by Natalie Grebe

Recently I attended a birthday party for a friend’s little boy named Cian. Cian was turning two and was all smiles as guests arrived and piled presents inside his red wagon. He mostly enjoyed playing with his cousins in the yard and luring his favorite “Grammie” to his sandbox to play alongside him. When it was time to open gifts, Cian’s mom sat with him on the patio. His dad passed over each gift and mom encouraged Cian to look at each card as she read it. Cian was fairly interested in opening the presents, and like most 2-year-olds, wanted each toy opened immediately.