Happy 2nd Birthday Marshall!
I greeted Marshall this morning with a “Happy Birthday! You’re two years old today!” He was standing in the corner of his crib waiting for me to come in. He smiled and I repeated the birthday chant. He looked at me and slowly said, “cake”. How did he know that birthdays and cake go together? Perhaps from Ezekiel’s birthday earlier this July? He’s a quick study in birthday rituals.
I invited Karla and the family over for pizza, then cake and ice cream. Our house was full of lively sounds of a guitar, harmonica, and kids. After finishing the pizza we got the cake out and lit the candle. Everyone sang “Happy Birthday” and the look on Marshall’s face was priceless. He knew right away that all attention was focused on him and he had an almost embarrassed look on his face. Marshall blew the candle out like an expert as Karla had each of the boys practice blowing out candles earlier today.
Happy birthday, my little guy guy!