A 2 year old lives with us

It's very hard to believe that two years have passed since Charlie was born. We celebrated the actual day, January 28th with a day with just he and I. Spanish class, a haircut and a cupcake. The evening was spent with Mama, Dada, Grammy, Pa, Skipper and Auntie Meg. Dinner and homemade cupcakes for dessert. The gifts that Charlie received were very special, which included an easel that was designed and handmade by Pa and a beautiful table built by Pa Skipper and Charlie's Great Great Uncle Willard. Charlie is wild about both. I should also mention that EVERY cool gift he got was forgotten when he opened Auntie Meg's gift. A remote control car. He went crazy over that silly thing! We made the mistake of having him open that gift before KC and I revealed our gift to him, which he virtually ignored. He could care less about the tricycle and helmet...oh well!

Charlie before getting his haircut. An example of his new smile which he does with his left eye closed.

Dada and Charlie blowing out his Birthday candle (why didn't I put a second one on there? I have no idea). Notice the spit coming out of his mouth on the last shot.

Another smile. He only does this when he knows you're taking a picture of him.

Pa and Grammy gave him this doggy card that sounds like a dog barking "happy birthday to you". Charlie couldn't get enough of it.

While I'm on here I should give a developmental update because god only knows when I'll get the time to post again.

Charlie's speech and vocab have sky-rocketed. He talks constantly and always makes sure to say "please" and "thank you", even without being asked. He's using multiple word sentences and often says things like "thank you dada it was really fun" or if asked how he's doing, he may respond "I'm doing really well, mama". Sharp kiddo.