Happy Birthday Marty!

Marty turned 2 on February 21st and we had a great party. His best friends - Mary, Leo, Kylee, Michael, and Marissa - were there, and it was lots of fun. There were lots of great presents, but my favorite was the hand-painted table from Mike and Krystin. Here's a pic:



The next day, Marty got into the leftover pizza (read: he yanked the box out of the fridge as I was trying to prepare a meal or something). Feeling gracious, I let him sit on the floor and help himself. When I overheard, "Bert. Ernie. Eat.", I had to investigate. Here's what I found:



That would be the new Bert and Ernie dolls face down on their own slices of pizza. Apparently they weren't thirsty, although Marty was:



I'm not sure how I would eat a pizza if I had the whole thing to myself, but I know how Marty would eat it - lick all the crusts and bite the tip off every slice!

Overheard....

(crying in the background)
"What's wrong Mary?"
"Daddy said no"
"Well, Daddies have to say no sometimes"
"Even to little girls and babies?"

Things Marty could do before he was 2

Time is going by so fast, and Marty is learning at an exponential rate. I can barely keep up! So here is a (partial, I'm sure) list of things Marty can do and say:

kick a ball

push a chair from another room to reach the kitchen sink and countertop

say and identify by pointing every letter of the alphabet

say and identify by pointing every Sesame Street character

dance to the Jeopardy! theme song (and insist that we do, too)

eat with a fork and spoon

operate a pinball game, including pushing the start button, shooting the ball, and pushing the lever buttons (Hook!)

identify these people by name: my dad (Papa); my mom (Gagi); his friends Kylee (Ky-kee), Mary (Meer-meer), Michael (Mockle), and Marissa (Missa); my brother, Mike (Mock), and his girlfriend, Kristyn (Circle)

remember and discuss events that happened months ago: fireworks on New Year's Eve, my mom trying to get him to nap by laying in his fire engine bed (Gagi take nap), Christmas presents (Santa!)

discuss where people are (Papa at work, Gagi at home, Dada at work, Santa at work)