The original plan for the day was to take the kids to Chuck E Cheese for Noah's first play experience. Things did not turn out that way. Heidi was running a fever and not feeling well, so we decided to stay home and let her rest. We did take the kids out to lunch at Mighty Fine Burgers so that the birthday boy could have a cheeseburger, fries, and a chocolate milk shake. Normally I don't let the kids get french fries when we eat fast food, but since it was Noah's birthday I made an exception. The few times I've let him have a few fries he loved them so I knew this would be a special treat for him. He had a blast eating his special lunch and really enjoyed dipping the fries in the ketchup. His face was almost completely covered in ketchup by the time we were done eating. He might be a good eater, but not exactly a clean eater.
While the kids napped I wrapped Noah's presents and made the frosting for his cupcakes that I made the previous day. After Heidi woke up she came downstairs and helped me decorate the cupcakes. I frosted (using my new frosting gun my mom gave me for Christmas, and it was awesome!) and Heidi decorated with sprinkles.
We had a good little system going. All the cupcakes got frosted and decorated while Noah was still sleeping. After he woke up and came downstairs we let him open his presents from us. He got a new Thomas the Train set and train, a baseball glove and ball (so he doesn't have to use Heidi's pink Dora glove and ball anymore), and a guitar. He quickly learned "mine" and was very reluctant to let Heidi play with any of his new toys. It took a little convincing, but he finally learned to share (not happily though). What can I say, he's a two year old, it'll take some time. 
After dinner we put candles in the cupcakes and sang happy birthday to Noah. He was all smiles the entire time and tried really hard to blow out the candles. He got the first candle quickly, but struggled to get the second candle out. Eventually with Daddy's help the candle was blown out. Then the kids dove into their cupcakes, icing first. We had a great day celebrating Noah's birthday as a family and are looking forward to celebrating with friends at his upcoming party. 
