This party was such a blast to do!! I want to be clear here...I know that I don't need to do anything big for a two year old. He really doesn't know what is going on and there's no need to put work into it. But, I love the memories that come from each birthday party I do. It's the one time a year where I don't feel bad about completely spoiling my kid and making him feel extra special! Leo turning 2 was a big day for me because it's the first time I had a 2 year old and wasn't about to have another baby right away. It felt kind of weird, to be honest, but also so nice that I could feel good and focus on Leo!
He is so busy that I can't even imagine having another one! We all love his craziness though. Even when he gets in the bath with his clothes on and turns on the water, or when he climbs up the pantry shelves and spills food everywhere. What we really love though, are his cuddles he constantly gives us and his adorable giggles. We love his kisses that are like he's blowing on us and his adorable dance moves whenever any type of music comes on. Leo is a man of few words, but he is trying so hard to say things. He's a tank! He loves food, wrestling, climbing and jumping off of things. He's learned that to be noticed ahead of his other siblings he can scream really loud. Ahh Leo, we adore him. Even though he's made it a lot harder to leave the house because of my fear of losing him or having to wrestle him into his car seat, he makes me melt. That smile just gets me every time!
For his birthday we invited our family over for dinner and cake. We had pulled pork sandwiches with coleslaw and pickles, grilled veggies, baked beans, and watermelon. Then we had cake or cupcakes, and cookies. I had a lot of fun with this party theme! Two legit to quit, I just couldn't handle the cuteness. I bought a few decorations and shirt and hat for Leo off of Amazon and had way too much fun with it. I tried to do a little photo shoot with Leo, and he literally makes it impossible. Just will not stay still, ever! But I kind of snapped a couple decent ones. Cake time was hilarious, as Leo had no idea what to do about the candles and everyone singing and staring at him. I don't think he wanted Jeff to help blow out his candles because he literally stood there looking like he was about to cry! He just didn't know what was coming I guess. The kids loved playing with their cousins, and we loved chatting with the adults. All around it was a very fun night!
February was a pretty slow month. Leo's eye healed slowly but surely, thank goodness! We made lots of library and tumble time trips to different places. The science center was a fun outing the boys enjoyed that Renfrew took us to. Play dates and dress up became a thing. We also did a lot of skating. Aside from Bentley's skating lessons, we went a few times to the rink in our community, and Bentley had an activity with her school class skating at the Olympic Oval that I went to with her. It was fun to see her with her classmates and also her cousins Brek and Emri, because it was a K-4 field trip. Jeff and I had our usual potluck and games night with our friends, at the Snell's home this time doing Costa Vida food. Always so much fun! I also snapped some pictures of Jeff with the kids that I thought were so cute, and our favorite treat for Family night - smores! Bentley had her first big assignment for school where she had to make a poster all about her and present it to her class. It was fun to make it with her. I also love how much she loves Deacon. The notes she leaves for him are adorable.
This month we also decided to get the kids their first pet - a Beta fish! They were so excited as we went to the pet store and they got to pick out which one they wanted and name it. We call it Pete the fish. They loved seeing us set up the little tank with rocks and a flower decoration, and feeding it is a lot of fun for them. The kids are now asking what their next pet will be. I'm not a huge pet person so we'll see what happens on that!
Valentine's Day was this month and Bentley celebrated at school. We had a party to go to, but unfortunately the boys ended up with hand, foot and mouth disease. So, we cancelled all our plans that day. They were fine, it really didn't affect them too much, but we had to stay away from people for about a week. They got fevers and some spots, but it went away quick. Somehow Bentley didn't end up getting it which was nice! I did take a few pictures at home though.
That about sums up the month! Nothing too major, but we had a lot of fun and were in a good routine of things. I went to the gym lots in the evenings and Saturdays, and Jeff and I tried to do date nights and enjoy life!
