of choo choos while he is excavating..