James & Mason: The Terrific Two's!

I can't believe that James is two! At times, it goes so fast and to be realistic, some days feel like a week! Nonetheless, two years has gone by in a blink and we were able to celebrate our sweet James' second birthday on the weekend and mid-week (actual day was Tuesday) as a family!

Here are the guys waiting for the revelers to arrive!

And Mason didn't last too long!

The simple joys of a pretzel

Opening a gift from Auntie Jocey post-cupcake

Actual birthday morning - he wanted pancakes, so we did 'em up banana-blueberry style!

Flash forward three years and off to kindergarten:(

James got this adorable tee from our neighbours daughter-in-law Miranda, who is so creative! I love the retro shirt and how it already looks two years old - so comfy! Thanks Miranda!

What else do you do on your kids birthday - take 'em to the toy store and let 'em pick out anything they want! Ok, well within reason - I found James kissing a $25 stuffed Barney and I had to draw the line! We settled on a new basketball hoop and ball!

After a glorious nap, we took James to Captain Kids in Walnut Grove. And for only $2 for kids, this is the fun you can have!

James got to pick where he wanted to go for dinner and luckily for us it wasn't Chucky Cheese, but the local sushi joint we frequent! They know him by name and although he was confused we weren't getting our meal to go, he enjoyed a feast of miso, avocado rolls, dynamite rolls and I even snuck in some agedashi tofu!