Christmas Day!

The Boy's Big 2nd Birthday!!!

So, I am surprised that it took us so long to get these pictures up; after all, the party was a week ago! Usually, Debra is spot on with putting pictures up here. Well, anyway, here they are. The boy had quite the time now that he is a year old and had a bit of time to mature and all.

Debra put together a pretty good little party with a Tonka truck theme, although, once the presents began being opened, you'd swear that it was a Thomas the Tank Engine party. Debra and her mom made little cupcakes with construction vehicle cutouts stuck in the tops and we scattered all of Nehemiah's little Tonka type things all over the place for decor. We even used a big Tonka dumptruck as a chip bowl!

Lots of people showed up, which made it all the more fun. Most of the Lopez family showed up; that would be Chris and Christine and their kids, and Sam and Norma and their kids. My mom and Chuck came down from Las Vegas, and Grammie (Karen's Mom) came all the way from Buffalo, NY (not nessecarily for the party, but we'll ignore that). The whole Dutcher family was there, to include the Thiebauds, and Frank and Connie, who is sort of lumped in with the Dutcher family. Debra's best friend, Jessica and her daughters Cassidy and (insert blank thought here). I think that I am forgetting someone that I will greatly feel bad about later, too. It was a packed house, but as Karen assured us, she can comfortably feed thirty in her house, so there was no worry.

There were games and beefy sandwiches and cupcakes and blindfolded games and present openings and by the time that Nehemiah was done, well, look at the last photo. It was a good time had by all. Check back in soon, as Debra will soon be putting some of the videos on here, too.