Another Party for the K Man

Our Japanese friends who do not have children have somewhat adopted our kids to spoil. They love throwing them birthday parties. They bring all of the food and character cake and shower them with little presents. I told them that the K Man is loving Thomas the Train these days, so she got a cake with Thomas and the K Man's face on it. He LOVED it. And so did Miss M. So I guess this was his little birthday party. On his actual birthday, we were heading to our annual church retreat in the mountains of Nagano. It was Golden Week so hubby had off on Friday, and took Thursday off to celebrate the K Man's birthday. I was planning to take the K Man to the doctor in the morning for his two year old check up. Nothing like getting some shots on your actual birthday. We were running late so I hailed a taxi. The hubs was home with Miss M getting us ready to leave for the retreat. On our taxi ride, the K man had a bout with morning sickness and got sick all over me and the taxi. Needless to say, the pediatrician did not want to give him immunizations just in case he had a little stomach bug. His birthday was not getting off to a good start. My Australian friend met me at a grocery store with a change of clothes for myself and the K Man. We made it home and he was fine. Stupid motion sickness. That is what I get for hailing a cab and spending the money when I should have left earlier and taken the train. When we finally got home, I realized we would not have time to open the K Man's presents. We did sing to him over lunch with some pumpkin chocolate chip muffins that were supposed to be for breakfast but mama forgot. Then we headed out the door for our church retreat. We returned home on Saturday night and the K Man finally got to open his gifts. He got a new race track for cars, some tender sheds for our Thomas the train set with his own trains so he does not have to fight with Miss M over them, and an Anpanman bath toy, which they both are enjoying. The K Man is such a joy. He has an ear for music and loves to sing. His favorite song is "God is so Good" from BSF. He picks it every night when he goes to sleep. He is a huge people person and loves being around older kids. He has a smile that would make any mama melt. He is chubby...well, who are we kidding...the boy is a fatty, but he sure is cute. He loves Thomas the Train and Anpanman. He is talking a lot and can even put sentences together. If something breaks he will say "It is broken." He loves his sister, most of the time, and loves to ask where people are..."Sissy, where are you?" or "Daddy, where are you?" He sucks on two fingers a lot and his favorite stuffed animal is this tiny little blue horse. It goes everywhere. He also sleeps with a small blankie a friend gave me when we had him with his name on it, Mickey Mouse, a small Anpanman, and a Smurf his cousins gave him at Christmas. He loves to give me kisses but it is more like attacking and licking my face. He loves the park and going down slides. He is hilarious and I can tell he is going to be a people person, like his daddy. Everyone who meets him, loves him. He is learning how to drink out of a cup, a Thomas cup, and loves to cheers or kampai at every meal. He loves to give the peace sign, like a lot of Japanese people do when they have their picture taken, but he puts up all five fingers rather than his two peace fingers. And he is not camera shy. K Man, or K Buddy Man, or "my sweet little buddy brother", you are dearly loved by this family. I cannot imagine our family without you. You brighten up our home with your smile and sweet spirit. Happy 2nd Birthday buddy man!