Yes it’s July of 2017, and I’m writing about something that happened in December of 2016. Mostly I wanted to post a few photos for the sake of having them up here.

Ian, 2 years old

Ian’s birthday, which is on December 18th, got squished in before the Christmas holiday descended full force. We did what has become our normal thing; we ordered some taco fixings from a local restaurant (our go-to for this sort of thing is Torchy’s Tacos) and invited a bunch of people over to help celebrate.

I’m not sure it even occurred to me on that day that I lit four candles for him.

Ian has kind of a thing for Mickey Mouse, especially back at the time of his birthday. It’s amazing, almost overwhelming, the amount of themed birthday things available for purchase when your kid likes Mickey Mouse instead of, say, cephalopods. We made a big chocolate chip cookie cake for something to light and share. Then we made a cupcake tower using a Mickey Mouse stand. The cupcakes even had Mickey Mouse sprinkles (which Ian calls “frinkles”).

This kid!

We had a really nice turn-out considering that Ian’s party happened during the busy holiday season, and we’re thankful for all our friends who came out to help celebrate. Ever since Maya’s birthday celebration in November, Ian had been asking at regular intervals when his “happy birthday” was going to happen. With the party, cakes, and of course gifts, I think he felt like he got his “happy birthday” too.