lucas samuel's world: 2 year old boy!!!

Luke's birthday was good. Low key, just us mostly, but very fun. First thing in the morning, Luke had his first little sports class at the community center and he freaked out, like I knew he would, but it was not unexpected nor was he the only one. It is non-parent participation, in fact they want you outside the room. He did great until he looked around and realized that he did not know anybody here and Sam and I were not behind him. Then he turned into crying boy with no bones. But so did 4 out of the 6 kids. The only ones who did not were the 2 yr olds that were closer to 3 than 2. But the teacher has 5 kids of her own and was very much like "this happens everytime on the first day and most of the time the second day. By the 4th week or so, they all are mostly good with it." So Sam had to go in with him as did the other 3 moms, and he did fine once someone he knew was there. It is a process, hopefully in preparation for preschool in the fall. But they played with a parachute and some bubbles and shot some basketballs at little hoops and then got stickers. Hooray stickers!

Once we got over that, we came home and we had decorated with Pooh and Tigger (his favorite right now.) Balloons and some streamers and a tablecloth with Pooh on it and he was very excited about the balloons most of all. Throwing them, kicking them, etc. We got him simple presents: some new Playdoh, some sidewalk chalk, new crayons, some new bubble stuff, a xylophone and a recorder to go with his muscial instruments, and some mega-block cars. Our plan is to build a wooden swingset in the backyard this summer, so we did not get Luke too many things. Then we ate lunch at home, and went to a Braves baseball game, which he really did enjoy for about an hour and a half. When he was tired of being there, he looked at Sam and said, "Go? Go?" Ok then. After that, we stopped and got ice cream. Luke had his own cup of vanilla, which he has never really had ice cream before, except maybe a bite of Daddy's at home. So that was very exciting and actually what he talks about most of all. "I-cream, i-cream, mama." Came home and played with bubble stuff and some water guns and sidewalk chalk outside for a longtime. Then we had some dinner and a birthday cupcake, bath and bed. That was pretty much it. It was a big day for him, with only a minimal nap in the car, but he seemed to enjoy it and have fun. As much as a 2-yr-old, who really does not have a concept of what a birthday is, can.

Lots of pictures on shutterfly!