Vance turns 2.

Our little Vance turned 2.

Guess that means he's not so little anymore!

Vance loves to play with real tools.

So he was very excited to open his gifts. 

A tool set, tool box & drill.

(Do you see Adler's face in the background....he also wanted those gifts! haha)

Vance got to drive around the 4 wheeler on his birthday too.

His brothers do such a good job helping him stay on the road. 

 Happy fella.

Since Vance has an obsession with the lawn mower

he was so happy that dad gave him a ride on his birthday. 

Later that evening we ended his birthday with smores by the fire. 

Vance had a birthday party with family and had an afternoon of wildness.

Cousins laughing, playing, eating & then that all repeated itself again. 

 Hanging out with grandpa Wayne enjoying his birthday cupcake.

 We all agreed that Vance should have a John Deere lawn mower birthday cake.

So I gave it my best shot.

Once he opened his lawn mower & trailer

he didn't even care about opening any more gifts.

He just loves that thing. 

 The Herdina's overloading the swing!

When you turn 2 years old in our house that also means it's time to say goodbye to diapers.

That age seems to work best for us to potty train & who wants to keep buying diapers

when you don't really have to anymore.

Here we all are helping Vance make his potty training posterboard.
(And mom & dad were mentally gearing up for a weekend of hell!)

Vance sportin his new undies.

Those little buns are so cute! 

 Happy to be a big boy wearing undies like his brothers.

When Vance turned 2 he decided to start talking like crazy,

stopped using a sippy cup,

& started wearing undies.

It was a big time of change for this guy & he handled it all so well!