Happy Birthday Daddy!

We had a great day celebrating Daddy's birthday! On Friday morning, Mommy got up when Daddy left for work to get started on his special birthday cake: coconut cake from scratch (one of Daddy's favorites).  When Isaac woke up, he ate a huge breakfast while Mommy kept working on the cake.  Amidst chowing down on a whole kiwi, banana, half a slice of a toast, and an egg (where does he put it all??), he was very fascinated watching Mommy and the mixer in action. 

patiently waiting for breakfast to be served

this is the face he made when I said, "smile for Daddy!"

watching the mixer

After Isaac's morning nap we headed downtown to meet Daddy and his students on their field trip at the aquarium! Isaac absolutely loved it! He was so interested in everything and just stared intently at each exhibit, with his favorite seeming to be the mesmerizing jellyfish. 

After a few fun hours at the aquarium we said goodbye to daddy, his students, and colleagues and headed home for Isaac's afternoon nap.

doing his new "arm thing"

When Daddy got home from work, he opened his gifts and cards and when Isaac woke up we headed out to dinner.  After a few obstacles we wound up at the original Samos in Highlandtown where Isaac was the instant center of attention, getting compliments on his name, his peacoat, and how smart and observant he looked.  While we waited for our table Isaac open-mouth stared at the other patrons enjoying their delicious Greek food.  At dinner we continued to make friends with fellow diners and Isaac enjoyed some Greek yogurt (that we happened to bring with us...not knowing at the time we'd wind up a Greek restaurant), pita, tomato, feta, and beef in tzatziki sauce.  He loved it all! (and made an absolute mess in the process)

 

On our way home we drove by Mommy's old house in the city to show Isaac, then headed home to put Isaac to bed and enjoy some coconut cake.  Daddy says he had a great birthday and we had a fun day celebrating with him!