Twofer

Oct. 21- My baby boy turned two! Can you believe it? These two years have literally flown by with my tender, sweet boy. This is one of my favorite ages for kids- I love that they're still small enough you can baby them, but big enough they're playing a little more on their own and putting together new words and sentences every day.

Joseph still loves his binky and his bear, although he'll give them up willingly if I ask. He's making little 3-word sentences ("cat scares me" - our neighbor has an inflatable Halloween cat). He always asks "Why?" when you tell him something ("eat your lunch" why?- everytime). He adores his sister and calls her Emmy. The first moment he wakes up (around 8:30- hallelujah!) he asks about Emmy and where she is. Then, he asks about Daddy and so on through all the family.

He loves trains- thus the train table for his birthday- and cars. He has to take at least three match box cars with him EVERYWHERE. I need to get him a man bag to carry his cars! Around the house, he uses his shopping cart to carry all his goods.

For his birthday, our party of four went to an indoor ride place (Jungle Jim's) near our house. The rides are only $1 and they have lots of rides for little people. It was the perfect birthday

outing!

After Jungle Jim's, we had a fun Halloween party at our house with all the family. All the "buddies"- as Jo-Jo calls them-were there. Uncle Nate even came despite his need for stitches after an all-star catch and collision at his football game (he still made 2 touchdowns after the injury!)

I couldn't resist making these tombstone brownies (although they're not the typical birthday cake). We also had green eyeball punch with gummy worms frozen inside the ice ring. Creepy!

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For entertainment we had a pinata which Nate ripped apart with one thwack after Emma did a little prepping!

I love my sweet Joseph. He's a sensitive boy and I want him to stay that way! He cries at loud voices and noises (even if they're only for fun) and he cries if you're hurt. He's very obedient to whatever I ask him to do. And although "No!" (it used to be "Mo!" and I'll miss that) and "Go Away!" are new words, he's still sweet and fun most of the time. He's always making us laugh with his funny dances and gestures. He's addicted to sweets and you can bribe him to do anything with candy. He still lets me snuggle him and smother him with kisses.

I love you Jo-Jo! Happy Birthday!