Before August ends, I figured I better get some memories of Finn’s second birthday up on this here blog!
Finn has been TWO years old for 17 days, and I still can’t get over it. In fact, as I sat down to write this post, I made the mistake of looking up last year’s birthday post. And, well, there went 20 minutes down the sobbing, my-son-is-growing-up-way-too-quickly rabbit hole.
Let’s just take a second to remember one year old Finn, shall we?
And two year old Finn? Well, we still love him.
Like last year, we decided to forgo a birthday party. Instead, we opted for a lot of quality family time and a weekend full of Finn’s favorite things: pizza, Mimi & Pops, swimming, lots of park time, waffles, trains… you get the idea. Though I had a little guilt about not throwing him some hopping shindig, I know that he doesn’t really care about a party at his age, and the family time we enjoy on his birthday is much more special when no one is stressing about decorating or hosting or any of the other stuff that comes with having a party.
Finn woke up to his favorite breakfast: waffles! And, of course, he got sprinkles on his waffles. Because BIRTHDAY!
After breakfast, we decided to take him to a new playroom in the city.
He took a particular interest in the train table, which made me SO excited to give him his later on in the day.
Like last time, we decided to do gifts after nap time. We did this for a few reasons: 1. We knew that, once he saw his toys, he’d want to stay in for the whole day and play, and we wanted to get out in the morning. 2. It gave us a chance to set things up during nap. 3. Sona actually had to work, as Finn’s bday fell on a Thursday this year, and we couldn’t possibly open presents without both mommies around.
When Finn woke up from his nap, he came downstairs to this scene!
He made out like a bandit, even though we tried not to over-do it. He got a balance bike, a ton of Cars color changes (which he LOVES), some John Deere stuff (since he thinks he’s a country boy), and a new train table, which Momma made for him! (He also got some gift cards and shopping money from friends and family. Again, SPOILED!)
I’ve had lots of questions about his train table already. So, later this week, I’m going to do a quick post explaining how I made it.
Needless to say, he was pretty excited.
Of course, he went for the balloons first.
He played with his new goodies for a bit, and then we had homemade pizza. Even though I’d had surgery just two days prior and wasn’t 100%, I was set on making him a homemade meal that I know he loved.
But the pièce de résistance was the cake, which had his favorite thing in the whole world on it: a tractor!
A John Deere tractor cake? SO not my thing. But it’s Finn’s birthday, and it was a total hit.
Later on in the weekend, we continued the celebration at a nearby water park. Finn has been swimming-obsessed since we got back from vacation, and we knew it’d be a great way for the family to make some memories and for Finn to do what he loves best.
(In all realness: we actually spent all morning Saturday, getting hyped up and prepping for a Lake Michigan beach day. We packed lunches, loaded up on beach toys, walked the 15 minute walk there, only to find that the waves were outrageous and the beach was closed for swimming. By that time, it was really too late to re-group, as Finn’s nap time was approaching. Momma had a little (or a big) cry about it, but we made up for it by doing the water park on Sunday.)
I really can’t believe that Finn is already two years old. How many times can a parent say “time goes so quickly!” But, you guys, IT DOES.
Our little 2 year old is a riot. He’s smart and sweet and ridiculously energetic. He can say his ABCs and sings a million different songs. He knows his colors (but always confuses yellow, for some reason). He still sleeps like a champ, mostly. His appetite ebbs and flows; he frequently boycotts dinner. When he does eat, Mexican, Italian, and Indian foods are his favorite. He talks A LOT. His favorite place in the whole world is our bed. His iPad obsession is still alive and kicking. He is very kind to other kids and has the biggest heart. And he NEVER stops moving.
I love him to pieces, y’all, and I’m excited to have had him around for two years of our lives.