Happy 2nd Birthday Oliver!!

So yesterday our "baby" turned two - now the fun really starts right??!! We had a busy, busy day right from the start. In the morning we spoke to Nanna Pan in England before opening some presents. Then we went off to the aquarium at the Mall of America. Oliver seemed to really enjoy it - especially the moving walkway and going through the tunnel where the fish swim above you! After that we headed to the Rainforest Cafe for lunch. Oliver didn't actually eat much lunch as I think he was a bit tired by then but it was a fun place anyway. He fell asleep in the car for 10 minutes on the way home and consequently would not take a nap when we got back. He obviously knew there were more presents to open and more fun to be had :)) We took Scoop out for a rainy walk in the afternoon - the weather was a total contrast to the sweltering day we had on Oliver's birthday last year - before finishing the present opening afterwards. Later in the afternoon Grandpa Ray and Grandma Sandy came over as well as Jennifer, Matt and Mikayla and we had pizza and birthday cake for dinner - and, yes, more presents to open!! Oliver was very lucky and got lots of wonderful gifts - definitely a theme of cars, trains and diggers - the things he absolutely LOVES!! He didn't get to bed until 8:45pm last night which was amazing bearing in mind the short nap. An early night tonight I think (for the exhausted parents as well!!).

Anyway, I have a ton of pictures on here of the big day as well as a few of playdates. It was very hard to get a facial shot of Oliver as he was forever crouching down playing with cars etc etc but we did our best :)

After this play date Oliver's shorts and nappy were full of sand :)

There are so many Cozy Coupe tantrums at play dates it's a wonder anyone stills buys them - so much fun :)

Let the present opening begin!!





Thomas Lego - cool :))



Yey - some new books to read (that's what Mum and Dad said anyway......)



Oliver's HUGE Thomas balloon!



Lightening McQueen - car, car, car, car.......

Scoop wondering what action she is missing out on.....











Various aquarium pics

The biggest present of them all......

.....a Lightening McQueen trike!



DIGGER!!!

And another DIGGER!!!

Awwww, the best pic I got all day I think!

Mikayla enjoying the party

Birthday cake time - check out that silly dog :)

I wish I could say I made it myself - but thanks Target ;)

It's never to early to start saving right??

And Oliver got the hang of it straight away - after raiding Grandpa's pockets for change :))

DIGGER cutlery - awesome!!!