Happy {almost} "Bir'day" Carter

Carter is very into his birthday. We have been asking him for about a month how old he will be, and he'll say "two August," which is supposed to mean two in August. Lately {as in, the past two weeks} he has been putting cups on his head and saying "Happy Bir'day, Carter." It is super-cute, and I know that he got it from school. Most parents take cupcakes/cookies/etc and party hats to celebrate the little ones' birthdays during afternoon snack time, and the children sing Happy Birthday to the honoree.

Well, just because I'll be in the hospital on Carter's actual birthday didn't seem to be a reason why he should miss out on a classroom celebration. So, I decided to let his class celebrate with him today. I took ice cream cups for their class, and Carter was so excited!

He got to help pass out the party hats...

Then, he got to sit at the head of the table while the class sang Happy Birthday...

He helped pass out the ice cream cups to his friends...
And finally, he got to dig into the ice cream himself...
Since it was only about 3:30 at this point {and a beautiful day}, Carter and I headed out to the pool for a swim. While I wasn't keen on getting into a bathing suit the day before having a baby, it was totally worth it. He jumped off the diving board, we shot basketball in the pool, played with the noodles and he would jump to me off the side. It was a wonderful way to spend our afternoon together before he becomes a BIG BROTHER tomorrow!