Happy Birthday to Trey!

Yesterday was Trey's second birthday, and we had a great day!  

We started out with pancakes at Slappycake's with Nyree, Ashlyn, and Madi.  Ashlyn and Trey are birthday buddies and both share the same birthday.  We went here last year too (pictures at bottom of post) and hope to make it a tradition.

 Trey building a tall tower with his gift from the girls

Ashlyn (9), Nyree, and Madi (7) 

Trey with his Elmo basket on his head

He is turning into such a silly boy, and I am so excited to have this summer to see his true personality (and not just his post-daycare side).

Next we made a stop at the pediatrician and confirmed that Trey has hand foot mouth disease.  Who knows where he got it because he appears to be the first at daycare to present with the rash.  We are about halfway through, so I am hoping by the weekend he will be feeling better.  The doctor said he has about 20 sores in his mouth and throat.  :(  I'm just glad to know that his irritability over the past few days has a different reason than being with me all day!   (and to be clear, I didn't know this is what it was when we went out to breakfast...or to OMSI the day before...or to...)

Trey and I drove down to Salem to surprise my dad for lunch.  He was so excited to see Trey, and the expression on Trey's face when he woke from his car nap to learn that we were at Bapa's office was priceless.

 Bapa building Trey's math skills

We made a quick trip to the park with Jeanne, a friend from Woodburn, so Trey could get some of his wiggles out.  I was so impressed with how far Trey would stray from me and how comfortable he was with Jeanne right away.  My boy is building some confidence and maybe losing some of his mama-clinginess!

When we got home, there was a surprise balloon bouquet on the porch from Grandma and Grandpa Clark!

For the rest of the day, Trey and I played at home.  We waited for Randy to get home to do a cupcake and presents, and we got to Skype with Grandma and Grandpa Clark before bedtime.  Overall, it was a fabulous day with my boy!

Trey eating like a king: hot dog and watermelon in Mom's lap 

while watching Blue's Clues.  Does it get any better than this? 

Amazingly, Trey wasn't interested in the cupcake (which he usually inhales) 

but just wanted to blow out his candle over and over and over again... 

Trey playing with his new grill

I'm excited to put this outside on the deck next to Randy's grill 

so the boys can cook up some food together.

I kept a pregnancy journal and wrote Trey's birth story on Mother's Day last year.  I think I'm going to start a tradition of writing a letter to Trey each year in this journal so he will have it (or maybe it will be more for me) when he's older.  I don't think I will post that letter on my blog, but the gist of it will be about the things I love about Trey and his current interests.  Some of these interests include drawing with chalk on the driveway (Mama has to draw our family which includes Trey, me, Randy, Tango, Bapa, and Sanny and now a variety of Sesame Street characters), walking up and down the sidewalk in front of our house, shooting baskets in his hoop, stomping in puddles, reading books (especially his Elmo books and now his new Blue's Clues book), playing Connect Four (no strategy involved, of course), and  his newest love of climbing on a chair and reaching whatever he can on top of the counter (yikes!).  I am so blessed to have such a sweet and clever boy, and I can't wait to see what the next year will bring!  I love you, Trey!