Elephants, Elmo and Birthdays...oh my!

Oh what a difference two years makes! It seems like yesterday that I was meeting him for the first time!

He has grown so much in just one year!

We had a great birthday party for Brody on Saturday with about 15 friends and relatives present. It was so much fun for me to watch Brody play with the other little kids and get so excited for his presents and Elmo themed party!

Showing off my masterpieces - An Elmo Cake for Brody

And a carrot cake for my mom (her birthday was on the 10th)

Brody's reaction to us singing Happy Birthday

mmmm...cake!

Since Brody was born on the 12th and my mom was born on the 10th, she came up with the idea to always do something special on their "in between" day. This year was definitely something special! They were able to ride on an Elephant at the local Apple Orchard. I was shocked that Brody would ride on the elephant - but as you can see they both enjoyed it!

Gotta get the perfect apple!

Brody was even brave enough to ride the pony (for about a 2 minutes - then he jumped off!)


The celebration finally ended today (on his birthday). We spent the morning opening some more presents and visiting the local children's museum.

Welcome to the Terrible Twos!