TWO YEARS

We did it. We made it to Two Years Old alive. After all the climbing out of highchairs, falling out of cribs, jumping off of anything while saying his own version of "to infinity and beyond".... we have both survived. And we are both smiling.

I am a believer that TWO years old may be the most adorable age.... that way you can forget about the millions of "terrible two" tantrums (OH THE TANTRUMS!) and hopefully just remember the good times.

Two Year Old

Happiness Is...

Trains (Go go THOMAS!)

Licking the peanut butter of the sandwhich crackers and tossing the rest

iChats with grandparents

Always putting your hood on when you go outside now, just incase of "OoWain" (rain)

Coming downstairs in the morning, so happy to see your toys are still there!

Suckers

Anything Cars or Toy Story

Plain wheat bread and yogurt

Making up your own words for things (ie. Airplane is ALWAYS "ah choo"- not sure why, and not to be confused with "choo choo.")

Forts under the kitchen table

Tub time, but not before running around naked until someone catches you!

Making new friends and having real "playdates"

Waiting at the window for daddy to come home

"Wrestling"

Learning to count and constantly saying "One more?" with one finger up.

Juice boxes

Finally letting your mom change your diaper... sometimes

Feeding the ducks

Driving around to find the real trains (great rainy day activity)

Helping me search for food at the grocery store "nana?" "apple?"

Watching home videos of yourself and laughing out loud

Playing "Up" & "Dowww" with the car windows.

Golf balls!

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and calling Mickey "Hot Dog!"

Cuddling in the rocking chair while reading book after book. "One more?"

Singing "Popcorn Popping" and "Wheels on the Bus" with all the actions

Your girlfriend "Naaaheee!" (Natalie)

Dancing. Oh the DANCING!

Playing with Buzz and "Wooh eee" (those middle consonants are tough!)

Learning to keep quiet in Sacrament meeting despite the No Cheerio rule

Spontaneously giving your parents hugs and kisses when you are happy or doing something fun!

Trying on all of our clothes while I'm trying to do laundry or "helping" with the dishes

And trying to speak in sentences "Mmmmm nnnnnn Buzz?" "Mmmmm nnnnnn Mama?"

(We'll get that whole talking thing someday. But for now its pretty funny.)

He is just our hyper-mobile, soft-spoken, screaming, gentle giant,

whom we couldn't live without.

Happy Birthday!