Party for the Birthday Boy

Since Waiola turned 2 in the middle of the week, and then spent the weekend in Kona with his daddy (Keanaaina family reunion), we couldn't really celebrate his birthday till the following weekend. So, we decided to have a Bbq with our families so that he could feel like a big boy celebrating his birthday. We didn't go all out because, well, I just didn't have the effort required. But, due to his current obsession, it was a semi trash truck themed event.

To kick off the day, and keep him busy while mommy and daddy prepped and cooked, Tutu and Papa let him open his first present. And of course, he was THRILLED!
He was so happy to have his very own trash truck. He also got an "I Love Garbage Trucks" shirt, which he wore the rest of the day, and some trash truck themed books that we are now asked to read almost every night. And to apease his other obsession, Tutu and Papa got him a large set of train tracks and more trains to play with.


Later in the day, he even had Papa helping him pick up leaves and sticks outside to put in his trash truck. He's become very skilled at filling his trash truck with things. ;)
As if one trash truck wasn't enough, Aunty Lohi and Uncle Cameron spoiled him with another trash truck. And a dump truck. And a bulldozer. He couldn't wait to get them out of the boxes. (Thanks for always spoiling our boy guys!)
And of course, what party would be complete without a cake? Since he'd been asking for a trash truck cake for the past month, we decided we just had to do it. It wasn't the best, but he knew it was a trash truck and he devoured his slice, so I guess it was a success.
We were lucky to have family here to help us celebrate our little one's milestone. My parents flew up to make Ola's day special. We also had some close friends and Aho's family over, including his cousin Keala, his wife Iona, and their six kids (who were still here from the family reunion. Sorry Keala...didn't mean to call you Kevin. I must've been spacing out).
It was a very long day, but Ola was so happy to have everyone one there, and we were so grateful for all the people who love and care for our monster. He's growing up so fast, we're just happy to have days like these that we'll always remember.