Happy 2nd birthday, Thomas!!!!

I can't even believe that the tiny little baby that it seems like I just brought home from the hospital is already TWO! These past 2 years have flown right by and I couldn't ask for a better 2-year old! We had a really fun-filled second birthday planned for him, and it turned out absolutely perfect! This first picture is when he just woke up on his Second Birthday! What a sweet boy...


We had an amusing breakfast and unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of it, but my mom and dad (Nanny and Papa to Thomas) met us at IHOP for breakfast, and that was how we started out the day! It was so much fun, and Thomas was much more interested in his new hot wheels that they brought to him than his breakfast if you can believe it! Then Bobby, Thomas, and I headed out for a family day at the zoo- one of our favorite places to be!
The lady at the ticket counter even gave Thomas a free pass to ride the carousel when Bobby told her it was his birthday. He absolutely loves carousels, and squeals with delight just about the whole ride!

Thomas was delighted that right outside of the restaurant where we stopped to get something to drink and take a rest, there was a tractor working to clear out an exhibit! If nothing else fun would have happened the entire day, that would have been just fine with him... he got to see a tractor working after all!!!

We also rode the tram (another favorite activity) back and forth from the botanical gardens...

Poor guy didn't even make it out of the parking lot of the zoo before he passed out. We woke him up for lunch at McAlisters Deli about 10 minutes after this picture was taken, he ate a big lunch, and promptly fell asleep again as soon as he got back in his car seat!

This picture was taken when he woke up from his nap... ready for more birthday celebrations!

The last part of his birthday was spent with family at my mom's house. We grilled steaks with the fixin's and had an ice cream birthday cake!

Thomas and his cousin, Landon, used sidewalk chalk to make lots of pictures for us!

This was Thomas' new John Deere tractor that Bobby and I gave him with the trailer that Nanny and Papa got for him!

Happy second birthday to our favorite little guy! Dada and I feel like the luckiest parents ever to call you our son, and we love you so much! Thank you so much, Thomas, for filling our days with laughter and our nights with lots of good sleep! We couldn't be more proud! Don't ever forget how much we love you!