Kyle turned two this August. We let him open his swimming pool a day early so that he could have friends over to play and swim in his new pool on his birthday. Here he is opening his pool. He got the rest of his gifts after dad got home on his birthday. Since the kids typically don't have their parties on their actual birthday, we've started a tradition of baking cookies as a family on their birthdays, so that we're not "caked out" by the time all of the birthday parties are over. Candles stick just as well in a warm cookie as in cake! Here is Kyle enjoying his cookies on his birthday. 
Then, over the weekend, we had the family over to celebrate with him. The weather was miserable the day of his party, but he enjoyed himself anyway and got lots of wonderful new gifts! 
