{"id":2064,"date":"2011-02-13T14:59:40","date_gmt":"2011-02-13T20:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/?p=2064"},"modified":"2011-02-13T21:19:53","modified_gmt":"2011-02-14T03:19:53","slug":"the-big-number-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/?p=2064","title":{"rendered":"The Big Number 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For Ezri&#8217;s birthday, we had friends over to the house for a playdate.<\/p>\n<p>Ezri got a BIG birthday hug from her pal.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/birthdayhug.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/birthdayhug-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"birthdayhug\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2067\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/birthdayhug-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/birthdayhug-680x1024.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had Ezri&#8217;s favorite snacks with lots of fruit and cheese sandwiches.  The two almost one-year-olds who attended did a good job on the cheese sandwiches.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/snax.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/snax-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"snax\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2068\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/snax-212x300.jpg 212w, http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/snax-723x1024.jpg 723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had a break to watch the train go by our window.  You can also see our big icicles in this photo.  Ezri calls them &#8220;bicycles.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/trainbreak.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/trainbreak-267x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"trainbreak\" width=\"267\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2069\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/trainbreak-267x300.jpg 267w, http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/trainbreak-914x1024.jpg 914w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We shared Ezri&#8217;s favorite book Pete the Cat by Eric Litwin with her friends.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/pete.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/pete-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"pete\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2070\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/pete-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/pete-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We did a rhyme with fingertapping.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/fingertap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/fingertap-300x289.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"fingertap\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2071\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/fingertap-300x289.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/fingertap-1024x988.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We danced.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/dancing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/dancing-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"dancing\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2072\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/dancing-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/dancing-1024x767.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ezri was not sure about cupcakes last year at her first birthday.  This year she knows she likes them &#8211; especially these homemade chocolate ones where she got to pick the frosting color &#8211; GREEN(Thanks, Michele).  She left nothing but crumbs which you can see all over her.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/cupcake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/cupcake-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"cupcake\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2073\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/cupcake-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/cupcake-767x1024.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After her playdate, it was naptime.  But in the evening the birthday celebration continued with a trip out to The Two Toots Cafe with her grandparents.  Here she is watching the model train go by our table.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/twotootsbday.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/twotootsbday-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"twotootsbday\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2074\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/twotootsbday-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/twotootsbday-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/twotootsbday2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/twotootsbday2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"twotootsbday2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2075\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/twotootsbday2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/twotootsbday2-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At Two Toots, Ezri got to ride Champion the Wonderhorse.<br \/>\nShe loved the gentle ride on this ancient metal horse.<br \/>\nShe even suckered grandpa into an additional ride by saying, &#8220;Put money in here,&#8221; and pointing at the coin slot.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/champion.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/champion-270x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"champion\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2076\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/champion-270x300.jpg 270w, http:\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/blog.ezriblau.com\/2011\/02\/champion-924x1024.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAfter her ride she said, &#8220;Thank you, Champion.&#8221;  Then &#8220;Ezri hug Champion&#8221; which she did.  &#8220;Kiss Champion,&#8221; which she also did.  When we left the restaurant Ezri made sure to say, &#8220;Bye-bye, Champion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A great second birthday of fun!  Thanks to friends, toddlers, grandparents, and, of course, Champion the Wonderhorse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Ezri&#8217;s birthday, we had friends over to the house for a playdate. Ezri got a BIG birthday hug from her pal. We had Ezri&#8217;s favorite snacks with lots of fruit and cheese sandwiches. The two almost one-year-olds who attended did a good job on the cheese sandwiches. 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