Jacob's Birthday Weekend

Jacob's birthday was a busy day! I tried to make it as fun as possible for him so he could really feel special on his day! And lucky for him, his Grandma and Grandpa Decker were able to fly out that morning so they could enjoy his birthday weekend with us! So first thing Jacob and I did was go pick them up from the airport. Then we headed to Target so we could get our last minute birthday shopping done- and we got some great stuff for him! Then we went to McDonalds for lunch.

Luke went in to work at about 5 am that morning so that he could get off halfway through the day, and he was able to meet up with us there at McDonalds- we were glad he could come hang out with us! Jacob loves running around the play area- but he was a little scared about Ronald. This was as close as he would get to him for a picture!
Then we were able to go home for a bit and relax with everyone while Jacob took a nap. Then after he woke up we headed out to the park. Both last year and this year we've been lucky that it's been such amazing weather in March on and around his birthday. And Jacob is now absolutely obsessed with slides- so he had a lot of fun at the park!

Yea, he could have spent hours on all these slides!

He was also cute riding this saucer and little pig too

So as if that wasn't enough, afterwords we headed to Chuck-E-Cheese (or Chunky Cheese as someone kept calling it, haha)

he loved all the little rides and always got sad when they stopped moving

and he even got to play basketball after watching all the big kids do it, including Dad and Grandpa :) So after $5 of tokens, we put all our tickets together and Jacob was able to win a box of Nerds, SweetTarts, and a little toy frog. He seemed to have a lot of fun but I think it will be a long time before we take him back- that place can be a little crazy, and a little overrated honestly too.
So then we came home and picked up some Anthony's II pizza for Jacob's birthday dinner. And I wasn't sure since Jacob can be a picky eater, but I was happy to see he loved the pizza too!
Then it was time to open presents!

He loved all the attention he was getting from everyone!
This box was a new elmo potty, and Grandma picked out a fun bubble mower for him.

We also got him this new trike which he's been so excited about, and then some clothes, books and little things too. I am still on the search for some sunglasses too so if anyone knows where I can get some I've had the hardest time finding ones his size!
And if the bike wasn't his favorite new toy it's this car rug and all the little toy cars! I've been wanting to find a rug like this for awhile and Brenda found this perfect one at Target!And even better, all the little cars that match with it were all at the dollar section in Target too! And they all make little noises and light up so Jacob just loves them!
So after presents was time for cake. And with the busy day I ran short on time decorating his cake- it's not exactly what I had pictured- but Jacob still seemed to like it, so that's all that matters!
And he absolutely loved when we would sing Happy Birthday to him. We made sure to do it a couple times throughout the day and he always beamed. And he can tell us that he's 2 years old now too!

He only took a couple bites of his cake and then all he wanted to do was play with his cars on top. After that he was ready for bed, it had been a long day but I know he knew that it was a special day because it was his "bers-day". And the next day was just as jam-packed since we were trying to take advantage of the short time that his Grandma and Grandpa were in town.
So the next morning Luke set up Jacob's trike and Jacob was very happy to wake up to all his new toys again- he loved going from one toy to the next all morning! Then we ran some errands together, then headed south to Cherry Creek to this burger place they wanted to try out. I can't remember the name-Duffy's maybe- but it was real good, and it was at a cute little part downtown. So Luke's parents also checked out some shops too and Luke and I found a park for Jacob to play at for a bit- more slides!And it was another beautiful day so after lunch we headed over to Red Rocks to check out the stadium, which we had still never seen. I was a little worried about climbing to the top because it looked so far and steep, but it wasn't as bad as it seemed. And it was all so neat and pretty!
Once we got near the top, Jacob was such a good sport at climbing all the steps up too!
Here's the stadium at the top.
Grandpa and Grandma with Jacob- he really did like them but was just not in the best mood at this point because he ran into a pole and fell just a few minutes earlier, and was tired since he didn't get a chance to nap- poor kid A picture of Luke and I with Jacob
We didn't stay up there for too long since it was so windy, but the walk back was much easier. We were all proud of Brenda for making the long walk up too since she had just had hip surgery only 6 weeks or so ago. So we all felt good about getting out for the day to do something fun and different. That night we went out to dinner to Outback together, and by the end of the night Jacob was exhausted! But before putting him to bed we got one last nice picture of him with his grandparents since they had to catch a flight home early the next morning. It was a short weekend with them but I know Jacob really enjoyed their company for two days and all the attention that he got from them. He's still talking about "ga-pa" and "ga-ma" so hopefully he'll get to see them, and other family soon!
So it was a fun birthday weekend for Jacob! Now that he's two I think it's also time for a fresh hair cut! Luke and I love his "long luscious locks", but I'm ready for a change and hoping that maybe he'll look older to me too. So as soon as he gets that hair cut I'll take some new pictures of him, and hopefully he'll cooperate! This boy is always on the go and can be a handful at times, but overrall he is the best little boy I know and I could not have asked for a better son! Happy Birthday Jacob!!