Happy Birthday, Big Poppa!!!

January 21st is my Daddy's birthday, so last night we spent the evening celebrating with him and my mom. We took the kids to a Japanese Steakhouse for dinner. Tripp was hilarious. When we first got there something on the wall scared him so he wouldn't leave my mom's lap. Once he got over that, the chef came out and made the fire on the grill and Tripp was totally freaked out. Joey and I didn't get to enjoy our dinner because for the first time ever, Mak decided she didn't want to sit in her highchair. She has always been so good about just hanging out in her chair for the majority of the meal and last night she wasn't having any of it. She wanted out the second we put her in. We barricaded her in the corner for a little while where she could walk around but not go far, but that didn't last long. We all ended up passing her around until finally Joey just had to get up and walk around with her. One of the highlights of the night though came when Makinley all of the sudden stopped what she was doing and started grunting. I said, "Mak, are you pooping?" and she nodded her head! When she finished, she walked over to me and pointed to her diaper. I said, "Do you need your diaper changed?" and she said "Yeah" and went to go lay down on the floor of the restaraunt. It was so funny and I couldn't believe she actually understood what I was asking her! Just shows how much she is growing up! I'm also hoping this means she is going to be easy to potty train! Although it was a hectic meal, both my kids gave us a few laughs! Happy Birthday, Daddy! I love you and hope you have a gazillion more!

For the only few minutes that she sat in her chair

One keeps their eyes open, the other closes them

Tripp being scared of something on the wall
Mak hanging out with her Poppa
Tripp was terrified of the fire, so he hid on the floor (real sanitary, I know)

"Is it safe to come out yet?"

These two love thier GiGi and Poppa!