Happy Birthday T!

Yesterday was T's 2nd birthday. Being a Thursday, I also had swimming with T in the morning, and a class in the afternoon. Unfortunately it also coincided with H having a high temperature (suspected, but later disproved, flu) and being in bed all day, so there wasn't really much time left for birthday fun.

The night before, T had figured out how to get out of his cot, and the two little monkeys had had great fun Not Going To Sleep. I was up and down the stairs telling them to go to sleep, in between wrapping presents, finishing off the birthday crown, putting up the birthday banner and occasionally checking on my poorly husband. K (yes K, not T) was up at 6.30, full of birthday excitement, but I was ahead of him, already decorating the cake (including a quick trip to the 24 hour supermarket for emergency cream cheese at 6.50).

By mid-morning, there was time for present opening...

 

...before heading off to the pool. Then it was time for a quick lunch before I headed out again, leaving the boys with H's mum, in a living room still scattered with wrapping paper!

Finally, cake time!

The cake was met with smiles, and T had those whiskers out and eaten in no time. He can already blow out candles better than his brother...

See that little badge there, with T's face on it? H made that. It's got Maisy on it too...

Plan A (pre-suspected-flu) was to go out for dinner, meaning that there was very little food in the house, especially special party food. On the way home from my class I picked up a couple of pizzas at the supermarket and added extra toppings. Hardly a luxury feast, but the boys were happy and ate it all up with enthusiasm. Quick to prepare too, which is an important factor now that T's favourite game while I am in the kitchen is Throw All My Toys Over The Counter Into The Sink (Bonus Points If You Hit Mummy)...

Today we went to the play centre and then spent the rest of the day at home, playing with new birthday toys and clearing up some of the post-birthday-rush mess (can you guess who did what?). There were still a couple of birthday-related treats too, including rabbit cakes from H's mum...

...and an Anpanman towel/costume from Adeel and Hiromi:

So, although things may not have gone exactly to plan, I think it turned out to be quite a fun time for a freshly-minted 2 year old (and his big brother). Oh, and H is much better today, thanks.