Team Cohen: I'm TWOOOOOO

On February 24th, 2019, Spencer William Cohen turned TWO YEARS OLD! He is just as much of a toddler as the kid manuals say he should be - going from the cutest of cute to the screamiest of tantrums and back again in a flash. We are fully into "I DO IT!" and "NOOOOOO," so he's lucky he melts any heart with that smile. My little guy once again measured little but steady at 32" (6%) and weighs 24lb 7oz (10%). Since he deserves every bit of happiness, we had a full weekend of celebration with family, fun, and food!

On Saturday morning, we showed up briefly at Team Gilden's house, and Joey enthusiastically ran to give Spencer his birthday present a day early. It was 5 Sesame Street figurines that Spencer fell immediately in LOVE with, carrying them around the house all the time. (Not to seem ungrateful, we stayed for a few minutes for a brief visit.)

loving his present at Aunt Syssa's house

loving his present at his house

Aunt Debbie - Shayna selfie

baby cousin selfie

We helped a friend celebrate her birthday later that day, and Spencer took advantage of a photo op.

After nap that day, we went to the Domain for some "cousins pizza" and playtime!

And play we did! The biggest problem was - What do you do when more than one cutie wants all of your attention?

Sunday morning arrived. It was Spencer's *actual* birthday AND the day of his party. Ethan joined me bright and early to help make the special sweet treats we'd take with us. (He may have just been helping for the post-helping licks.) Then, Spencer woke up and quickly figured out the game.

taking the two-year-old oath

Nana, Zayde, and Team Gilden joined us at Cedar Rock Railroad, aka the "choo choo park," for a great birthday party. There were trains to ride, trains to climb, and trains to crank ourselves. The "big kids" were excited to immediately crank their own fun:

With the big guys out of the way, that left Spencer and Shayna with the play area to themselves (for a few minutes at least).

It was finally time to go for a ride on the train! Spencer wanted NOTHING to do with it but relaxed after it started moving. (After all, he's TWOOOOOO.)

Ethan and Joey were living their best lives, screaming gleefully the entire ride.

It was time for those cupcakes we had made earlier that morning. There was too much of a breeze to keep the candles lit, but Spencer blew on them anyway.

YUMMMMM!

a very happy birthday boy

trying out the train whistle party favors

Ethan and Joey each picked their party shirts very deliberately.

The party continued at a pasta restaurant for lunch.

After nap, family showed up again for opening cards and presents. A definite highlight was his brand new ukelele from Nana and Zayde! (in other words, a Spencer-sized guitar)

While birthday dinner was cooking, we went outside to play with our new (unpictured) soccer goal from Grandma and Grandpa. One thing led to another...