28 and 2.5

Yesterday was my birthday. The big 2-8. As luck would have it, Will was born on the 13th as well, in January, so his half birthday is always on my birthday. This is the first year we really built up the whole half birthday thing....and he definitely got it. He knew mommy was making a cake and he knew it was my birthday but he thought it was his birthday too. We started our day at the zoo with Kiki. Since it was about 115 degrees we didn't last long. We were there long enough to see the major animals and take Alex on his first train ride. Alex didn't seem nearly as impressed with the choo choo as Will always is!! :)

We decided to spend a low key night at home since dinner out with 2 kids is not exactly enjoyable at the moment. Doable, sure. But enjoyable...no. John grilled steaks and I told Will he could help me bake a cake. Well, we were running out of time on the cake and it didn't quite get cool before we iced it so it looked TERRIBLE. Thankfully, it tasted way better than it looked and it was only for us anyway so who really cares. As you can see, Will has 2 1/2 candles and I have 28...in a place value sort of way. 2 tens and 8 ones :) Not enough candles....plus I'm pretty sure Will might have caught on fire had we lit 28 candles.
John got me the BEST present ever this year. For those of you that know me well, US Weekly is my favorite way to relax. There are few things better than some peace and quiet with a diet coke, some form of chocolate and an US Weekly. Well, the peace and quiet is few and far between around here these days, but now I have my very own subscription to US Weekly on a color Nook!! I am completely hooked on the NOOK. LOVE it! We decided to get Will a half birthday present-3 wooden Chuggington trains for his train table. Here we are with our loot.