Dawson Turns Two!!!

Thursday, April 9th was Dawson's 2nd birthday! We had a little party at our church and he really had a lot of fun!
We rented the Butterball Express, and it was kept busy the whole hour making laps around the church!

Even Charlie (5th grade!) can have fun at a 2 year old's birthday party!

Kellen & Dawson riding together.

Anna Joy, Susannah & Peyton in the caboose. Aren't they cute?

Owen was giving me the thumbs up, so Dawson tried to do it, too!

Carson & Emery LOVED the train! Neither of them wanted to get out when it was time for the train to leave. We also enjoyed watching Emery hugging and pulling Carson in close to her while they were riding!

Kate, Kellen & Bella---great 1st grade buddies! They're all in the same class together and are quite adorable!

Dawson loves "mou", his name for Mickey Mouse. Between watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and just returning from Disneyland a couple weeks ago, it seemed fitting to have a Mickey Mouse theme. My good friend, Kelly Fowler, once again shared her equipment and expertise to help me make this (my second cake---Owen's fire truck one last summer was my first).

We bought this police car Crazy Coupe at the Twinkle Twinkle consignment sale last month, and gave it to Dawson for his birthday. He loves riding on these cars at Peyton & Owen's pre-school, so we knew it would be perfect. He does love it! He either says "ride" or "car" when he wants to play in it!

Dawson, you have been the perfect completion to our family! Your grin, your silliness, your energy--all endearing qualities. We love to watch you start dancing as soon as you hear music. We love your sense of humor that has really emerged lately. We love seeing you hug your siblings and do everything to try to be like them. You are definitely in a "trying" stage, testing your boundaries to see what Daddy and I will do. But we know you will soon learn your limits and become a bit more compliant! Your sweet and funny personality is really starting to form and we love it! Happy Birthday, Daw Daw! We love you so much!!!