Max is officially a 2 year old today!

Now that he is getting older we have to start figuring out what, if anything, we will do to commemorate his special day. I mean, we will have a birthday party but they won't always fall on his actual birthday, so what do you do to mark this special day?

This morning I did with the obvious and went into his room singing "Happy Birthday". What makes it even more memorable is that Max was mad when I came into his room and started crying, but by the second line of the song he sat there smiling at his silly Mama. I may not be Daddy like he wanted, but singing Mama will do after all!

We bought some cookies yesterday for Max to take to daycare to share with his friends and teachers today for snack time. Of course, when we brought them home and set them on the counter he found a way to knock them down and get a cookie into his mouth before you could even utter "oh no". That definitely made Dusty and I laugh, of course at the most inappropriate time - as he did it!

Outside of that we don't really have any special plans, and really, I think that is just fine. We will be spending the evening together as a family. We may sing "Happy Birthday" again after dinner, but ultimately Max knows he's very special to us so I don't think we need to do a lot. As he gets older, maybe we'll start asking him what he'd like to do and customize it to his wishes. But for now, we'll just relish in the fact that we now have a two year old and celebrate all that we have accomplished together in the past year.

Here's to you Max Man - we love you and are so proud of you!