Scooooop! Dump!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Ollie!!
Oliver loves construction trucks or "scoop dumps" as he calls them, so we decided to throw him a birthday bash with that theme in mind. Here are all the fun party details and pics from his celebration:

Here's a funny story about his invitation:

Hudson had been telling Ollie that Ollie was getting a dump truck cake for his "happy day", and that Hudson was getting a Buzz Lightyear cake "with wings". I don't know where he got this idea (especially since "character themed" birthday parties are so not my thang) but regardless, Oliver was devastated over the idea. Every time Hudda would mention it, Ollie would burst into tears over it!

I told Ollie we were doing a construction party since he loves scoop dumps so much, but he wasn't convinced until he saw his invitation.

He took one look, sniffed a couple of times, and then said in a breathy voice:"I like it."

As my cousin Hillary would say about him, "He's such a diva!"

Glad you approved, Olfinn!

I called up a family friend who owns Utah Barricade to see if they'd let me borrow some barricades for the party, and they were more than willing. They let me come down there and take my pick of anything I wanted, and then let me take brand new ones so they weren't all dirty and covered with tar. Thanks, Cheryl!!

We made an obstacle course in the backyard out of more barricades, tires and paint cans for the kids to run around. A couple of the manly men had more fun than the kids I think!

In this picture, I am paying credit to my sweet hubby, our friend Chad, and Papa for sanding down and re-staining our deck so it wasn't such a hideodorous shade of maroon. It was something I wanted to have done from the minute we moved in, and this gave my cute, procrastinating hubby the perfect excuse to have to do it. Thanks everyone...you're the best!!!

Here are all the party guests hard at work. When they got to the party, they each got their own construction hat, mini Home Depot apron, and bucket and shovel to dig in the "gravel pit" and dirt with. Don't they all look soooooo cute? Thanks, Papa for working so hard to make the gravel pit a success...I still owe you treats!!

All three of these girls (Ang, Boo and Jeanne) are preggers and due within a few weeks of each other. I'm so excited for all of them!

The manly men (minus Grammy) enjoying some male-bonding time together

Ollie stopped digging for a minute to flash us a "Blue Steel" pose.

Here's his "cake". It's actually a toy dump truck filled with brownie chunks. Ollie loves chocolate anything!

We had a "build" your own brownie sundae bar with lots and lots of delish toppings. Thanks, Mimi for making the hot fudge and caramel sauces for me.... I always over-plan and under-budget my time. Thanks for rescuing me!!

YUM!

The birthday boy being coy

Blowing out his hysterical construction cone candles with an even more hysterical face!

Ollie doesn't mess around when it's time to eat

After opening all of his fun presents, Steve and I gave him his present which was a sand and water table. It was an absolute hit! The kids have played with it every day since, and I have to say it was one of our best purchases so far. If you're looking for something to keep your kids busy with this summer... this is perfect!!

Here are some fun pics of Ollie's party guests:

Sloanie (cousin)

Beckieboodle (cousin)

Benson (friend)

Ava (friend) what a hoot!

Hud-man, of course

All of Oliver's guests took home a coloring book and crayons for their favor. Thanks for coming, everyone! We had "loads" of fun with you!

We missed all of you who weren't able to make it this year...especially Ollie's cousins Lily and Gretel.

Happy Birthday, Olfie! We love you and think you are the absolute best thing ever!