Turning 2

From this...

to this...

and now this. How did my little one become 2 years old. This time has flown by and it seems like he is such a rush to grow up and be like his older brother and sisters. He is a firecracker. He constantly keeps us laughing because with the amount of energy this one has if he wasn't so darn cute I am not sure he would have made it :) He has started to have a vocabulary explosion. Right now as I type this he is in the background screaming, "My turn." He is trying to get someone to give him some fruit so he can practice juggling. See what I mean about keeping up with the older ones. I took my little guy for a walk today and he walked for 1 mile by himself, and yet he still wouldn't nap. 

He is a little sweetheart. He loves to climb into our bed in the morning and snuggle with us. In fact he gets angry if this ritual is skipped in the morning. He also loves to come up and give you these tight squeeze hugs. He also insists on getting a kiss from each family member before bed time at night.

He has a crazy humor and loves attention and to get people to laugh. When we go out in public he has to say hi to everyone he passes and he won't stop until they notice him and smile. He is totally curious about everything and loves to explore his world. He isn't timid and will go after things with tenacity until he has gotten what he wants. We can also tell that he is already really athletic. He has got amazing balance, is really fast and has amazing aim (as the people who sit behind us in church can attest to). 

Happy Birthday Little Guy

A fun tradition is starting where the older kids want to help me make the birthday cakes. This time Leo was the one who stepped forward and helped me make Huck's birthday race car track cake.

 Huck loves cars, so it was easy to carry the theme throughout his party.

 We had a kid's cake and adult cupcakes that were peanut butter and chocolate. 

 My parents were able to come down for the party. My mom recently had neck surgery so she had to wear her brace and we warned the kids about being gentle around her. Little Miss was very concerned that Huck would bite her since he has been doing that lately. Little Miss cornered Mimi from the beginning and told her to watch out because sometimes he bites. Mom thought she was talking about a neighborhood dog and asked her where he lived. Little Miss looked at her in surprise and pointed to Huck and says, "He lives right here."

 Papa made Huck his very own handmade truck. He loves it and calls it Papa's truck. 

 Huck was terrified of the candles on his cake. We are always telling him fire is hot so he wouldn't go anywhere near them to blow them out.