Hard to believe

Yesterday, November 20th 2012, you turned TWO!

It just seems like yesterday that Daddy started this blog for you, but here it is, your second birthday.

The weekend before your birthday we asked you where you’d like to go. You said “LEGO STOAH! (Lego store)” and “BU BUH FLY! (Blue Butterfly)!” which we thought meant, Mall of America. You did love the Lego Store and since it was not your first time, you knew which section had the Duplos. You picked out the Alphabet set and then off we headed to the “blue butterfly” which was in the Rainforest Cafe. Before you came along, mommy and I avoided the Rainforest Cafe, but you had such a good time, we will probably go again. We sat next to the large fish tank and you spent MOST of your dinner staring up into it. You ate nearly all of the kids’ pizza, amazing us both.

On your birthday, we went out to eat at GiGi’s (your favorite local cafe) for dinner. You had one of your all time favorite things there (the fruit cup) and helped Mommy finish her hushpuppy fritters. You continue to be hilarious and charming. This time by letting the restaurant know your favorite show is “WHE AUF FOSHUN!” (Wheel of Fortune).

We returned home and called Mimi and Doc who sang Happy Birthday to you on FaceTime. Then you gingerly picked at half a lemon curd and raspberry cupcake… until you got your first sugary mouthful of it. THEN the birthday fun was on.

In addition to your Lego set (and big red storage box in the shape of a giant lego), Mommy got you a Campbell sized comfy chair and pillow to sit with us and watch cartoons. Or more likely, Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune…

Your new words since Daddy came back from London:

• AIMIA (Where daddy works)
• London
• Jeopardy
• “Mommy Category! Daddy Category!”
• “Wheel of Fortune”
• “Letters”
• “Numbers”
• “Daily Double,,, (followed by a word)”
• …and when the word is silly “Makes! NO! SENSE!”

And you can count to five unassisted for the most part, ten if prompted and 20 if you do it along with mommy.

You now seem to understand “en français” when mommy wants you to say something in French.