Way back in the beginning of January, my little boy turned 2. In the blink of an eye he's suddenly a whole grown up person. He's hilarious, a ton of fun, and full of opinions. I hear a lot of "What's this, Mommy?," "I can do it myself. Colin does it!," and "Oh, dump truck, I love you so much, would you like to play trains with me?" That last one might not be typical two year old behavior, but it's pretty funny to hear. To celebrate his birthday, we had a brunch with family and friends. This year's theme was trains, as the birthday boy loves "chookin chookin." He is also of the opinion that it's not a party without balloons and cars, so both were included in the day. I didn't do a good job taking pictures of the food or the dining room because I was a busy bee and enjoying the celebration, but here are a couple glimpses from the day. The menu had some repeats from last year, and a couple new items. ...
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