big birthday boy!

Blogging has been sparse this year do to the fact that this is the longest winter EVER. We've done very little blog or picture worthy things around here lately.  However, we did just celebrate a big boy's birthday that I wanted to make sure got some face time on here. It is mind blowing that my baby boy is now officially a two year old....no longer a baby :( Miles is the sweetest little boy in the world. Sadly, he has embraced the terrible twos head on...full of tantrums, yelling/screaming in public (my favorite *sarcasm*), climbing in and out of things, telling me no (really not my favorite), and being incredibly stubborn in every way (really really not my favorite). BUT, on the flip side, when he is not acting terrible....he is wonderful. He loves to sing and dance and is quite the entertainer. He has, like his sister, inherited his father's ear for music and can sing me a song with surprisingly correct melody (not always words, but you know...he's 2). He loves to get and give hugs and kisses...he came up to me the other night and said "I wanna cuddle please" Who can say no to that??? He loves to laugh and make you laugh. He LOVES to color (although him with markers causes some anxiety for me!) He loves playing with Sydney and lets her lead the way. He loves to run, climb, and jump. I call him my little parrot because he repeats everything we say. He has a booming vocabulary so when he's not repeating us he's saying all kinds of things. He is so smart...he can count up to 10 (sometimes more) and  can identify a few letters, shapes, and colors already. He LOVES Yo Gabba Gabba (as you will see in the pics), books, "cool guys" (which are super heroes, football players, army guys, etc That term is a Miles original!) , pretend food, Elmo, blocks, tools, cars/trucks, and anything with buttons that makes noise :) He's a busy little guy and very curious. He keeps us on our toes and gives us lots of joy :) Happy 2nd birthday Miles.....

my attempt at a Brobee cake :)

happy birthday to Miles!

skyping with Grandma and Papa for cake time (see iPad on table)

opening gifts

our new little kitty, Lily,  wanted to help by eating the ribbon :)

Miles LOVED his pretend birthday cake from Nana

playing music with Uncle PC

Sydney  practicing reading with Nana

my fam with my brother Nick (aka Uncle PC)

kiddos with Nana

our big 2 year old!!!!

Miles,

You are my favorite little boy. You have been such a blessing to us and I know that God has incredible things in store for you. You are so sweet and have such a tender heart. You can easily bring on a smile to anyone around you. You give us so much joy, you have no idea. You are like a little sponge, learning constantly and I can't wait to see how you learn and grow this year. We love you so very much Miles and we are so lucky to have you!