Little FFA

Papa and Karen decided to give Jed his big birthday present a few before his birthday party.  Papa came over to help Kyle fix a few things and they also put the tractor together.  (Jed has no pants on because I've been potty training him and he had a pull up on for the first time.  I told him we could go out and swing.  He was proud of that pull up and was wanting to forgo the pants.)  Kyle and Papa brought the tractor around back while Jed was on the swing.  He said, "that's for me?"  he wasn't really sure what to think about it.  He then said, "this is fun wearing underwear, pooping in the potty, getting a jellybean and getting a surprise."  (For the record, there was been no pooping in the potty going on whatsoever since the first time.)  He was so excited about the tractor though.  It was so funny to watch him get the hang of it.  He would lurch down on the peddle and go forward like one foot then take his foot off immediately not quite knowing what to do. 

It also has a FM radio on it.  We tuned it to the country station to add to the effect. 

 

He got pretty good at driving it in a big circle. 

 

We had to pull him out of the landscape a time or two....

 

He loves the trailer bed!  He immediately hopped off to look for sticks to put in the back.  He also ransacked the garage looking for anything he could call a "tool" to put into the back. 

 

Let's just say there is really nothing cuter than this big guy just a'crusing around on his tractor. 

Party Time

The kids had their joint birthday party on the Saturday in between their birthdays.  What a lovely day it was.  The weather was beautiful, not too hot.  The big kids had a blast playing in the play house.  Jed had so much fun with Cale.  They all enjoyed swimming.

Jed and Evangeline got spoiled with many wonderful gifts.  Papa and Karen always like to have a list of ideas the kids would like to have their birthdays.  This was Evangeline's list:

 

Jed got lots of fun surprises too! 

 

This next picture just cracks me up because I snapped it just as Evagneline opened her Tic-Tacs and set them down next to her.  Jed picked them right up and said, "can I have one?".  Her face after he utters those words is a face I see often.  A pinch of annoyance mixed with a dash of amuse.  

She had to set him straight as to whose Tic-Tacs they were, but she did promise he could have one.

  

Just when we thought they were all done, Jed opened up a Big Wheel from Aunt Wanda.  

 

I picked up a package of Avenger party masks at a yard sale and they were a hit!  That's Cale under that Hulk mask.

 

Jed was slightly nervous when I popped in the room with a Hulk mask on saying, "Hulk smash!"  He immediately instructed me to take it off.  After he realized it was just his silly mother under a make he absolutely delighted with them.  He wore his Thor mask for a really long time.  He even played with his toys in it.  It was so funny.  

Just look at those muscles!



 

 

 

Jed had fun checking out his new drill kit.  The boy loves tools.  

We also tried out the new walkie-talkie set in the play house.  I see us getting lots of use out of those. 

 

What a lovely day spent celebrating our two little loves.