The Spray Park!!!

This week we discovered an awesome new way to beat the summer heat, the Manzno Mesa Sprayground!! We went with a really great group of moms and little ones.

Xander had a blast!

He was still a bit wary of the water spraying at his face or on his head but he had a great time splashing and sticking his hands in the sprayers -- I think next time we will bring a bucket and a rubber ducky. He ended up spending most of the time chasing after other kid's toys, which is to be expected --

I definitely think this will be a great summer spot for many years to come. Even the big kids seemed to love it. And it wasn't crowded at all! Best part? It's cheap! Gotta love cheap, good clean fun!

A few pictures I snapped...

The Big Two

The weekend celebration in pictures. Starting with his "actual" birthday at the Albquerque Aquarium and Botanic Gardens and ending with Xander's big second birthday party at our house...



He LOVED the fish... running from tank to tank yelling "fish mom! fish!"







He HAD to pet all the ant's




He tried to ride this one




Chris and I sang him Happy Birthday w/a cupcake on his "actual" birthday (the party was the following day)




The Truck Cake I made


Blowing out the candle


He got the hang of opening presents really quick


"ROARRRR!!!"




"Chooo! Choo!!"

I think he had a pretty awesome birthday.

Chris and I were so proud of him, he really is such a blessing!