Reed at TWO

At two years old, Reed is a cheerful, talkative little guy. He loves going to the grocery store, the playground, and on walks with Mama. He loves loves LOVES his Daddy and his brothers (usually called "THEOBECKETT," all one word). He likes to FaceTime with his grandparents. He goes pee in the potty occasionally.  And he LOVES his kitty cat, Milo. They have a very special bond. Friday morning he discovered Milo sleeping on Beckett's bed. He ran over, then gently put his head next to Milo's. Then he got his blanket from his bed, brought it over to Milo, and placed it over her. Then he sang the song I sing to him when I put him to bed. It was so sweet, it brought tears to my eyes. He did it again and I got it on video.

Family exercising

The last week or two I've been doing the New York Times Seven Minute workout in the mornings. The boys have gotten very into doing it with me, and know all the exercises by heart. It really does make it more fun to have them doing it with me (when Reed is not tackling me, and the boys aren't lunging into me).

Mama reading time

Wednesday morning Reed and I went for a walk with friend Emily and her son Archie, and then stopped to check out the new mountain goat sculpture in the park, and then visited the playground. As we were wrapping up at the playground we saw a fire truck go by. It stopped next to the lake so some new firefighters could practice with some of the hoses, so Reed got to check out the truck and the practicing and then sit in the driver's seat. There was also a skid steer nearby working on a road project, and an excavator working on a gas line project down the street. It was a pretty big day.

Long weekend

Saturday the boys went to their friend Tahir's party. Tahir has been one of their favorites since the start of school, but one thing that never came up was that Tahir was in their class when they were 3, at the Most Holy Rosary. There was a year in between when they weren't together, and didn't see each other, but it took until his parents and I were talking at his party Saturday that we realized they were in the same class two years ago. Everyone had a blast at Billy Beez at the mall.

Sunday the boys had another birthday party, for their friend Owen, so we went to the zoo first to enjoy the sunshine.

Monday morning we met Mama Sara and Preston in Camillus for the Memorial Day parade. It started out drizzling and ended up absolutely pouring, but there was not a single complaint from any of the boys. Their favorites were the marching bands, the geico gecko, Star Wars guys, and CANDY! Which was quite wet but still tasty, apparently. Mama's favorite part was not having to march in the parade herself, unlike last year. The best and most candy the boys got was actually from one of Jeff's opponents from last year, who stopped to chat with his wife for a moment.

For some reason my phone's camera disembodied the gecko.

Boys' birthday!

Sunday we celebrated the boys' birthday with friends and family. 

Monday the boys both celebrated their birthdays in their classrooms with their classmates. Theo's teacher's aide, Mr. Kennedy, has a tradition of lifting the birthday boy or girl up on his shoulders while the class sings.

Beckett's class had a more subdued celebration but Beckett did get a cool hat to wear all day.

Diggerland Trip

Daddy took Theo and Beckett to Diggerland with Uncle Jon the day before the boys' birthday. I was at a conference in Albany with Reed but it sure looks like they had a great time!