Lucas's 2nd birthday

Two years certainly has flown by fast. My baby Lucas is certainly no baby anymore. His 2nd birthday was filled with lots of fun. We were up early and decided to go to the Pancake House for breakfast before picking up Jamie's dad at the airport. After picking up Jamie's dad we headed to Deer Hollow Farm at Rancho San Antonio. To get there you have to walk a mile from the parking lot. It took a while considering we didn't have a stroller and Lucas wanted to be carried a lot of the way. There happened to be a farm tour that day so Jamie and the boys got to go inside the pens and pet the kids (baby goats). On the walk back to the parking lot Caleb slipped on the dirt path and scraped up his knee pretty bad. Jamie and I had to take turns carrying him for most of the way. It made the 1 mile walk into a bit of a workout carrying an extra 35 pounds.

Holding up two fingers!

After Deer Hollow we stopped at a toy store so Jamie's dad could get Lucas a present. He got an awesome green Mini Kick scooter. We had Lucas try one in the store and he hopped onto it like he had done it before and scooted around the store.

We had lunch at Palo Alto Creamery downtown. Jamie told the waiter that it was Lucas's birthday so when he brought over the food he stuck a candle on a plate and we got to sing Happy Birthday and he blew out the candle.

mmmm chocolate shake

By that time it was naptime. The morning really tired him out because he didn't wake up until almost 4pm! After naptime Lucas tried out his scooter. He didn't even protest when we put a helmet on him. Yipee! We decided to invite family and Lucas's godmother over for a casual dinner and cake. We ordered takeout from Chef Chu's and because it was such a hot day I got a Baskin Robbins ice cream cake. When it came time for his birthday cake he knew the routine and waited patiently until the singing was over to blow out the candle. It took him a few tries and we had to put the cake closer to him but he did it. And he loved that cake!

In addition to a scooter Lucas also got a Plasma Car from his godmother. It also was a hit and I'm sure both boys will love playing with it. Since there was still a little daylight left after cake we went outside to play with the Plasma Car and the scooter. All the kids had fun taking turns with the new toys. Lucas got to stay up a little later than usual and so by the time he was put into bed at 8pm he fell right asleep. It was a wonderful day.