We had a great time last weekend with Charlie's birthday party and Mothers Day. Grandma and Grandpa Knepper came to town with Great Grandma Bovier for the festivities.

Charlie got lots of great gifts at his party, and we enjoyed some yummy cake from Graeters. On Saturday night, we went to Jim Dandy's BBQ for dinner, and Charlie bopped along with the blues band that was playing live. They even sang him Happy Birthday.

On Mothers Day, I went with Mom and Dad to the baseball game and enjoyed a Cardinals win, along with a Pujols home run. That evening John grilled some steaks and we had a nice dinner at home to celebrate the day.



Before the big weekend got started, we had Charlie's 2-year checkup with the pediatrician. He needed only one shot, and it will be the last until time for Kindergarten. He measured 29 pounds, 12 ounces (70th%) and was 33 3/4 inches tall (30th%). His head remains large-- 85th% at 19 3/4 inches.

Charlie has started singing and/or humming along to music, sometimes in the car and now also at home. He continues to love to dance.

Today we went to IKEA to purchase the final pieces of furniture for Charlie's new "big boy" room. We hope to get it all constructed over the coming weeks so we can start his transition soon.