Monday, March 28, 2011

Liam Turns Two!!

Another year has gone by and my sweet baby boy has turned 2!!! Its hard to believe, but it also feels so nice to not have a baby in the house. He's becoming a little man and its fun to watch him grow up and learn new words and phrases and interact with Elijah and Caden. Yesterday(sunday) we had his birthday party. We invited both sides of the family for a big fun filled party. I made italian beef sandwiches and everyone else brought a side item to help out. Great Grandma Gutwein was so kind to feed liam. Usually this boy wants to do it BY HIMSELF, but he must have thought it was pretty sweet of great grandma to help so he let her. I love this picture!!
Liam could harldy wait to open gifts. At one point in the night he went over to the gifts and began opening them up(we were all still eating), so I had to tell him he had to wait. Finally it was time and he dug in!
He was determined to put this large gift on his lap and open it properly.
After gifts it was Cake and Ice Cream time!! The next few pictures are of me making this cake on Saturday. This was my FIRST official time making a "real" cake for one of my boys' parties. Usually my Mother In Law makes them, but she was glad to hand over the reigns. I was a shaky mess and nervous, but it was fun none the less. I look forward to making many more cakes for my boys!!!
Begining to decorate the top.
Using two hands to steady my shaking hands.
Here is the finished product. Im tough on myself so I saw lots of flaws and lots of places where I can definitely improve next birthday.
Liam really loved his doggie cake and was happy to blow out the candles so he could eat it. After watching mom make it and then put it in the fridge for a day he wasn't to happy about not getting a piece when I made it.
Finally a piece of yummy cake!! He was thrilled to dig in. Thanks everyone for coming and for helping us celebrate Liam 2nd birthday!!