Ben is TWO!!

Before the party started, Ben was playing in the garage and found Grandpa Curt's bike helmet and his a tool to help with golf. For a while I thought all of Ben's pictures would have these two items but as soon as he saw his monkey cake he left his toys for the cake.
Ben had a Gran-made cake for his second birthday! Granny is quite the cake maker. Since Ben likes the show Curious George on PBS, Granny decided to make a special monkey cake for him. Not only was it adorable, it was delicious!

Ben and his cake. Needless to say he was overwhelmed with all the attention and with the Happy Birthday song.

Jake helped Ben blow out the candles. I think Ben was wishing he could just eat the cake.

Time to open presents! Ben was all about getting the packages open. His first few gifts were clothes. I was very excited about the clothes because Ben is growing. He was not so interested in the clothes.New coat from Grandma Jo.

Ben trying to put the Mr. Potato Head part on his head.

Ben trying to figure out his new Mr. Potato Head toy.

The dump truck was a HUGE hit. The truck has a few sayings like "Good Work" and "Here We Go!"
This is the last picture of the afternoon party. My mom's family came over for apps and cake. We had Ben's favorite treats which were chips and dip! And he does like ice-cream.This begins Ben's second party---his dinner party. Mema, Aunt Donna, and Gale and Becky came over to celebrate and eat some tasty food. Aunt Donna gave Ben a Veggie Tales tub toy that is super fun.

I wish I had this on video. Ben is bent over the present and he was pulling out the tissue behind him and laughing. Inside is a monster truck that makes all kinds of sounds.
The super cool monster truck from Gale and Bekcy.
Playing with all the loot.