Bye Bye Baby

Yesterday was Hayes' 2nd birthday and I feel like we are leaving babyhood behind! We took Hayes and Madison to the Children's Museum by bus (Hayes' preferred mode of transportation). It was nice to go on a weekday because it wasn't so busy. Hayes and Madison love one of the rooms where the have constructed models of storybooks, like Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Arthur's Pet Business (one of our favorites) and play where their favorite characters live. They also love the kid-sized Metropolitan Market where they can drive around shopping carts and purchase the foods they like! Hayes had a great time.

After the Children's Museum, we hit the real Metropolitan Market to get Hayes' birthday dinner. He is our little vegetarian. He loves fruits and vegetables, so we loaded up on produce. He really got into the present opening this time, and was thrilled that I had wrapped everything in orange, his favorite color. We finished off with the orange cupcakes that he helped me make.

5 Things About Hayes:

1. He can peel a tangerine all by himself. He loves them so much, I always catch him sneaking them, meticulously peeling them, and then devouring them.

2. He LOVES to read. When he won't go to sleep at night, he sits in his crib with a stack of books reading, until I come in later and he is face down in a book asleep.

3. He is very mercurial. Usually he is an easygoing guy. But...if he gets mad, he gets mad, and I am at my wits end trying to decide how to handle him then!

4. He is a true mama's boy. He is more of an introvert than Madison. Last Sunday was the first time he stayed in nursery without Joe or me since our move to Seattle.

5. He likes to tell jokes. If you ask him what's for lunch or dinner and he will say "cheese" or "cookies," and expect you to crack-up because who has cheese or cookies for a meal?