Henry’s 2nd Birthday

Henry turned two years old today. He started off the day opening his presents because his big present (a play kitchen) wasn’t really wrapped – it only had a sheet over it and we knew it wouldn’t last until after breakfast. After presents he sat down to a birthday breakfast of his pancakes. He definitely understood it was his birthday and was ready to blow out his candles.

Next we headed to the aquarium at Crown Center. He liked it and really wanted to climb on the exhibits and then run to the next one, yelling “Another fish.” Then we were off to Manny’s for a birthday lunch, where he got his own sombrero and blew out his second round of candles for the day.

For his birthday supper he had spaghetti. He’s been sick this week, so he hasn’t been eating much... But he ate every bite of his spaghetti. I guess he was just waiting for me to finally serve him his favorite food. Then it was time for cake! His favorite animal, by far, is polar bears. He sleeps with his polar bear and talks everyday about going to the zoo to see Nikita the polar bear. So he had to have a polar bear cake.

He seemed a little surprised when he saw the cake. And we forgot to wipe the spaghetti off his face so his chin looks a little red.

After supper, we interviewed him about his favorite things. You can watch the video here.

His answers in the video should not be trusted… here’s a list of his real favorite things:

Food – fruit, hummus, macaroni and cheese, anything sweet and warm milk (never cold, but warmed for 18 seconds in the microwave)

Toys – stuffed polar bear, books, Lightning McQueen car, outside four-wheeler, monkey backpack, zoo animals

Songs – Take Me Out to the Ballgame, He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands, Joy to the World, Happy Birthday

Books – Right now he prefers library books to his own books. He gets new ones every week at storytime and he always wants animal ones.

Things to do – run around and play with Jack, go down the stairs on his tummy, play outside, read books

People – Jack and Daddy. Often, his first words in the morning are, “Need Jack.”

He is such a sweet little guy. He is very laid back and rarely gets too upset about anything. However, he does hold his own with Jack. We could tell he was pretty sick this week because he was cranky, which is rare. He talks all the time and he thinks he’s pretty funny. He is such a blessing to us and we are so thankful for him. We love you Henry!