All Aboard the Birthday Train

We celebrated Max's birthday (and Mother's Day) with a train ride from Noblesville to Tipton for lunch. We thought this would be a special treat for Max, and while he enjoyed seeing all the trains at the station, he was a tad too young to enjoy the 45-minute ride. Still, it was nice to spend time with my parents and my brother's family, but we were all tuckered out for the ride home.

We ended the day with a casual cookout back in Bloomington, where Max enjoyed another birthday treat. (Check out more photos on Uncle Matt's blog!)

All in all, we had a nice time this weekend with family, but I am requesting a Mother's Day do-over.

Cake Face

That's what Max called Parker when they were devouring Max's birthday cupcakes. After all, birthdays are all about the cake, right? We spent the week leading up to Max's second birthday talking about birthday cake and candles, singing "Happy Birthday," and teaching Max to say "I'm two!" ("Mine two!"), and our work paid off. He especially enjoyed all the sweet treats and "prizes" at his first party at my parents' house in Carmel.

Max's favorite "prize" was his new big boy (and big league!) baseball hat.

Baby Legs

First (Real) Photos

June had her first professional photo shoot in early April by our friend and photographer Zach Dobson Photography. Here are some favorites ...