Una Buena Fiesta

The Tyke turned 2 last Thursday. For his birthday this year, he ended up celebrating 3 times. Once at daycare, once at The Compound with Mama Jean, Roberto, and my family, and once with Riley's family in Lehi. I'm sure The Tyke didn't mind, but even I, She-Who-Must-Have-Sugar-Or-Will-Immediately-Die-In-The-Most-Agonizingly-Painful-Way-From-Withdrawals, have reached my birthday cake limit.

Which makes me feel compelled to mention...do you know what happens to brand new 2 year olds who are given birthday cake and treats regularly several days in a row? Do you know what happens to their mothers? Euphoria and Armageddon, respectively. That's what happens. It's days later and I can't hear The Tyke's sweet little voice asking me for some "Can-ny?" without having the urge to duck and cover under the kitchen table and brace for disaster when I tell him no.

Despite the fall-out, the actual birthday celebration(s) were very fun. We threw a big fiesta-themed party at The Compound last weekend. Though I didn't go as overboard as last year with the decorations, a trip to the party store with Heather resulted in the purchase of a few party items I couldn't pass up. I made labels in Spanish and put them on a bunch of random items in the house, Mama Jean and Riley cooked some awesome dishes (special thanks to Riley's Mexican friend at work who gave him the recipe for authentic carne asada and spanish rice) and watching Dixie's exchange with the giant piñata provided the entertainment.

Since pictures are always the most sought after part of the blog (Hi, Mom!), I figured I would just put them all together in a slide show. Diviértanse!