My baby turned 2!

Jack turned 2 on January 16, and he is officially not my baby boy anymore. He has grown and changed so much in this last year. He is talking and saying words and sentences that make me laugh. He never stops running around (just ask the lady who lives below us....). He knows what he wants and he believes he is going to get it at all cost. I'm pretty sure he gets his stubbornness from his dad ;). He loves playing with his friends, reading books, playing with cars, helping cook dinner, playing in the snow, doing anything with dad, and taking out the garbage. I don't know why people call it the terrible 2's, because I'm pretty sure Jack started at 18 months. He throws fits for up to 40 minutes until I'm able to distract him with something else. So frustrating. He likes to sing the temple song and the family song at bedtime, and he always wants to 'read another book mommy' as a stalling tactic so he doesn't have to go to bed. He loves music and wants to 'rock and roll' with mom and dad. He's found a new love for the 'Cars' movie and wants to watch it everyday. But once I turn it on he will only watch for about 10 minutes... sometimes it is longer, but he usually gets distracted with something else. He still takes awesome naps up to 4 hours and sleeps at night from 8 pm to 8 am (sometimes earlier). He loves going to church, because he gets to go to nursery and play with toys and friends. Although he is hard to handle sometimes, he is so much fun and keeps life entertaining.

We celebrated Jack's birthday with a 'cars' theme with a homemade sign and black and red balloons. We woke up and had pancakes for breakfast because that is what Jack wanted. We opened presents, and he got lots of fun things. Casey and I were really excited to get him his first bike, but we were worried he wouldn't be excited. Luckily, he loves it and rides/walks it around our house for at least 30 minutes a day. We had a few friends over for cake, and I think the kids enjoyed the balloons more than the cupcakes. We love Jack so much and are excited for his next year of life.