Birthday Boy and others

Kaden loves riding in the backpack to go through the woods and take Talgee swimming. He enjoys finding rocks of all sizes and throwing them into the water, which really confuses Talgee because she can't "retrieve" the rock. We will really miss being a 15 min walk from the woods, lakes, and quietness. Here are some pics of the day.







Kaden noticed the ducks by Talgee's frisbee



Throwing rocks into the water





Cheeser!





Trying to show us he's "2"



kinda giving up...



He ventured off to find rocks





Hmm...water puddles. Looks like fun... I wonder....



YES! It is fun!


Bummed when Mommy & Daddy wouldn't let him continue getting soaked because it wasn't real warm outside.



Finding another tiny puddle and nonchalantly playing in it



Fishing with fishing rods of course









The morning after his birthday party. He got this cool ABC floor puzzle, but really wanted to hold D. He wasn't happy when I told him no



After we got the puzzle finished I let him get D.



Playing with the balloons







Playing with some birthday gifts



lining all his cars up


parking them in the dirt


Coloring in his washable book, while having a delicious snack of strawberries



After dinner he got some ice cream, which he loved, and got to eat with a big-person spoon!







And a funny one:



His Birthday Day

Breakfast



Snack of a Mickey sucker (from Christmas)


Lately he has started taking his snack and going right around the corner of the kitchen to sit on the carpet to eat it. So weird! He was also sticking his finger in the baby's mouth!



His favorite entertainment -- watching the garbage truck!!



Coloring a picture I drew for him (which he patiently waited for me)


He wanted me to dump the crayons, which I rarely do b/c of the mess, but since it was his birthday, I gave in. He then proceeded to sort out the green and blue ones. He knows all his colors now,except for red. Oddly enough he even knows pink, but still can't identify red!



EXACTLY 2 years old - 1:37pm -- our camera flash flickered to adjust to the lighting, so he started to rub his eyes. I quickly snapped the picture, then left the room. He went right back to sleep.



Uncle Bri/Aunt Amber sent him a fun tool set/tool belt to go with his tool bench. He's all set now! He really enjoyed the tape measure and putting the tools in his belt.














Opening presents that night

His first piece of Thomas the Train stuff---- he was SO excited.




Opening his train whistle


Amazed when Daddy made the choo choo sound with the whistle


trying to do it himself


train track for his Thomas -- he instantly carried the box over wanting it opened


Putting the track together -- all on his own!



Then he added a piece!



His cake for the night