~Issac's Second Birthday~
We had a busy few day surrounding Issac's Birthday. Thursday we woke up to a beautiful day so we took our family to NW Trek Wildlife Park with Cousin Robbie & Cousin Hannah. It was a wonderful time & the park wasn't too busy because it was a weekday. The kids LOVED the animals & being able to run freely. Friday we went to Tacoma to participate in "Play in Peace Day". It was a fabulous day to celebrate the memory of a lil girl & hold a peace march, then we went home to BBQ & have some relaxing family time.
Saturday was Issac's Party at Pacific Science Center. We did a dinosaur theme with cup cakes & lava muds (chocolate pudding, oreo crumbs & gummy worms) for the kids. Issac got some clothes, a BBQ, a tool bench, cars & dinosaurs: all his favorites. He was so cute running around saying, "I two" & "party". Unwrapping presents could have taken all day if I had let Issac do it his way- he wants to remove every piece of wrapping paper & tape from each gift! I helped move him along by swiftly switching the gifts after a few minutes of investigation. Issac was happy to have all his favorite people their to celebrate with him. My favorite part of the day was when he got shy when everyone was singing him "happy Birthday".
Issac at 2: We haven't taken Issac's 2 year pictures yet or done his 2 year well-child check up. They are both planned for the coming 2 weeks. We scheduled them so that we can do Issac's 2 yr & Josie's 6 month pictures & check ups at the same time. I'll share their new measurements & pictures then but here is a description of Issac at age two.
~ISSAC AT AGE TWO ~
Issac sleeps in his race car bed but still doesn't sleep through the night. Issac hates naps, avoids them actually. We can get him to sleep in the car or sometimes in his highchair after lunch. At bed time we read him 3 books, we try 2 but usually he says "more book please" & we read a third. For breakfast: Issac LOVES eggs, everyday. He also enjoys fruit, bacon, sausage, oatmeal and bagels. For lunch: Issac loves the classics; tuna, PB&J, turkey chili, mac & cheese, turkey hotdogs and mickey mouse chicken nuggets. For snacks or sides Issac enjoys carrots & broccoli with ranch, any fruit, goldfish crackers, apple sauce, yogurt and string cheese. He asks for "water" to drink when he wants it & knows when his milk lacks chocolate, "chocolate not in there", Issac says. We only give him 100% juice & still put half the cup water. For dinner Issac eats whatever we are having but is not a big fan of anything spicy & is very picky about the temperature, he enjoys his food COLD.
Issac spends his days playing outside in the back yard or inside with his cars, oh how he loves his cars. He points outside and says, "mom's car blue, daddy's car black". When we go for walks he runs up to the cars and points out the "tires", and stomps in the puddles. When going on a car ride he likes to point out the trucks and buses. Sometimes it is non-stop, "There's the Bus", "where'd the bus go", There's the bus".
We try to take Issac to the park at least once a week, but I think we've been 4 out of the last 5 days. This morning Issac went to Josie's bedroom door & knocked, so I let him in & asked him what he needed & he grabbed the infant car seat & said, "play, park, please momma".
Issac knows most animal noises, a few colors; blue, black and red. Issac can count to 7 and can, with help, say the alphabet to letter L. We limit the TV, he watches but Mickey Mouse, Dinosaur Train, and Curious George are his faves. He Loves to watch movies; Cars,Yogi Bear, Toy Story and Bambi are the movies he will ask for by name.
Tyler & I look forward to another year of miles stones & achomplishments. Thank you to everybody who has made an effort to be a part of our lives &take witness to amazing personalities our children have developed. We love each of you! ~Til next time~ XOXO
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