On Friday we traveled to Tennessee to celebrate Dawson's 2nd birthday with family. While we were there we also celebrated his Lolly's birthday and his Cousin Drew's 13th birthday! With all the May birthdays in our family, it's no wonder that all Dawson can talk about recently are birthdays, cakes, and candles!
On Saturday afternoon Dawson's Nana and Grandad (John's parents) threw a gnome-themed birthday party! Dawson, of course, loved the gnomes. He is still obsessed! He's probably the only 2 year old in history to have a gnome birthday, but it was so perfect for him! :) The weather was perfect for the party to be in the backyard. Dawson's Nana, Grandad, Lolly, Pop, Auntie Emmie, Cousin Drew, Uncle Logan, Great Uncle John, Great Aunt Beverly, 2nd cousin Russ, and, of course, his Mommy and Daddy were all there to celebrate. In addition to the gnome cake, we also had a cake for Lolly, one for Drew, and one for Dawson's Great Uncle John to cover all the recent May birthdays! We sang happy birthday several times, and Dawson LOVED it. Randomly Dawson just starts singing happy birthday now that we're home and not celebrating anymore.
On Sunday afternoon we visited Dawson's Great Mamaw where we had a little more birthday cake and celebrated Dawson birthday with Dawson's Lolly, Pop, Uncle Logan, Great Uncle James, Great Aunt Connie, and Great Mamaw. Dawson loved being the center of attention for yet another day!
Also, while we were in Tennessee Dawson got to ride Pop's John Deere. It was hard for Dawson to do anything other than talk about riding the mower while we were there, and he's still talking about Pop's mower now that we're home. Pop also took Dawson on a long walk around the neighborhood where he saw some geese in a pond. Now Dawson will randomly remember this and say, "Come back, come back here a geese!" I think it's funny every time he talks about it he says "a geese."
My parents saved the spring horse I got for my 2nd birthday, and while we were visiting they got it out of the attic for Dawson. He loved riding it, but of course he had to ride the horse as wild as possible. We didn't bring the horse back this time, but we plan to bring it back to our playroom next time we're in Tennessee. I love letting Dawson play with things I had when I was little.
Here are some picture from our trip to Tennessee...
Dawson enjoying his gnome cake!
The gnome cake Dawson's Nana and Auntie Emmie
made for his 2nd birthday party in Tennessee.
Taking a cake and juice break!
Dawson's Cousin Drew with his cake!
Dawson playing with his 2nd cousin,
Russ, at the birthday party.
Dawson playing.
Dawson playing with the sand with
Daddy and Russ.
Dawson loved having so many people
to play with him!
Dawson loved the scooper that belonged
to Grandad and Nana's neighbor's children.
He scooped and dumped the sand and would say
it was "mokey" (smokey).
Dawson got to play on the trampoline with Daddy
and Cousin Drew.
He bounced all around.
Dawson and Daddy riding on Pop's John Deere.
Dawson and his Great Mamaw celebrating
his 2nd birthday.
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