Little Bitty Pretty One

Our sweet little dancer had her first recital a week ago. She loves the stage. Loves it.  And anything on a stage.  So here are a few pics of the big day.

Look! Just like Mommy - some 30+ years ago.

Not even a little nervous.

After the show there were roses and pictures with Nan and Pop.

And Granma and Granpa.

Mason was having none of the picture taking.

Until, of course, he was riding on Daddy's shoulders.

Kate got a very special necklace from Mommy and Daddy.

Hug your brother. She looks a bit like she's tolerating it, no?

And then this.  Like a good Mom, I kept snapping pictures.

Oh, he's just trying to eat her necklace. Thank goodness.

Sweet this one. 

And loves her Pop so very much.  She got to go home with Pop after the dance. Mommy flew to Denver.

Smiley family. How blessed we feel to have each other. Every day. 

They Say It's Your Birthday!

We're so very glad that this sweet baby came into our lives 2 years ago today.

Two years later and we are beginning to figure out how fun this little guy is. We are also starting to learn what we were in for.

Like the other day when he drew a beautiful mural on Nan's wall. Don't worry Nan, it washed off. 

Or when he rode this bear at the zoo. Fearless!

He loves his big sister. Sometimes she even lets him get close to her.

And just so you know. He takes after his Dad. Oh my.

To celebrate the big day, we had blueberry muffins iced with cream cheese and SPRINKLES. Mason loves sprinkles. He asks for them on everything. And so today he had plenty of sprinkles. On muffins, on brownies, and on frozen yogurt.

We rode bikes before school.

After school we ate pizza downtown, outside. Beautiful! Then we hunted for another mouse. Kate spotted this one while we were driving down main street. Eagle eyes, that one.

So a few facts about the Moo on his 2nd birthday.

      He still thinks a ba ba of milt is just the best thing ever.

      He can't pronounce K's - they're all replaced with T's. It's adorable.

      He loves sprinkles. LOVES them. He will eat sprinkles on anything, including grits.

      He uses the big potty. Enough so that he now wears pull ups. Seriously. He can say pull ups.

      His new favorite? Trains. Or as he calls them "choo choo's"
     
      He can hear a choo choo from miles away.

      Dogs are woof woofs and cats are meow meows. He's learning to be gentle with them.

      His distraction from going to bed is telling Daddy "Night Night."

      He admires his big sister. He must do everything she does. Everything.

      He giggles non stop and is a huge cut-up. We love it!

Happy Birthday sweet boy!