My little cookie monster had a birthday party this past weekend. He finally got some good boy things like helmets, swords, and shields.  Brent assures me that every boy needs these items. He even blew out the candle (WITHOUT SPITTING)  like a champ.   Very impressive stuff! But the highlight of the day for the little man was this bike.  He rode it ALL day…only getting off to potty and eat.  He woke up this morning asking for “bike” and threw a little tantrum when I said he had to get off to go to church.  He looked at me and said “no church. Bike.“    Thanks Nana and Pappa for such a great gift!!  I think Brent may love it as much as Justus. Two seems so old for some reason.  Its hard for me to think that my last baby is already two!  We love this little man so much and couldn’t imagine life without him around.  He is our joyful little guy who always has a smile and a dance for everyone.  He loves to sing and can sing words better than he can speak them.  He potty trained himself around 22 months and even though mommy tried to convince him to keep going in the diaper, he refused and started going in the potty. He is determined to grow up faster than I want him to!!   He is kind and compassionate and is a much better sharer than any of the other kids in the house.  We are beginning to see signs of the two year old fun stuff, but so far they are not full force, have to leave a store in the middle of shopping type tantrums.    He is the only one who will let me sit and rock him and I LOVE the cuddle time.  They just grow up too fast not to spend a good amount of time cuddling =)  He is also obsessed with books.   The last few months he’s gone through memorizing “Brown Bear, Brown Bear”, and then “Wocket in My Pocket” and then “One Thumb, Two Thumbs” and now he’s on to one of Avery’s readers called “Too, Too Hot”.   Its funny to watch Avery read to him because she wants to actually read the words and he often beats her because he just memorizes books.   I think I could go on and on about this little dude and what joy he brings our family, but instead I’ll leave you with a little video of his b-day celebrations.  Hope you enjoy!