Campbell's 2nd Birthday and Halloween!

Friday was very bitter-sweet for me. Bitter because my baby is getting to be such a big boy and is officially a toddler! I feel like it was just yesterday that I had him and now he's got his own personality (and what a personality it is) and has become so independent. Sweet because he pretty much understood his birthday, so it was incredible to watch his excitement and joy! Jason and I wanted to make sure that he could enjoy both his birthday and halloween, so we did birthday in the morning and Halloween at night. We started the morning by going into his room and singing the first round of Happy Birthday. Then went downstairs for breakfast where we put a candle in his pancakes and sang the second round of Happy Birthday. After he finished breakfast, he opened his presents (a doctor's kit, horse on a stick, shopping cart, and basketball goal). The doctor's kit was a huge hit!

Campbell went to school yesterday and I made cupcakes for his class. They sang Happy Birthday (3rd round) and they even made him his own birthday crown!

Now comes trick or treat time! Our friends, the Prices and the Shattls, came over to go around the neighborhood. 6 Adults and 5 Children - Ella (4) - Sleeping Beauty, Sophia (2 - another Halloween baby) - Duck, Campbell (2) - Monkey, Maddie (2 in January) - Flower, and Sylvia (1 month - Cow). We were quite a sight. The kids had a blast going up to the houses. When we asked Campbell what to say after he got a treat, he quickly replied "More!" No kidding.

It was a perfect 2nd birthday and 1st real Halloween for our little guy.

On Saturday, we had 19 of Campbell's friends and their parents over for snacks and cake. We filled the backyard with a small moon bounce (borrowed from the Prices), a tunnel with a truck ball pit, kids basketball goal, other fun outdoor toys. We made a mini-carnival in the yard. Jason's brother and his family came up from Charlottesville. His girls are now 12, 9, and 7 and were huge helpers with the little kids. Many of the kids were completely enamoured with our nieces - quite cute. All of the children were suffering from Halloween Hangovers, especially Campbell who take a little while to get into the party. But once he did, he had a blast. LOVED the cake and the pigs in a blanket (dad, you would have loved them) most. After everyone left, we sat back and watched him open his gifts. Our friends were too generous with their gifts and I know Campbell will have so much fun playing with them. We are so fortunate to have met tons of great people up here.

So now we're gearing up for Thanksgiving and heading to New Orleans and then Christmas, where we'll stay up here.

I'll put a few pictures of the weekend here, but most are on the Spence Family Web Album - click the link to the left to be taken to the album.