Some of you may remember that I had a really hard time when Brayden turned one. That whole week I spent crying, sobbing, sad that he wasn’t my baby anymore.

So when plans for Brayden’s 2nd birthday started to roll in, my husband (being the sweetheart that he is) wanted to make sure I was emotionally OK and not to overdo on the party. He told me to keep it simple, and with our busy time of year right smack dab in the middle of party planning, I really had no choice.

I ordered the cake from a local lady. It was a 2 layer white sheet cake, and there wasn’t that much leftover! 

I also got chocolate cupcakes, white cupcakes, some fun cups for the kids, and the birthday print from Sarah.

His personalized plate I got from Zulily awhile back- I love it!

Brayden had lots of helpers at his party!

He couldn’t wait to dive in to the cupcakes!

Our pilots that are working for my dad got him this fourwheeler- He loves it!

He was absolutely spoiled rotten, and it took us forever to open gifts! He got lots of Cars things, new books, tractors, semi’s, and clothes. He was a very, very happy 2 year old! He did awesome at his party- everyone got a huge kick out of him, and we were just happy to celebrate. 

I should also mention that Brandon’s grandma and aunt made BBQ and fruit salad, I brought chips and goldfish crackers, and we had lemonade. Just simple things, but it all came together and we had a great party. 

I just ordered invitations for Brayden’s 2nd birthday party.

2nd birthday.

WHAT? When did this happen?

We are doing a Cars/Lightning McQueen theme, and I ordered invitations off of Etsy. They are going to be so great- I can’t wait to get them! I also ordered some return address labels, and inquired about a cake. His birthday falls on a Sunday, probably right in the middle of spray season, but I just decided to do it late afternoon. We generally don’t work sunup to sundown on Sundays, and since we already know about it, it should be easy! Let’s just hope it goes better than last year….

I don’t want to go too overboard with decorations, but I have been keeping my eyes peeled. Brayden LOVES Lightning McQueen so it’s going to be hard not to just buy it all! I DO think I will splurge for a new shirt with his name and a picture of Lightning. We’ll see.

It’s fun to plan, but it sure came up on me fast!

I have never really been freaked out by turning a certain age. 16 was so fun, 18 even more fun, and 21? Well, I will let you figure that one out. (It was a Tuesday night, and Tuesday is 1/2 price margarita night!) But 25? I am freaked out by 25.

Closer to 30. No longer in my early twenties, but mid-twenties. Yes, I am officially freaked out already, I have no idea what will happen when I turn 30.

I guess I always pictured having more than one child at age 25 (although, we seriously couldn’t have done things any faster!) and I seriously can’t believe it’s been over 7 years since I graduated high school. Where is the time going?

Anyways, back to the point of this post…  Last Saturday morning I woke up to Brandon saying “Check your e-mail on your phone. You might have to look in your spam folder.” It was 6:30am when Brayden wanted to get the party started, so I wasn’t quite ready to be awake, let alone hunt for an e-mail. I found it though- a very nice e-greeting card from my hubby stating that my parents would be watching Brayden that evening so that we could go to dinner! Yay!

I then got a second e-mail that said that Brayden had gotten me a gift card to Amazon.com. How sweet! Brandon knows my slight addiction with Amazon.com, so I am excited to browse- although I am saving up for a new lens for my camera, so I might just wait and get that at a later time.

So we get to dinner, and my best friend Jacqui and her hubby Mike are there to meet us! It was SO nice to have a wonderful dinner with them, since I don’t think we have ever gone out just the four of us. Afterwards, Brandon and I hit up another place for a couple of margaritas and some good conversation, then headed home.