Hunter turned TWO today... WOW! Our little boy is already two years old! Sometimes it seems like just yesterday he was cutting his teeth, learning to walk and testing out solid foods - other times it feels like he's been running, throwing food and saying 'bu yao' ('don't want') forever!!! We are making it a habit to enjoy each day with him and we're finding he still gets cuter & cuter and more & more fun!!! To celebrate this monumental occasion, we had a party with his buddies, their parents and some of his aunties & uncles here in Taipei. It was a full house, but plenty of fun to go around.
Before we started in on lunch we had a puppet show to gather the kids. Our friends Sharon and Justin did a great job as "Lucy & Guy" getting the kids to throw balls to their puppy puppets, sing songs and introduce Hunter's birthday party.
It's funny how with all the toys and people around, Hunter still enjoys reading books. Auntie Kristie probably wanted to find a quiet corner with Ellie, but Siena & Hunter crashed their party for a round of "Hop on Pop".
We did decide on an organized activity - the ole balls in blanket game where the kids (and adults) hold on to edges of the blanket and get the balls bouncing. The expression on Hunter's face says it all - he LOVED it!!! Absolutely loved it! We then put him in the blanket and he got a bit of a toss!!! Didn't love that quite as much, but I'm willing to bet he'd do it again if given the chance!!! There's really not much better than hearing your two year laugh infectiously... that made the whole day worth it!!!
Jay & Janet were the party heroes!!! They trekked to Costco in the morning to pick up the birthday cake & the pizzas!!! Thanks to these two, Tony & I were able to enjoy the party and the people.
Happy Birthday Dear Hunter!!!
And yes, this year he got to eat cake - real cake with icing and plenty of sugar! And of course - he LOVED it!!!
As did our friends Phoebe, Steffi and Artie
Between Christmas and his birthday, Hunter is now quite proficient in unwrapping gifts. He received lots of fun stuff - thank you, everyone, for your generosity toward him! The good thing is that the playgroup friends will get to experience a lot of these gifts again and again!
It takes a bit of work to get a bunch of kids to sit still for a photo...
but I think it will give us the general idea!
Hunter's 2nd year - month by month... originally we put the photos out of order and asked our friends to guess which photo was which month... a lot easier said than done! We had a tie for the winners - each had 4 correct - one by luck, the other by logic.
Before we started in on lunch we had a puppet show to gather the kids. Our friends Sharon and Justin did a great job as "Lucy & Guy" getting the kids to throw balls to their puppy puppets, sing songs and introduce Hunter's birthday party.
We did decide on an organized activity - the ole balls in blanket game where the kids (and adults) hold on to edges of the blanket and get the balls bouncing. The expression on Hunter's face says it all - he LOVED it!!! Absolutely loved it! We then put him in the blanket and he got a bit of a toss!!! Didn't love that quite as much, but I'm willing to bet he'd do it again if given the chance!!! There's really not much better than hearing your two year laugh infectiously... that made the whole day worth it!!!
Jay & Janet were the party heroes!!! They trekked to Costco in the morning to pick up the birthday cake & the pizzas!!! Thanks to these two, Tony & I were able to enjoy the party and the people.
And yes, this year he got to eat cake - real cake with icing and plenty of sugar! And of course - he LOVED it!!!
As did our friends Phoebe, Steffi and Artie
Between Christmas and his birthday, Hunter is now quite proficient in unwrapping gifts. He received lots of fun stuff - thank you, everyone, for your generosity toward him! The good thing is that the playgroup friends will get to experience a lot of these gifts again and again!
It takes a bit of work to get a bunch of kids to sit still for a photo...
but I think it will give us the general idea!
Hunter's 2nd year - month by month... originally we put the photos out of order and asked our friends to guess which photo was which month... a lot easier said than done! We had a tie for the winners - each had 4 correct - one by luck, the other by logic. 
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1 comment:
Loved the balls-on-the-blanket idea. We used to do that at school with a parachute. And cute idea with putting his pictures in order. Can't wait for Atticus' 2nd birthday party! I have more ideas than you can shake a stick at!!
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