Jared's Second Birthday!
March 22nd, 2006
 

Ah, Jared is two now :)  Jared's second year has been fun and full of excitement...moving,meeting new friends, traveling, first swim, eating like a big kid, walking, talking and much, much more.
Below are some pictures of Jared's second birthday party.  We celebrated Jared's birthday with things he really enjoys right now...BUBBLES :)
 
Yummy cupcakes!
It's party time!
 
Let's blow some bubbles outside...
Grace and Karen Murphy, Jared and Cousin Tyler blowing bubbles
 
Jared loves bubbles, that's why we made his birthday party all bubbles :)
 
Karen and Grace Murphy enjoying the bubbles
 
Grace and some fun bubbles
 
We even have a cool bubble machine...the more bubbles the better :)
 
Okay, Jared's getting ready to blow some bubbles...
 
Go Jared Go!
 
"Yes, I like bubbles" :)
 
Grace is trying to blow some bubbles like Jared
 
The bubble duo.  Oooo, cool bubble t-shirts :) !
 
Jared's cousin, Tyler, and Grammy came over for the party
 
So did our friends, Karen, Grace and Patrick Murphy
 
Ah, the birthday boy
 
Oooooo, cake time!
 
Here goes Jared blowing out the candles
 
And...
 
He blew them out!!  YEA!
 
Now, let's give Grace a turn to blow out some
 
And Tyler can try too :)
 
"Mmmmmmm!"
 
"This cupcake is very yummy!"
 
A gift from Aunt Laura and Cousin Tyler
 
Tyler gave Jared a car...cool!
 
A gift from Mama and Dada...a fun medical kit
 
And another from Mama and Dada
"Cool!  I have a workbench to pound on!"
 
A homemade birthday card from Mama and Dada..."BUBBLES!  My favorite!"
 
Grace helping Jared open his gift from her and her parents...a bubble mower!
 
And some colorful crayons for bath time!
 
A gift from Grammy...a fun DoodlePro to draw and write on!
 
Gifts from Grampy and Grammy Carlson...a John Deer tractor, some clothes...
 
And a pilot Bear!
 
"I like my pilot bear!"
 
"Got to break in my workbench"
 
"And look at me doodle...I'm a Van Gogh in the making!" :)
 
"Thank you for making my second birthday special!"