Daniel's birthday party

We survived Daniel's 2nd b-day party yesterday. It was pretty fun to put together actually and I think he enjoyed it. Because of illness and people being out of town and interfering nap times, we only ended up with three guests. But it was fine. We had a firetruck theme. I found firetruck party favors at Party City -- fire chief hats, firetruck stickers, and those party favors that you blow out. Firetruck napkins, too. Red and yellow plate, cups, spoons. We said no gifts, but a couple people brought them. He scored a play*do set and a dumptruck. He's getting this birthday thing down, too. We decorated while he was napping and then brought him down to check things out before the party. He kept pointing to the cake and asking what it was. He knew what it was, but it was like he couldn't believe his eyes and had to keep getting it confirmed. He chowed on the cake, and had fun drinking everyone else's juice boxes. We played outside on the playset for a little while before it got too chilly. The whole affair lasted about 1 1/2 hours.

Pics to follow.