I Can't Believe I Have a 2 Year Old!

So even though Jake had his actual b-day while we were in Idaho for Christmas, we had to celebrate with my family and our friends too, of course! So the night that my parents picked us up from the airport when we got home from ID we had a little celebration. And Jake had told Mimi that he wanted an Elmo balloon, and there was one waiting for him when we got inside. That could've been the only thing he got for his b-day and he would've been happy! Hmm, yeah, why do we spend so much money on presents for toddlers when all they want is the box or something that's only $5?? Silly parents.

Jake and Aunt "Sawah" :)

He is the CUTEST thing when we say prayers. He folds his little hands as tight as they'll go and squeezes his eyes shut, but then he peeks during the prayer to make sure that everyone else has their eyes shut, too. Cutest.Thing.Ever.

Choo- Choo cake!!!

The Friend Party!! Luckily we live in SoCal and even in January we can be outside in short-sleeve shirts and have a bunch of toddlers run around wild at the park ;) Gotta love it! And you gotta love Costco cakes, too!!!

Even though I told people no presents (he has waaaay too many toys) he ended up getting a few anyway :) A tickle-me-Elmo and....

.....waiting patiently.....

Thomas bath toys!! He's totally obsessed with both right now, so he was pretty much in heaven.

Happy Birthday, little buddy, we sure do love you SOOOOO much!!!! Thanks for making our hearts smile :)

He got a pair of light-up shoes from Mimi. He has to wear them ALL the time. Thanks Mom ;)

And let's see.... some things about Jake right now are:

• He's about 28 pounds according to our scale at home. I don't know exactly how tall he is, but comparing him to other kids his age, he's on the tall side. He has his 2 year check up in a few weeks so then we'll know for sure!
• He loves anything that has wheels or goes. Planes, cars, trucks, trains, bikes, motorcycles. You name it. Every morning he has to see the bus, and when he hears the sound of the brakes he runs to the door to watch it. He also loves the garbage truck. He's fascinated that it takes away all the trash, haha.
• He is saying new words every day, I can't keep track of how many words he can say! It's just crazy that he's saying all these new things, and he's saying some short sentences like, "Help me, please," and "Watch this" and "I got it." My favorite thing that he says right now is, "Wow-eeee!!!" when he's excited about something. And it's funny how he says Thank you: "Take ooo" and paper towel: "Pee pee towoh" and heffalumps from Winnie the Pooh: "Heppups" haha.
• He's about to be sleeping in his big boy bed in the next few days.... scary!!!
• He pretty much has the cutest little laugh ever!! Especially when you tickle him.
• His favorite characters/movies are: Cars, Elmo, Mickey, Winnie the Pooh, and Thomas.
• He's a REALLY fast runner. I can't wait until he's 3 so I can sign him up for soccer, I think he'll love it and be really good.
• He repeats words over and over again until you repeat back what he's saying. It's hard when you don't know what he's saying because he just doesn't stop!
• He knows his colors, can count to ten, and sings along to the ABC's but still has trouble with the "LMNOP" part, haha.
• His favorite songs are Popcorn Popping, Twinkle Twinkle, ABC's, I Love to See the Temple, I am a Child of God, The Wise Man/Foolish Man, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Do as I'm Doing.
• He's pretty much the coolest little 2 year old EVER and we LOVE HIM to pieces!!!