Two Years Already

Calvin turned two a couple days ago...I can't believe two years have passed. I keep thinking that he is at the age PJ was when we arrived in Thailand. PJ turned two about three weeks after we moved here. CRAZY! We tend to keep things pretty low key for birthdays, generally we have no big party and we usually spend a meal together as a family and open gifts and eat cake (it's usually a lunchtime party due to Paul being on campus at night). This year on Calvin's actual birthday we headed downtown to meet up with some fellow missionaries who were on there way to another country in SE Asia. So, we postponed the celebration until the next day. I made a choo choo train cake for him with PJ's helpful decorating expertise. We both had fun and Calvin really enjoyed it too! I got the cake idea from Family Fun (http://www.familyfun.com/). And then, he opened gifts. One from my parents (more wooden train track including a train for Calvin!) and then a couple gifts from us which included sea animals and matchbox cars. He was delighted, as you will see from the pics!

All in all, Calvin's day was great. He has a bit of a cold but that didn't damper our birthday boy! We thank God for Calvin and his flexible, fun-loving spirit. He is truly Thai in many respects.
He is also starting to say a lot more words though mostly it's still jibberish!