Our dear Solomon Asher Horn hit the two year milestone today. I'm just astounded at him.
Solomon has grown SO FAST. I know this is a common occurrence for youngest siblings but it's especially true of our Solly. He abandoned sippy cups months ago and he's even trying to copy Clive in the urination department. I'm hoping and praying having an older brother to model the process will speed the potty training process along significantly!
Keeping up with his siblings paired with his natural inclination towards curiosity and strong physical motor skills means Solomon is into a lot. He's an explorer and experimenter, to be sure. (And now you know *exactly* why I've not blogged much in the last year. Keeping Solomon safe and occupied is a full-time job!)
Solomon is also extremely joyful and loving. He's also saying loads of words now and even trying to count to ten using his fingers.
Solly is also proving to be an opinionated and stubborn little guy. God is certainly increasing my patience in working Solomon towards becoming a manageable and pleasant toddler!
For Solomon's birthday soiree we hosted a morning playdate with some of his little friends. Of course Solly's pals are also the youngest ones of their families so many older siblings came along to party too (which is just lovely for Chloe and Clive). We had such a blast partying together!
Since Solomon's absolutely favorite dvds to watch are old Sesame Street episodes (you MUST check out the vintage Sesame Street flicks available at your library -- hilarious, entertaining and educational in a truly old school and fun way) a Sesame Street party was the obvious choice.
We love you to pieces, Solly-wog. Happy happy birthday to our crazy little Mexican jumping bean! Can't wait to watch you grow!
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| Apparently two year olds don't really do birthday party games. Get's too complicated for them. Still it's fun to watch their little brains try to figure it all out! This was for pin-the-tail-feathers-on-Big-Bird. |
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| The birthday bambino! |
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| Opening gifts |
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| This was an Elmo-faced strawberry platter whose lower portion kept getting nibbled on by children passing by. |
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| Broccoli faced Oscar the Grouch. Obviously. Or maybe not so obviously since he's sans mouth. |
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| We had so many kiddos partying with us (15 in all -- only a crazy woman like me would dare attempt that many little bodies in my small house) that we did lunch in shifts. This was the little kid shift. |
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| Big kid shift. |
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| He's a pro at blowing out candles. Especially when they're only 5 inches from his mouth. |
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| Crazy Clive and his equally crazy buddy, Sammy. |
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| Sesame Street character party favor bags. These took FOREVER but they were super fun to make! Even if they look very little like the idea I pinned on pinterest. Please tell me they at least vaguely look like Ernie, Cookie, Elmo and Oscar? |
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| Playing outside and getting dirty. |
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| So thankful for all these dear friends! |
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| Chloe and the older kids chowing down. |
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| I was extremely proud of my free-handing of Big Bird. Though I realized later I forgot to give the big yellow guy any arms. Guess I'm not cut-out for the world of illustration after all. |
