Somebody is 2!!!

It truly is amazing, the phrase ..."time flies when you're having fun"! I could never imagine life would 1) travel this fast or 2) be this much fun. We just celebrated this not so little guys second birthday and we are beyond amazed at him! Life has not been the same since he came into our lives andn ow I could never imagine a life with out him. He may be a handful at times but the times he is oh so loving sure do make you forget those others (usually!). He is InDePeNdEnT, SaSsY, EnErGeTiC, DeTeRmInEd, StUbBoRn, RoUgH and most of all full of LoVe, the best HuGs, sMiLeS and tons of LaUgHtEr! I am not sure how we go so blessed. As he, too quickly, made it to birthday number 2 I am so anxious and excited to see what this next year has in store for him. With all the new stuff he learns and takes on daily, the personality I see growing, the ALL BOY coming out of him and the soon to be role of big brother.... I think we can say it will be a year full of surprises, amazing experiences and I'm sure a few stories worth repeating! Here are a few of his favorites at the big age of 2...

• Construction - he especially loves dump trucks and diggers! He can spot them a mile away and always gets super duper excited! With the booming developments in town they seem to be everywhere too! A walk always turns into a digger hunt and of course he has to touch! 
• Trains.... this is more of an obsession! He loves to play with trains and at this point his favorite is Thomas and Percy. We recently got a Children's Museum membership and it of course has a train room... its usually the first and the last place we visit. I wish we could have a room full of trains for him at home! 
• Words - He is in a stage of repeating and asking what all the time. Needless to say his vocabulary expands daily and we love it! It is so fun to talk with him and actually understand too! 
• Favorite sayings - He loves, loves, loves to say thank you! It has been a recent favorite and I cannot complain. I bet we hear it at least 10-20 times a day. He also is very good at saying sorry, which unfortunately we do need to say sometimes! 
• He has his mommy and daddy's sweet tooth! 
• He is a TV/movie addict and is very limited to what/when he can watch. Although I must say it is fun to have family movie nights and have him actually sit and watch with us! 
• Some other toy favorites...cars, planes, Chuck, puzzles and babies!! Yes, babies! He received a baby for his birthday and it is not often the baby is out of sight. He will be a very loving, willing and protecting big brother come March.
• He loves to put dishes away and help with laundry and vacuuming too! 
• Other fun facts... He is 31.5lbs, 36 inches and well off the charts! He is in 2t clothes and size 7 shoes. I think he was blessed with daddies feet!

I am sure there is so much more but I think you get it :)