Happy Birthday Liam!
Yesterday Liam's friends came over for a party. A few of Liam's friends came over for cake and monkey fun. What is monkey fun? Start with five toddlers. Add sugar and spice. Then teach them to say 'monkey'. Shake it all up, and voila, a monkey party!
Liam loves the book Go Dog Go which is a psychedelic look at canine lifestyles of the rich and famous. At the end of this book, the dogs all race to the big tree, where a dog party is in full swing. So when I explained the concept of birthday party to Liam, he asked for a dog party. Knowing it would be hard to match the extravagance of the tree-top party, I found a similar theme: monkeys.
We made the choo-choo cake ourselves. Clearly the cake was the best part of the party. I explained how to blow out the number two candle (used by both Thomas and Amy for their 2nd birthdays!) and he did it by himself on the second try.The defining attitude of the day was Liam's laid-back approach to opening presents. He'd open one and want to read it or play with it right away. It took a long time to get through the pile. In fact he was still opening gifts the next day.
At the end of his birthday, I asked what he liked best. "Bear present."
I thought and thought, but didn't remember a bear present. Shannon found a birthday card that roared like a bear. The card had a joke in it about not having to outrun the bear, only your friend. Devin picked out the card (so she says) and Liam couldn't put it down. He thought the best part of the day was the card that roared like a bear. Next year we will have to keep that in mind...
