Do you know how RARE it is to have something on your parents that you can guilt them about? At least around these parts, it’s pretty hard. Mostly because it seems our parents are professionals at making us feel guilty without having any backsplash on them.
BUT NO MORE. Because the next time one of us does something to cause them to try to guilt us, all we’ll have to do is say, “Oh yeah? Remember when you forgot LIAM’S SECOND BIRTHDAY??”
It’s like “Sixteen Candles” all over again. Although, admittedly, it would have been a lot more traumatic for Liam if he had been sixteen years old and not two. As it was, I don’t even think he really understood that it was his birthday yesterday and if he did, exactly what having a birthday entails.
BUT STILL.
What are the chances that BOTH sets of grandparents will forget a birthday at the same time? I feel like it’s the start of some “Twilight Zone” episode or something. We called both sets last night just to make sure someone wasn’t languishing in a hospital somewhere (hey, it’s happened before). And both sets were suitably shamed by their indescretion. No real good excuses, just forgot. AWESOME.
Meanwhile, let’s have a look at some of the pictures from our low-key festivitiies last night. It was just the five of us, and we tried to do all things that Liam enjoyed. We went to dinner at McDonald’s where he scored his very own Happy Meal (but Harry accidentally drank his chocolate milk), came home to open presents and then finished off with cupcakes and ice cream. Liam had a great time. Especially with the ginormous rubber “Go, Diego, Go” ball that “Evie picked out for him”. LAUGHED HIS FOOL HEAD OFF. And he really enjoyed the cupcake (almost didn’t wait to blow out the candles to take a bite) and got a kick out of spooning his own ice cream. Messy? Yes. But worth it.
What are all these toys? For me? NO WAY.
Mmmm… chocolate.
Bad sign: He had the wild look in his eyes BEFORE he ate the cupcake.
We had to actually prevent him from faceplanting in the cupcakes and start monching.
All in all, a good time was had. And today he gets to play with all the toys, so you know, less time spent pestering me! Yay!
{ 6 comments }
Jezer (15 comments.) 07.08.08 at 10:59 am
#1: There is ABSOLUTELY nothing more adorable than the toddler squat. Nothing.
#2: I wish Alex had an “i” in his name so that I could do the candle-as-letter-I thing. That was very clever and also cute.
#3: Do you realize how long you’ll be able to milk the grandparents lapse? I’m thinking you could at least get them to spring for some university tuition.
Lisa 07.08.08 at 11:44 am
I’m sorry they forgot his birthday
But I bet it never happens again!!
It looks like his day was very fun and very special
I noticed the FP farmhouse
We got that for DD around that age or a little younger and she still plays with it 
mojavi (21 comments.) 07.08.08 at 10:38 pm
crazy how fast it goes.. so cliche’ to say but oohh hsoo true!
Cute with the cupcakes pic!
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michelle 07.09.08 at 5:50 am
oooh… forgetting a birthday! that’s huge guilt material. I would love to have something like that on my parents!
anyway, happy birthday, liam!!!!!!!!
carol (13 comments.) 07.09.08 at 11:48 am
I could have used something on my mom when the kids were little. My luck she would bribed one of my sibs to photoshop her in the pictures and my proof would be gone.
Looks like Liam had a good time. I miss buying toys.
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Tre ~ (1 comments.) 07.09.08 at 1:07 pm
hey there….well, i’m feeling your joy and your pain. i get the slacker grandparent thing but it’s a bit unforgiveable. hello. where are the priorities? i don’t have kids yet, but my bro does and my mom/stepdad just took he/his wife/and their 3 kids: my neices (2) and nephew) and my mom was asking me ‘honey how old are they now? i mean she never forgets holidays or bdays but the being there? well, it rarely happens..they’re a few states away. and my mom/stepdad can afford it. so i gave her bigtime slack recently and she said ‘what should we do’ and the result: a trip for the whole fam to dc. so do guilt them. they should feel bad. and work it. get a trip outa it.
nothing was more important that day. or shouldn’t have been. your boy is darling. i look forward to meeting you at blogher 
(oh, and btw, my bro has no idea i nudged that trip…so shhh 
kidding). have fun…let us know the result! 
tre ~
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