Camden's Birthday (Round 2)

My baby is two today and I don't know what to do with myself!

Actually, I figured it out. We went to the aquarium. 

Fittingly, the aquarium in Camden, NJ. 

Which he's totally NOT named for since it happens to be the #1 most dangerous city in the United States. He was in fact named well before we had even heard of that city. 

So anyways. We started the day with birthday pancakes. He still loves it when we sing Happy Birthday to him. And he even attempted to blow the candles out (which didn't really work out, but Daddy helped).

Then we spent the day at the aquarium. That aquarium rocks. Not just the usual fishies, jelly fish and sea horses, but a stunning amount of large fish, sting rays, sea turtles, penguins, hippos and the largest and most diverse population of sharks in the nation. Including a shark tunnel. And a place to pet baby sharks. And a place to pet sting rays too. And huge ENORMOUS tanks that fill entire walls of various large creatures that coexist (sharks, rays, turtles, tuna, etc). I mean really seriously the coolest place in the history of ever. Camden was very crabby because of a lack of nap so he didn't give two poos about the fish for the most part, but he did absolutely love running through the exhibits at full speed, turning around, running back, around and around without his little legs ever stopping.

Whatever, it's his birthday he can do what he wants. 

 

Petting a huge leopard sting ray

After the aquarium and a 40 minute drive/nap we pushed our luck and went to Red Robin for early dinner/late lunch, which the only possibility of surviving through that with an especially cranky just-woken-up Camden was Netflix on Mommy's phone. 

God bless technology. 

Then our traditional trip to Toys R Us. Cam didn't really have an opinion on what he wanted, except a certain toy airplane (him and his airplanes I swear) and a Disney Cars car. Brad and I got him an ogre that goes with their castle that roars and smashes his arms down that seems extremely fitting for Hulk Smash (aka Camden). 

Camden's Toys R Us swag

The boys fell apart in a thousand pieces from being over tired so they went to bed at 5:45. Neither of which have fallen asleep yet (it's 7:30). But they are being quiet and not stimulated anymore and out of our hair which is all that really matters. 

It was a fun day celebrating. Happy birthday to our little big man.       

    

 

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