Alex had a great 2nd birthday! Dave, Claire, and I went into his room first thing in the morning and gave him a balloon and present (Bert doll and Curious George book) and sang “Happy Birthday.” Then when he came downstairs he saw his big gift, the train table. After breakfast Nana brought over her gift, a train set for the table and Daddy and Nana set it up for him. (Dave went into the office late so he could hang out with Alex in the morning.) A while later Alex got more visitors, Aunt Renee, Dana, and Camden and more presents (Play-Doh and Play-Doh tools). They all had a blast playing with Alex’s new toys – though there were the expected exclamations of “MINE!” when you’ve got two 2-year-olds playing together. At one point they fought over one of the magnetic letters. There are like 50 of those things on the refrigerator, but Alex had to have the one Camden grabbed. Cam took full advantage of taunting him by running around with the letter S as Alex followed behind screaming and looking at me for help. Aunt Renee knew how to difuse the situation: bring out Mr. Potato Head.
We tried to get Alex’s standard picture with his bear, but it’s hard to wrangle a punchy, tired 2-year-old who’s hyped up on birthday cake.
Alex & Dana
Camden playing with Mr. Potato Head's hat
Sadly, probably the best photo of the bunch of Alex with his bear
And for comparison, Alex with his bear at 8 days old (before we knew putting him in the chair yielded a better picture)
The face Alex made when Dave told him to smile with teeth
Trying to get a picture of both of them (aargh - nice feet, Alex)
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