We decided to take Connor to a special breakfast to meet the Easter Bunny, and hopefully get him prepped and excited for Easter coming up. Although there was a huge spread of terrific food, all he really wanted to eat was Fruit Loops. I guess that's what happens when you deprive your child of sugary cereals! When we went up for our turn with the big guy, Connor ran right up to him. Once on his lap, however, he just sat there frozen and wouldn't look up. Still, that was a huge improvement over the kids that screamed in terror. After he got down, he turned around and said "Bye Easter Bunny!" and was quite thrilled with his plastic egg full of jelly beans, so I would guess that we didn't traumatize him too badly.
Today was the official day and we tried to make it special even though we couldn't spend the whole day together. Considering Connor shares his birthday with St. Patrick's Day, Brian started the morning with a special breakfast - green eggs & ham, of course! At first, Connor wasn't so sure...
But then... Mom & Dad, if you will let me be, I will try them, you will see...
Say.... I like green eggs & ham! I do, I like them, Mom & Dad! And after that first try, he ate every last bite.
The lucky boy got to spend the day with his Grammy, including feeding ducks, playing on a playground, and all the other fun & crazy things they do together. Late afternoon our little family got back together for some fun in the sun...
And our annual dinner at a local restaurant that offers Irish specials and lots of crazy people all dressed up. One of them offered Connor a special accessory for this pic...Happy birthday little man - we love you!!!
Connor had his birthday party with family and friends today. Can you believe he's almost 2??? The night before was spent prepping his very special birthday cake with Aunt Heather, Aunt Rachel, Uncle Steve, and Daddy of course. Although I swore I would never be the type to have a character-themed birthday party for my child, the kid LOVES Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and Toodles specifically. So, I made him an "Oh, Toodles!" cake complete with his own mouseketools: a party hat, 2 candles of course, a fork for his cake, and the mystery mouseketool... singing Happy Birthday to Connor! If you've never seen the show just believe me that this looks really cool!
It was a big day for our almost-two-year-old. His birthday party was planned for the afternoon, and he was invited to another bday party that morning. But it was worth the extra level of chaos that added to our plans, because the party was at a local fire station - so cool! He got to meet a fireman and touch all of his gear, spray a real fire hose, run around the station amongst the many vehicles, climb into the front of a fire engine, and ride in the back of another one around the block. Whew! It was definitely time for a nap after all that excitement.
I should preface this by saying that Connor is obsessed with letters and the sounds they make. He has even started trying to sound out words (although completely unsuccessfully other than "Mom" - good boy!). I was making dinner and he called to me "Mommy, come, I made an L!", and when I came into the sunroom he had fashioned this out of some magnet toys. So, what does he say next? "L.... L is for llllllicking llllllollipops!!!", which is part of a video he loves to watch about the alphabet. I could hardly believe it - he amazes us every day.
Connor's Grandma watches him on Fridays while I'm usually at school, but I was working at home this time and managed to catch the tail end of their outdoor adventures. I am soooo ready for the end of winter, snow, cold weather, but it doesn't seem to phase Connor even though he can't walk in it by himself yet - at least when its as deep as we've had it. He does, however, eat it by the handful and try his best to throw snowballs, even at Mommy!
I guess you can blame this one on my Type A personality genes. Connor's latest new thing is grouping things into precise lines - stickers on paper, foam letters in the tub, blocks on the floor, magnets on the fridge. Perhaps we can turn this into a desire to clean up his toys, but so far its not playing out that way.
We decided to take Connor to a special breakfast to meet the Easter Bunny, and hopefully get him prepped and excited for Easter coming up. Although there was a huge spread of terrific food, all he really wanted to eat was Fruit Loops. I guess that's what happens when you deprive your child of sugary cereals! When we went up for our turn with the big guy, Connor ran right up to him. Once on his lap, however, he just sat there frozen and wouldn't look up. Still, that was a huge improvement over the kids that screamed in terror. After he got down, he turned around and said "Bye Easter Bunny!" and was quite thrilled with his plastic egg full of jelly beans, so I would guess that we didn't traumatize him too badly.
