The Karaffa Family

Happy 2nd Birthday to me. What a fun time I had celebrating with so many family and friends for my big day of turning 2. The fun started a week before my birthday when Aunt Kelly brought me over my first birthday gift. (She & Uncle Art were out of town on my birthday, so they brought my present early...woo hoo!) I got an awesome sand box...

...and some golf clubs. I was so excited!

I even got to practice a few swings while they were there...I was having fun.

(Don't you just love my form?)

Then, on July 1, I had my friend party at my Oma's swimming pool. Here I am...ready for some swimming fun!

...And, one more before jumping in...

...And, one more while in the pool, of course. I LOVE swimming!

After we enjoyed lots of swimming and eating yummy hot dogs on the grill (that my Daddy made) and lots of other food, it was time for my friends to sing "Happy Birthday" to me...I just stared at everyone.

Yummy...the cupcake. I love food!

So good...I even got to have 2...that is the fun about having my Oma and some uncles and aunts there to spoil me!

My Mommy & me

My Daddy & me

Here I am...really enjoyed cupcake #2!

A big smile...and icing in my hair!

My Oma and me...my Oma and Aunt Helen were huge helps for the party since my Mommy has been pretty sick with my new brother or sister!

My "Sissy" and me...sure was a fun party!

And, on my official birthday, July 2. I got to celebrate with my family. Before dinner, I got to open up my presents from Daddy, Mommy, & "Sissy."

I enjoyed really tearing into this birthday card...

...and then reading it!!

Then, it was time to tear into my gifts...

...yay...a book. I love to "read."

And look...one of my favorite things, "Ninnick" (translated "Mickey"). I was super excited to see his face on my book.

Oma & Averie enjoyed watching me open my presents. "Sissy" wanted to help, but I had fun opening up most of them by myself!

Oma reading her special birthday card to me. I was sad not to have Opa here to celebrate with me, but Oma gave me a really nice memory of Opa...a special keepsake coin for me to have. Everytime I look at it, I say, "Opa."

Then...it was off to meet the rest of my family at my dinner choice..."Big Fire," of course! I love their food...and the entertainment.

After dinner, everyone came over to our house for cake and presents. Here I am...ready to have everyone sing to me and then blow out my candles....oh, and have a piece of cake, of course!!! (Mommy is thinking, "Could Brady be any cuter"?) :)

Making a wish and blowing out my candles

And...a big smile while I wait for my piece of birthday cake!

Oh, this cake is SO yummy...mmm!!!

Sporting "Sissy's" pink beads before opening presents. Yes, I am "man enough" to pull this off, don't you think? :)

And, time to open gifts...this was Daddy & Mommy's last gift to me...a big truck. I am really into trucks right now...saying "honk, honk" when they drive by...and saying "truck" really loudly.

Opening up my awesome tool belt with tools from my Uncle Blair, Aunt Blip Blip, and McKinly

One of Oma's presents to me was a basket filled with books and such. Under the teddy bear was a paci, which I lovingly call a "baba." Well, at home, I can only have it in my bed. But, with Oma, I can have it more often. So, right when I saw it, I gave a huge smile and ran with it. Here, I am holding my "baba" that Oma gave me and smiling big at everyone. Loved it! I also love the train table Oma gave me also!

One of my gifts from Poppy & Nana was this awesome grill. My cousin, McKinly, got one for his birthday about 5 weeks ago, and I have been eyeing it ever since. So, Poppy & Nana gave me one just like it. I love it and have been grilling on it daily since then.

I can grill hot dogs, burgers, and steaks...let me know if you ever want to come over for some good food! :)

Me with my hard hat...ready to fix anything around the house!

Mommy just laughs and laughs every time she looks at this picture. Here we are...McKinly and me...eating our lollipops. But in addition to that, I am using the drill in my mouth, and McKinly is sanding down my leg. Too funny!

Me with my Poppy & Nana...and in the new jammies they gave me for my birthday!

And, my Oma and me...oh, and my "baba"

What a wonderful birthday celebration!!

We sure have had tons of fun swimming in our Oma's pool. We've already been swimming for about 6 weeks, and we love it. Here is Averie doing a cannonball off the diving board...of course, she has to say it as she is doing it. (She learned this from our cousin, Brayden!)

And, here am I...all ready to get in the pool.

I love jumping off the side of the pool into Daddy or Mommy's arms. It's so much fun!

And, I just started jumping off the diving board (okay, so it's really more of a "fall into Daddy's arms" kind of jump, but it counts!), and it's so much fun. I could jump for hours. Here I am...getting ready...