Michael plays in his "fort."

He also calls it an "elevator."

Tearing into birthday gifts from Mommy and Daddy.

Michael gets the toys; Daddy, the assembly instructions.

We rigged a makeshift cover to turn ...

... the coffee table into a train table.

Michael touches a butterfly.

A zebra swallowtail.

Outside on a nice spring day.

Michael compares pieces of mulch.

Showing off some of our party spread.

A quiet moment of reading before the fun begins.

Laci Bácsi and Granddad have a Hungarian conversation.

Michael and his attendant paparazzi.

Pappy regales Pa and Great-Grandpappy with a tale.

Lots of family members came to visit.

"There will be toys in there."

Irén Néni's beautiful and delicious cake.

Oohing and ahhing at the car topper.

Pffffft!

Michael digs in ...

... and holds forth to Daddy about the cake's yumminess.

He takes his gift-opening seriously.

Displaying some cool new duds.

Who's behind that giant gift bag?

Looking around to say thank you.

The funniest gift: a howling wolf light.

Michael was in Thomas heaven.

Hooray for friends who came, too!

The boys thought that a photo ...

... with their babysitter meant ...

... that Mommy was going away, ...

... but Eve can handle it!

A special yellow car.

Checking out the wheelbarrow.

Andrew takes in some Thomas, too.

Then it was time for bubble fun with Carey and Uncle Ryan.

Andrew is off toward a bubble ...

... and Michael, too!

Each takes on the slide in his own way.

Daddy gives Michael a hand.

Excited to try out his gift.

A little scary, but lots of fun.

Andrew shows Michael how it's done.

Enjoying the beautiful day.

Happy springtime bubble fun.

Andrew throws a long pass.

Uncle Ryan helps Michael up again.

With Pa and Great-Grandma.

"Bulldog cheese" with Nana and Great-Grandpappy.

Eve shows Michael how to smile with his teeth.

Thomas and the phlox welcome you to our home.

Easter gifts from Grandma and Pappy.

What eggs? Michael wants the car.

His first taste of M&Ms. (Thumbs up.)

Easter treats with Mommy.

A little coloring fun afterwards.

Michael loves the cow so much ...

... he wants it in his crib at night.

The best part: throwing away the trash.

Aunt Helen put together ...

... an indoor Easter egg hunt ...

... for Michael, Grace, and Nathan.

Can you find the blue egg?

Can't forget the car in the basket.

Stealing a quiet moment with his cars.

Helping Irén Néni and Laci Bácsi with the cake.

Michael's art photography: "Doorway."

"Car on Couch."

"Footie Pajamas."

Now that we found the missing ...

... triangle stick, Michael loves ...

... to make really loud dinging noises.

Michael meets a new baby friend.

Baby Dru.

Checking out his fellow six-week-early baby.

It's been a long time since Michael first met Aunt Meghann.

King of the footstool.

Michael is sooooo tall!

Showing his "so-big belly."

Michael is ready to hunt Easter eggs at Ida Lee Park!

The mob swept the field like army ants, nothing left behind.

Pre-hunt strategizing.

Andrew was hard to restrain till the start.

Mommy and Michael are off!

Michael finds his first egg.

Picking up his second (and last) egg.

Andrew helps with the stroller.

Investigating the egg's mechanics.

Time to go through the loot.

Andrew tests the ducky's squish factor.

Michael was pretty taken with the pinwheel he got.

The boys debate the gastronomical merits of fruit chews.

Two tired kiddos.

Mommy and Michael after the egg hunt.

Finding creative uses for the Easter basket.

Then, a thrilling evening of chasing bubbles at Andrew's.

I like to think ...

... of these two ...

... as Wiggles ...

... and Giggles.