Choo choo! Look who's two!

It feels weird to say we're parents of a two-year-old. How can that be? It seems like just yesterday we brought this little guy home from the hospital, when in reality, just yesterday we celebrated his second birthday. I know what they say about time flying, but sometimes I just wish it would slow down a bit. Then again, life with a toddler is anything but slow.

While the weather may have ruined all of our birthday plans (which included a picnic at the park to see the ducks and a visit to the zoo for a train ride), we didn't let that keep us from celebrating in grand toddler fashion.

Cars.
Trains.
A dunking contest.
A walk with the dogs.
The annual tradition of tree planting.
How much birthday fun could one little boy take in a day? We found out - quite a lot.

The boy is slightly obsessed with cars (or really anything with wheels) so we started off the day playing cars and surprising him with a parking garage that goes with the road/rail set we started at Christmas. I considered it a big hit since he couldn't tear himself away to watch his favorite show, "Dinosaur Train."



And speaking of trains, I had made train cakes the night before for us to decorate together. So much for that idea. After taking two bites of a cake and sampling a few of the candy decorations, he was done. I tried my best to channel my inner-Martha Stewart but she must have been on vacation.



Does it really matter what the cake looks like when there's icing?



Craig may have a little coaching to do now that Park is running full speed and testing his athletic abilities. After a good nap, Park was ready to take dad on for a little one-on-one basketball. While he's a pro at dunking, Park hasn't figured out how to shoot just yet. (I see a Shocker jersey in his future.)



Life has sure changed dramatically since Park joined our family two years ago. We are so stinkin' lucky.