Isaac's 2nd Birthday

 Since Isaac's birthday fell on a Monday night--and because I don't want Isaac to grow up expecting Super Sweet Sixteen style birthday parties--we kept things pretty low-key.   Isaac's best buddy came over with her parents and we had dinner and cake.

Isaac and Eleanor are so delighted with each other; they just crack each other up.

Of course, their Charlie Chaplin-esque mustaches (courtesy of the black frosting wheels of Isaacs cake) are pretty hilarious themselves.

  And here's Isaac's fancy birthday outfit.  For some reason, he refused to wear pants.  And he also kept on pretending to drink water from his beloved monkey cup.

 After dinner, we walked to the park down the street.  Isaac and Eleanor love to ride in the red wagon together.

Especially when they both get to carry a ball.

Isaac's become such a little dare-devil on the playground.  He's always loved slides (he hasn't inherited his daddy's dislike of heights), but he's been climbing like a little monkey on all playground equipment (no photographic evidence of this; we had to spot him).

And to make things even better, Yuri showed up!  Isaac loves Yuri--even if his attempts to teach Isaac soccer are, for the moment, futile.

Here he is, modeling Yuri's hat.

 

Isaac's still pretty skittish around strangers, so that he lets Yuri pick him up says a lot.  Here he's saying proudly, "Tall, tall!"  Isaac loves to be taller than everyone else.

But nothing beats the simple pleasures, like finding pinecones.  Look how he's offering it to Eleanor.  What a good sharer.

At least until he starts chasing her for it.

So that was Isaac's birthday.  Nothing very grand--just good food and company.  But those are the best kind of days, don't you think?