Happy Birthday, Raleigh

I went to wake up Raleigh this morning, but he was already awake, laying in bed playing with a ball. I told him it was his birthday today and told him "happy birthday". His first words were, "I get candles?" "Yes," I said, "you get two candles." "No, only one," he said. Later he decided he wanted five. He also pointed out that Alice doesn't get candles today, but asked if Alice's mommy and daddy would be at his party. He later asked for Fionn, too!

For breakfast, Raleigh had some of his extra birthday muffins. I had one out for him and one out for dad. Raleigh wanted another but didn't want to eat dad's--he wanted his own!


At 9 o'clock mom and dad got to go to Raleigh's school for his school birthday party. (Raleigh had been asking us since Wednesday if we were going to go to his special party). Raleigh seemed sooooo excited that it was finally his turn to have all the birthday songs and activities and get to blow out the candle (only one candle at the school birthday party). His friends seemed excited for him, too!


Then Raleigh and friends got snacks and more birthday muffins and mom and dad were off to work.

Toddler Attachment

Our new vacuum came with a Raleigh-sized attachment.


He's almost like a Roomba, except the vacuum is switched off, unplugged or not on the floor most of the time.

Our first home improvement project

R became very good at putting washers where they go and helped a bit with the screwdriver. The Allen wrenches we used Friday were a bit easier.

I got digits!

Petting the Goats

Raleigh doesn't really like being near live animals--not even our rescue cats (though he likes to see them--from mama or dada height). But yesterday at the zoo, mom watched as he wondered off from the playground to the goat area. He evidently made a u-turn after the video ends and was brushing the goats when I went to meet him.

Dad wanted to hear about the goats at dinner, but the only news was "Connor brushed the goats." Raleigh did, too! Yeah for Raleigh!