Happy 2nd Birthday Baby Tom!

Today was (Cameron's teddy and long time friend) Super Baby Tom's birthday! Cameron has had him since he was 18 months but properly befriended him around the time he came out of school and they've been inseparable ever since.
Last year we had a party to celebrate his "first" birthday" which Cameron put loads of effort into. This year was no exception and for the last 6 weeks or so Cameron has been plotting and planning and telling anyone who would listen about it all.
We saved some decorations that Cameron made last year and put them up again today.

This morning we baked a cake- usually Cameron gives me an elaborate brief of what he wants it to look like but this time he wanted to make it himself so we kept it simple - chocolate sponge with vanilla icing and white and milk chocolate stars.

As you can see he did an excellent job!

When Grandma and Grandad arrived we woke Tom up by shouting "surprise" in unison and then proceeded to open presents. Cameron had made him a card (where he'd drawn Tom as a jack in the box),

a 12 page comic, a cardboard mobile phone, a mini cardboard TV and Wii complete with mini cardboard controller and nunchuck! He'd made the wrapping paper himself in a rainbow design. He designed a Super Baby Tom Wii video game - he made the box and wrote a blurb of information on the back about the game features - it was really detailed and his use of language was really great - "Join Super Baby Tom, Bark and Tubey on an exciting adventure to save the world and defeat Evil Guy and his army of mummies. " Then later on "Discover the characters super powers as you battle the mummies. Switch between who you want to be. And finally come face to face with Evil Guy in the final battle". He made a disc for the game using a compass (one of his new favourite tools) and drew a design on that too.

He spent some of his pocket money last week on some fluffy green material at the fabric shop to make a new bed for Tom.

He'd also made a packet for "Frostoman's Extra Icey Ice-creams" complete with cardboard ice-creams for Grandad (AKA Frostoman) to give to Tom.
There were other Hooby guests too who had gifts such as a flying saucer (frizbee).

We sang Happy Birthday and Cameron helped Tom blow out the candles.
After tea and cake we played "pin the cape on Tom" that Cameron had made.

Everything went as per Cameron's expectations, it was a lovely afternoon.