Birthdays!

February is birthday month in our house. Caleb will be 4 on the 13th and Ethan will be 2 on the 21st. Last year we had a birthday party for Caleb, and just cake with family for Ethan as it was only his 1st birthday and he'd never know if there were friends there or not. This year, they are both talking about their birthdays and parties and presents. I'm hoping they are young enough that I can get away with having just one party. But is that rude to insinuate that guests bring a present for each of them? Ethan will only be 2, but boy does he really get it already. Luckily they like to play with a lot of the same types of toys - so all presents will eventually be enjoyed by both boys.

Caleb just started at his new preschool this week, and he is very excited to bring cupcakes to school for his birthday. But he has decided that the boys will get brown cupcakes with chocolate frosting, and girls will get white cupcakes with white frosting. So I asked him "What if one of the girls would like a chocolate cupcake?" and he said "No mama, girls don't like chocolate." Where on earth did he get THAT idea?!??! Kids are so funny.