I was waiting for these photos to arrive via e-mail. Last Friday we celebrated CavSon’s 2nd birthday. It was the estimated birthdate, but it works for us.
Yes, it was a bit subdued as a result of his recent surgery. But we did go out for frozen custard. The kids loved it, and the stars hanging from the ceiling. As you can tell in the 2nd photo, he really doesn’t like having things on his head.
He is now 3 weeks out from his surgery, and doing quite well. We have stopped using the arm restraints in the last few days. He is happy that now he can drink from his cup on his own. The stitches are beginning to fall out so we will not have to irrigate his mouth much longer. We’ve transitioned him from a liquid diet to a soft food diet. We even enjoyed some Chinese take-out the other night. Nothing exciting for them- steamed veggies and steamed rice.
I moved the seat of the tricycle lower to see if he can learn how to peddle it. He’s been getting on the trike and pulling a Fred Flinstone, using his feet to walk himself around. CavDaughter has been experimenting with a neighbor’s bike with training wheels. She looks great in her new pink helmet slowly moving down the street.
We celebrated Cinco de Mayo with some friends. One of them grew up in northern California. Each May his father had a conference in southern California that inevitably fell on Cinco de Mayo. So he grew up celebrating it though he is a gringo. It was a great excuse to gather our families, enjoy some tasty food including enchiladas and fried ice cream, and some, ah, traditional Mexican beverages.
After the kids left for baths, the men settled into a game of Knights of Catan, one of the expansions of Settlers of Catan. I lost miserably this week. But we enjoyed one another’s company.
