Guess Who's 2!!

We spent about a week celebrating T's second birthday.  First we took cupcakes to daycare for snack time - because I just couldn't see us throwing a party and inviting all the wild things to our house.  It's a nice group of kids, and we do enjoy visiting with their parents...but still.  Hopefully T won't feel neglected someday.

So cupcakes were fun, and it was slightly amazing to see the different approaches to eating them.  One little girl screamed at hers and attacked it, some kids just picked at theirs, and T got one with no icing, because he doesn't like the way icing sticks to his fingers.  He seems to have a distinct cookie preference, just like his mama.

T before things got going.  Note the lack of action towards eating.

Still no eating - maybe some confusion?

It took Mom, and a plain cupcake to get him going.

(Note the girl in pink on the left side of the photo - she knew what she was doing!)

Here's the whole group, patiently waiting.  I have no idea how the teachers control them.

It's possible that he ate more goldfish than cupcakes....

We also had a small party at home (no cake), and let him open the presents people had sent.  He enjoys opening packages, and it's fun to watch him get into it.

 He was impressed with the Melmo (Elmo) card from his Abuela.

 He was also impressed with the Salvadoran bread she sent as a gift.  He loves it!
I didn't get a picture of the gift from Jaime's aunt, but she also sent bread, a different type.  How many 2-year-olds get bread for their birthdays??  He was a happy little guy.

 Opening his present from Gram.

 It's a very sweet quilt that we have up in his room now.

 Cuttable fruit from Tia Graciela.  He was fascinated by this one.

 Figuring out how to stick the two halves together.*

The final event was a small family party with a few more cupcakes.  We got the angelic face.

 And the skeptical face.  "You want me to eat what???"

And when in doubt, put your fingers in the icing, then rub it on your shirt.

It was a fun birthday for him, and we can hardly believe what a big boy he is!  He is talking lots, and riding a tricycle (pictures to follow), knows all the names for transportation means (truck, train, ambulance, car, plane, etc.), and asks "What is that?"  ALL day long. 

*As a final note on the fruit, he decided this evening that the wooden pieces would give him excellent throwing practice.  He is probably headed for time-out if he does that again tomorrow.  ;)