Avery turns 2!

Miss Avery celebrated her 2nd birthday with a pony party this year. We thought we were going to have to miss it, but unfortunately for Avery she was sick the weekend before and the party was moved. So fortunate for Wade, we were able to be there to celebrate with Avery AND ride ponies for the first time.

Wade and Maggie look like they're having an eating contest. Wade buddy, just eat the pizza, not your entire fist...

Buie Crawford: Real cowboys wear pizza on their face...

Birthday girl blowing out her candle...

After pizza and cake, it was time to bring on the ponies. We weren't sure how Wade would handle the new experience. And either was he.....at first

Then he realized he had a cheering section (the Heinz family!) and decided to saddle up and wave to his fans...

Then it was all smiles and "more horse" from then on out...

They even had cuddly bunnies to pet...

Wade finished the festivities with some time on the swings. Haley Buice on the left, Cowboy Hayes on the right...

Then his best bud Mason jumped in next to him. These two are inseparable. I'm lucky Mason is a patient "big boy" with lots of practice at being a big brother, so he takes good care of Wade.

We always laugh because Wade calls Mason "Peter" (sounds like PITA) and sometimes "Petey" for short. We had no idea where that came from, but I did recently realize that's what he calls Mater from the movie Cars. And we read a book called BEST FRIENDS about Lightning McQueen and Mater. Maybe Wade's just trying to tell us Mason is his best friend???