Happy 2nd Birthday, Hunter!

I wish I had a magic remote to slow down the time! Hunter turned 2 on Tuesday, April 12th. I still remember that day like it was yesterday and he has brought so much joy to our lives. There isn't a day that goes by that he doesn't make me laugh or do something that amazes me with his sweetness, innocence, and comprehension. I just love this sweet little guy so much!

Over the past month, he has been doing and saying some pretty funny things. He says "hi" to everyone. Cute, and very social, but when we had the carpet cleaners here last week he said "hi" to them every single time they passed by him. I think they started to get annoyed but it made me feel bad for him when they ignored him. When he wants to do something, it is "time" for it, e.g., "na na time" (time to eat - he still calls food in general na na, even though he knows the names to all of his foods), "play Owen time", "watch Dada time", "shoot basketball time". You get the idea. His other new favorite sayings are "Oh, what's that, Mama?" or "What happened?". Also, when he eats, he wants to eat whatever you are eating, even if he doesn't know what it is or if he has just eaten himself and he LOVES to dip things. Finally, he pooped in the potty for the first time on 3/29! Yay Hunter!

We've had quite the birthday week celebration! As I mentioned in his party post, Mimi and Papa were here to celebrate with us. He LOVES having them here and asks where they are when he can't see them. Sunday, the day after his party, we all went to the Round Rock Express (Minor League baseball) game. Hunter has been loving baseball lately so he really got a kick out of it and it was a gorgeous day to sit outside. We were in a suite so we were in the shade and could go inside to the air conditioning whenever we wanted. It also helped to be in a "box" so Hunter was limited in how far back and forth he could go up and down the aisle. His friend Owen and his Mommy, April joined us.

Here are some pics of Hunter on his big number 2! We just hung out and played around the house during the day and had curried spaghetti for dinner for the first time - a Winship family favorite! - (if you are reading this and you know what curried spaghetti is, you have known me for a LONG time!) and cupcakes for dessert.

They say that the terrible two's are turned on like a switch, and I have already gotten a little glimpse of that. Hunter started making this face literally the day after he turned two. It is his "I don't like this/I'm confused/This isn't what I had in mind" face.

We took Mimi and Papa back to the airport yesterday and Hunter fell asleep in the car on the way there. He woke up after we dropped them off and I knew he was going to be confused since they were there when he fell asleep and not there anymore when he woke up. He immediately looked over to where Mimi was sitting and said "Mimi, come here please". :( Sad! Hopefully we will see them again soon. We are so glad they were here to celebrate with us!