The Big TWO!!!

Hudson turned TWO on August 29th and we celebrated at the ranch, John Deere style, the day before.

The "cold front" brought the high down to 92 degrees, so the weather was perfect!  We ate BBQ, had a hayride, ate delicious Lisa's Cakery cake, broke the pinata, opened presents, it was a super fun party!

Mommy and Daddy with their Birthday Boy (Yes, we were all sporting John Deere green!)

Big Sister Kenedy

Big Sister Hadyn and our good friend, Charlie

Little Brother, Garrison

The Hayride

Garrison getting some shade from Sandie.

The Pinata

Cake Time!  Thanks, Aunt Lisa, for the Greatest John Deere cake EVER!

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, my son blew out the candles and then licked the cake.  (I don't blame him.  Lisa's cakes are that good, and after all, it was his party!)

Not naming any names... someone else enjoyed a little too much cake!

Our Green Tractor (Not John Deere, but beggars can't be choosers.)

Hudson, Momo & Kenedy

The Favors (I found John Deere balloons, suckers, pencils, even John Deere microwave popcorn, "Johnny Pop!")

The Delicious BBQ

Friends and Family

PawPaw and Garrison

Cousin Maddie, Momo & Hudson (Maddie just celebrated her 1st!  Happy B Day, Maddie!)

This is Zailey and she was celebrating her 3rd birthday that day!  Happy B Day, Zailey Mae!

Momo and Hud

Blaire had the "Catch of the Day!"

Mom (in a whisper): "This is the best party I have ever been to."  Lisa (loudly with enthusiasm): "Kelli is the best party planner and mother in the whole world!"

Later that night, it was a Free for All in the hallway with the Potato Head Family!  (Thanks, Hambricks!)  I should've videoed!  They were so tired they were crackin' up at everything and being super silly!

We always do something as a family on their actual birthday, which happened to be the day after the party.  So, we loaded up and took the kids to Inflatable Wonderland in S.A.  It was lots of fun, but you can't tell by my pictures... since I left my camera in the car and was too tired and lazy to go back to get it.  While in the mall, we picked up a Great American Cookie cake.  Had to do it.  So, we sang one last time and let him blow out the candles again.... with ketchup on his face.

Here's the video where we surprised Hudson with his tractor a few days before his party.  He was mad that we were making him go outside.  (You get a glimpse of a small temper tantrum at the beginning.  Those also come in X-Large.)  This video is too long, I'm bad about that, so feel free to stop it at any time.

And here's a video taken shortly after the first one.  My kids are amazingly creative!  (To put it nicely!)

This last video pretty much sums up Hudson's personality at TWO years old!

If you'd like to see a live performance, come by at 7:30 pm, any night.  He'll be here all week!