Sunday, September 20, 2009

Tate is 2!!!

My little buddy just turned 2 years old on the 13th of September! I can't believe that he has been in our lives for 2 years, yet I can't believe that it has only been that long. What a joy Tate has been in our lives. We love this dude sooo much. He has so much personality, so much energy and soo much love. These last 2 years have been so much fun, yet tiresome! Tate can be quite shy around some people, yet quite outgoing around others. He LOVES his little brother and treats him really pretty good. He kisses him like crazy. Tate loves doing chores..he really is quite a good helper. He loves helping momma and dadda with lots of odds and ends, and is good at them also. Tate says many words. We were trying to write them all down, but there were so many we stopped. He wont say drink, and some of the ones that would really help us out on a daily basis. He loves saying "where did it go??" and "what's that", "I want up" and so on.

Tate had a little birthday party with a few of his little friends in our ward and cousins. Cars was the theme!! TATE IS OBSESSED WITH CARS LATELY!!!! It was a really hot day, so we did a "getto" party in the garage. We played a few games..(the kids were not so into them)-pin the steering wheel on the car, race tiny cars down a track, water balloons, and so on. All the kids won a metal. Then we ate car cakes and chatted. Tate enjoyed his day, even though he still wasn't sure what it was all about. He got tons of cars from pretty much everyone. He loved opening gifts.

Tate had another party at grandma's house with more cousins on Monday night. He got another cake, and more car gifts. HE IS IN HEAVEN! He got car pj's and a car shirt and I gave him books.

Until next year Tater Tot..............we love you!


ohhh and a couple of updated pictures of Davin....first time for sweet potato's (they have been working to get him to poop....YAY!) and just a smiley one of my buddy!















Over Labor day weekend our friends the Wilcox's invited us up to their cabin at Bear Lake. (Aaron had already said yes to going to Lake Powell with some other friends.) So I thought I would go ahead and enjoy my weekend and go to Bear Lake with them. The cabin was so beautiful!! So big and spacious. It was fun....BUT I can say it was one of the hardest weekends of my life. I would never make it as a single parent. I had taken the kids to the doctor right before and both had double ear infections. Ugh! They were hard....but I made it 5 long days with out him. He better not go again...........for a VERY long time!









10 comments:

Danielle said...

Wow, Happy Birthday Tate! I love the cakes charee, good job! We miss you guys!

Shelly Traveller said...

Love the cakes, looks like it was alot of fun!

The Barth Family said...

Kids grow too fast! Tate is so adorable. Looks like you had a good time. And I can't believe you let your husband go to Lake Powell without you! What a good wife you are!

Kittyrunner said...

I didn't realize that Tate isn't that much older than Alyssa. What a cute birthday party! I couldn't be a single parent either--I can't imagine 5 days without a hubby especially when they were both sick!!!! Way to go super mom!

Alabama Apples said...

Happy birthday, Tate! I adore the birthday car cakes...totally fabulous!

Annie said...

Crazy - Tate is already 2! Those cakes look super yummy. I shouldn't be looking at them at 9:00 pm, it makes me want to go and eat one!!

Joni said...

Charee, you are way good on making cakes! I love the car theme party too, it looks like he had a great day, good job mommy!

The Child Family said...

Tate has changed so much since his baby pictures, but is SOOOOOOOOOOO cute still!!!!! Thanks for inviting us to the birthday party.
Looks like you had a fun time at the cabin, we got to go up there for our youth retreat, and it is an amazing cabin!!!!! I'm sorry it was difficult without Aaron though :(

Anonymous said...

You guys are AmaZinG, you have WaY too much fun!! Happy Birthday TATE!!!! What a cutie :D

Dream Big Designs said...

Excellent job on the cakes! You rock! Happy B-day Tate! We love you!