On Isaac's actual birthday, he was happy to stomp in puddles and we decided to take him to our favorite local Mexican place, El Metate, for dinner. Isaac LOVES salsa.
At age two we thought he might still be a little young to be sung to at the restaurant, so we skipped the official birthday festivities there (they smash whip cream into your face). We still enjoyed our meal (and I didn't have to cook). Plus, salsa!
It was probably a good thing we skipped the singing, because on Saturday we celebrated his birthday with our small group. This meant singing to him and enjoying cake with friends. He was incredibly bashful for the singing part (see above video).
We must be settling comfortably into parenting two
children if Isaac's official birthday party is any indication. While we
love him dearly, due to this busy season of life, there was very little
planning for this party.
Instead of an invitation, there was a last minute email sent to family 10 days beforehand.
Instead of Pinterest worthy-(ish) decorations, there were window stickers from the Target $1 bins.
We continued with my family's traditional Pistachio cake,
to make the party sort-of themed, I stuck Jack's Hulk figurine in the
middle of the cake and added pulverized Oreos and Reese's to make it
look like Hulk was smashing his way out of the cake.
Our family brought Isaac some delightful gifts – everything was a hit, especially the costumes! Isaac and Jack have been playing with all of the goodies non-stop since everyone left.
For lunch I made grilled chicken and pulled pork carnitas. My philosophy is: you can't go wrong with Tex-Mex. And it's fairly easy to pull together for a crowd.
Isaac was still a bit bashful for round two of the Happy Birthday song with family...
We are grateful for everyone that was able to make the drive (in torrential rain no less) to celebrate our youngest boy.
A look back at Jack's 2nd Birthday Party
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