AJ's 2nd Birthday - Part 1

We celebrated AJ's big number TWO on Valentine's Day with a red velvet heart cake, cream cheese frosting, and red hots. Yum. I love their grubby little hands in this one. I had to hold on too so they wouldn't pull it off the counter. AJ could hardly wait for cake.

But first, we had his favorite dinner - mac n' cheese and green beans. This kid loves to eat! This was evident after his weigh-in at his 2 year check up last week. He weighs 33lbs, people! Yowzers. Charlotte didn't even reach 30lbs until she was 3! I think she's currently about 36lbs at 4.5 years. He still has rolls in his arms and thighs. I love it!

Blowing out his candle like a champ!

This was the next morning (sorry, it's hard to post pictures in sequence on Blogger as many of you know). How funny is his yogurt goatee and mean face to boot?

Shoveling in his cake and then asking for more, please. This is his usual technique. He scoops up food with his spoon or fork and then uses the other hand to make sure it ALL gets in his mouth.

Disney Princesses on Ice with Daddy

Dave took Charlotte to see Disney on Ice - Princesses on Friday night at the Verizon Center. Charlotte was BEYOND excited. I drove her into DC and dropped her off at Dave's office building all dressed in her snow white costume. She was all smiles and giddy. She got to see his office, go to dinner with Daddy and then walk to the show. I think it was one of the best nights of her life thus far! She was passed out in the car when they got home at 10:30pm but woke up to tell me all about it, especially her tinkerbell mug which had a snowcone inside. Apparently the snow cone cost more than the tickets!!! Oh the things Daddy does for his little girl. What a fun father daughter date that she'll remember for years to come.

Catherine Tate - Baby on board

This is too bloody funny so I had to post!

AJ at the dinner table on his 2nd birthday

AJs 2nd bday - singing at the dinner table from nuggetsmom on Vimeo.

He's a brief snippet of AJ's personality at the age of 2! He was finishing up his third helping of homemade mac n' cheese and green beans. His favorite meal!

Train table for AJ's 2nd bday

AJ's 2nd Bday - new train table from nuggetsmom on Vimeo.

AJ and Charlotte love the new train table. AJ is saying "yes ma'am" over and over again in this video in a strange voice. I'm not sure why? They've been playing with the train table non-stop since yesterday morning. I'm sure the novelty will wear off soon but I hope they enjoy this activity for a while. AJ asked this morning when he woke up if the train table was still down in the basement as if it might have disappeared in the night!

Sweet baby boy is TWO!

We celebrated our little Valentine's 2nd birthday yesterday. AJ will tell you he's FOUR if you ask him but he's starting to come around to the fact that he's only TWO. Don't grow up so fast, little buddy. More pictures of his new train table and blowing out his candles soon.

Charlotte is healed!

Charlotte is now exactly 4.5 years old so it was time for her kidney reflux check-up. She was diagnosed at 18 months. Her last check-up was when she turned 3. At that time, the reflux was still present so they recommended testing in another 18 months. I'm happy to report that she has officially grown out of her condition. No more uncomfortable check-ups and no more daily medicine! She's thrilled and so are we. Hooray for good news! A big thanks to Uncle Brian for coming with us for her testing last week and helping to keep AJ entertained.