Jonas' 2nd Birthday Party

We are back in Texas--to stay for a while. Mike is set to leave for Afghanistan in the very near future. He will be there for 6 months and with 3 little ones, I thought it would be

best for me to be near my family while he is gone. They have

already been soooo much help to me and while I miss my house, my things, my precious friends, and church in Germany, I think Texas is the place for us to be right now.

We've been in town for a week and yesterday was Jonas' 2nd birthday. He was such a happy boy on his special day (he's a happy boy most of the time). We had been reading Curious George stories every night at bedtime, so I think he liked his CG themed party.

We had lunch before cake and

while he wasn't a fan of his chicken salad

sandwich, he had great fun with the pineapple.

Then we visited for a little while and everyone chatted with Mike via webcam on Skype.

Then it was time for cake. He definitely wanted to blow out the candles and was so close that I let him continue to try. He finally got both of them blown out. There was also a considerable amount of slobber on the cake. He ate that piece. :)

I love the looks of triumph on his face after he'd succeeded.

And then there were presents...