Collin's 2nd Birthday

Today was Collin's birthday. Wyatt had to work so Collin and I got to spend the day together. I couldn't let him have too much fun on his special day so I took him to Cookie Cutters so they could torture him with a haircut. This is something I have come to dread. I used to take him to the salon that I go to, and at first he was fine. But, he started not caring for the whole hair cut thing. I started taking him to Cookie Cutters because it is just for kids so his screaming and carrying on may not cause quite as much annoyance to the clientele. At home, if I were to turn on the Backyardigans or Elmo he would drop whatever he was doing and run to the TV where he would sit in a dead stare until I turned it off. This phenomenon does not apply at Cookie Cutters. I started giving him his "good boy sucker" prior to the haircut in anticipation that if he is enjoying his special treat he won't notice the haircut. NOPE-that only leads to a hairy sucker. Today I packed a bag of all his favorite toys, books and snacks so I would be prepared for his every whim. It didn't matter. I think I have finally come to terms with the fact that I am going to have to deal with bloody murder screaming for a while when it comes to haircuts. A little practice with the head locks and finger scissor avoidance might not hurt either.

So anyway, after our torture session we went to Chik-fil-A for lunch and a little play time. Collin unknowingly "dimed out" Nana and Pops at Chick-fil-A like he dimed me out at Tim Hortons in front of Daddy one time! It was very obvious when we turned into the driveway of the restaurant that he LOVES this place. He was yelling "yay yay yay and MMM MMM MMM". This isn't a place that we go on a regular basis so the only other culprit could be Nana and Pops. At least it's not McDonalds! Although, we never go there so maybe I should test him and pull in the parking lot!!!


On a side note, I am addicted to Tim Hortons coffee. I drive through on a regular basis and often Collin is in the car with me. If he is in the car, I order him one Tim Bit along with my coffee. Wyatt does not like my coffee drinking habit and also knows that I cringe when my parents give Collin sweets. One day we were all in the car going somewhere and Tim Hortons called my name, so I pulled in. Wyatt rolled his eyes and Collin started the "Yay Yay Yum Yum" thing. Wyatt looked at me and he didn't even have to say it. No-I'm not feeding the kid coffee-"Welcome to Tim Hortons, May I help you?"- Medium coffee... and one sour cream Tim Bit please. BUSTED! So I had to listen to the old you give everyone else a hard time but look what your doing speech.



So on to the birthday. We played and had lunch then ran to the grocery store. Something else I avoid like the plague since Collin had a catastrophic meltdown a few months back-to the tune of leaving a full cart of groceries in the frozen food aisle and walking out the door-which also means I only had 2 aisles left until my shopping was complete. Thank goodness, today he promptly fell asleep in his car cart. Of course every old lady had to walk up to the cart and let me know he was sleeping-OH, not anymore, sorry! I need a sign,"GO AWAY SLEEPING BABY-MOM TRYING TO SHOP IN PEACE".


Nana and Pops were coming over for Collin's favorite dinner "skedy" and salad and cake. Luckily, it was just them because the house was a disaster and I was running behind schedule as usual. I had planned on making Collin a Pablo cake but I ended up making him an Elmo cake instead. I borrowed a Pablo pan but I didn't want to sit a huge cake in front of him so I made a small Elmo head with a little egg shaped cake and 2 cupcakes. I thought it turned out very well.

Nana and Pops brought gifts and Collin definitely knew what to do with them. He opened Indiana Jones Mr. Potato Head and started to check it out. Nana handed him another gift and he promptly threw Mr. Potato, and I mean threw, to the side and tore into the next package. Dinner was great, Collin loved it. Luckily, Wyatt was able to come home from work to eat and hang out a bit before heading back out. The cake was a hit. Collin especially loved eating Elmos eyes and nose and giving him kisses. Needless to say it was off to the bath immediately after and bedtime! What a good day. Sunday the fam comes for cake and ice cream so we get to do it all again! I bought the cake for that one!!