Chase's Birthday Party

We celebrated Chase's birthday a tad early this year because his actual birthday falls on the day of Will and Katie's wedding dinner with their wedding and reception the next day. So Sunday night we threw together a little birthday party with just our family for Chase. I had plans to have it a little more decorated and elaborate, which didn't really happen and of course, Chase didn't care a bit! We made a bunch of pizzas, salad and some cut up fruit- which minus the salad, is one of Chase's favorite meals. Ben made the pizzas and they turned out delicious! Then we had cake- oh Chase LOVES cake. We made him a chocolate cake with cookies and cream filling. When I asked him if he liked the chocolate he said, "Its not chocate! It's take!" Ben was responsible for the Lightning McQueen design as well, which Chase loved. 

 I couldn't even get him to smile for the camera- 

he just wanted cake so bad!

Notice the little finger print on the picture above,

someone let him get a little too close!

 He loved everyone singing to him and blowing out his candles!

He loved it so much that we did it twice!

When a two year old smiles and says "Again! Again!" you do it again!

 He was a little confused about presents and insisted that Santa must have come again.

Either way, he loved his gifts. He loves the alphabet learning extravaganza cube he got from his grandparents (a toy he fell in love with a few weeks ago at Babies R Us).

He was also really excited about this little remote control train 

that Ben and I got him. He keeps leaning down to look it in the eye and saying

"Hi Choo Choo Train!"

I need to remember to just keep his birthday's simple, because he really thought it was the greatest thing to get cake and presents. It was so fun to celebrate with our little boy and some of the people who care about him most. The little guy is so loved. And now he gets to spend his actual birthday at a nice restaurant dining with 150 of Will and Katie's closest family and friends!