Presents? Presents? Open Presents?

Someone has definitely figured out what presents are and will do just about anything for them. We had a birthday party for Ben on Sunday and he was super excited about his presents. He got a talking, dancing dump truck, a shopping cart, big trucks, clothes, a flashcard game, chairs for his train table, play-do and a workbench! It was total sensory overload. And then to top it off, a train cake on Thomas the Tank Engine plates! He is one very lucky little boy to get so many nice things!

Swimming with Aunt Sarah

A nice day to go swimming with Aunt Sarah while mommy just enjoys the nice warm water :) Aunt Sarah got a nice work out from wrestling with the little alligator and I got to enjoy the nice therapy pool when the outside temperature was 6 degrees. Just the way it should be.

Practice Makes Perfect

Practice makes perfect, so Ben needed to practice his shoveling technique with Grandma.

Shoveling

Ben hard at work. He actually has very good technique. He's quite a good little shoveler, which comes in very handy.

All Aboard!

All Aboard!! Cameryn got Ben this super cute conductor play outfit for his birthday. It came with a train whistle which Ben loves and Monster does not, a walkie talkie, hat, bandana and pocket watch. Thank you, Cameryn! :)

I Didn't Do It!

I didn't do it! Adam did! Ben needed a hair cut and I was just going to trim it up and take off a little length. Well Adam got a hold of the clippers and just kept taking the attachment shorter and shorter!

Mr Potato Head

DSack came over for a visit today and to help Ben celebrate his birthday, Rachel made some yummy cupcakes! Dan and Rachel were super nice and gave Ben a Mr Potato Head for his birthday. It was quite the hit. Ben is very partial to his glasses and the fact that his parts are stored in his tummy.

If Only It Really Worked

If only Ben's vacuum actually worked...He is very adamant about helping to vacuum.

Preparing for Mardi Gras

We have a little while yet before Mardi Gras, but Ben wanted to make sure he was well prepared.

The Birthday Boy!

The big 2 year old and his birthday cupcake

Ugh, the cupcake just got to be too much!

But...must...finish...

Note how he starts singing Happy Birthday

The Sweet New Ride

Ben modeling his sweet new ride. I just got the car seat adapter and wanted to make sure it worked ok. Plus it caused me to dig out the car seat and realize it needed washing. This baby's eviction notice is quickly approaching, so time to start getting the baby stuff out again.

Along with 2 Comes the Tantrums

So Ben's age is finally catching up with him. Last night Ben got upset because we wouldn't let him sit in our laps while we ate dinner. And he didn't want to sit in his own seat, so he decided to throw a tantrum. It was pretty amusing. After about 3 minutes he forgot why he was so upset and just cried and screamed. He found his blankies, lied down on the kitchen floor and cried and cried for about 15 minutes, until Adam and I were done with dinner. It was pretty hard not to laugh at him. Then, just like the flip of a switch, he got up and started talking to us about animals and Monster and carrying on like nothing had happened. Yup, gotta love the 2 year old.

The Train Table

We finally broke out the train table today. Ben and Cameryn used it last night as a table to play at and eat cheese (much to Monster's dismay since they had previously been spilling cheese all over the floor). Today I took off the table top and installed the train parts. It came with a motorized train, which Ben loves, but he's also happy pushing his other cars around in it. Unfortunately his Chuck trucks don't quite fit in the track, but his matchbox cars do.

Yes, We're Cool And We Know It