Tanner had his second birthday last week and we had a lot of fun. We had a party with the grandparents and they spoiled him. He got some cute clothes, books, and a sit-and-spin toy.
This is a picture of Tanner waiting for the party to begin. We're having real issues with his pictures right now. Every single one of them he either has his fingers in his mouth or his nose. Ever since we took his binky away he has to have his fingers in his mouth. It doesn't make for very good pictures, not to mention the fact that it's not very sanitary.
So this is Tanner sitting in his chair wearing his new, warm hat. Once again, those darn fingers are in his mouth!
This is his new fire engine. It's really cool. It has lights that turn on, sirens that sound, and the ladder moves up and down and around. He loves it and so does Keegan! At the beginning, we had to keep reminding Keegan that it was Tanner's toy and he wanted to play with it, too. It's still the favorite toy in the house right now but they're doing much better at sharing.
We kind of had a fire truck theme going with the decorations and his fire truck present. This is the cake that my sister decorated for Tanner. I thought it turned out so cute and it was yummy to eat.
This is Tanner getting ready to blow out his two candles. Because he had a cold on his birthday, we opted to put his candles in a piece of banana bread so he wouldn't cough on his cake. It took him a while to to blow his candles out but he finally did it. After he blew the first one out and realized how fun it was he had no problems blowing out the second one.
This is a picture of our handsome little boy in the new outfit he got for church. He decided to hold a birthday balloon and I figured that was better than having his hand in his mouth. Now, if we could just get him to smile! :)
He is so fun right now and we are just enjoying him so much. He's talking up a storm and learning new words every day. He is obsessed with garbage trucks and garbage men. Thursdays are his favorite day of the week because that's when our garbage man comes. It's the best part of our day! The other day we were eating lunch when we heard the "beep, beep, beep" as the garbage truck was reversing into our cul-de-sac. I had to get him out of his high chair and he RAN to the front window and just watched. Then, when the garbage truck was leaving he said, "Bye-bye gaba kruck. Bye-bye."
This has been a very eventful year for him. He learned how to walk, learned how to talk, mastered the art of eating with utensils, learned to sleep through the night, became a big brother and learned to live without a binky. He is such a cute kid and he is a joy to have around. As Keegan would say, "Happy Birthday Two-Year Old!"
A cute naked picture. Her rolls are getting bigger and we just love how chubby she's getting. There's nothing better for a mother than to have her baby gaining weight. It helps me to remember that at least I'm doing one thing right as a mother.
Up close and personal with the thighs. We just love her chubby legs and they are very ticklish. Greg has actually had two real laughs while he was tickling her thighs. I haven't had a real laugh yet but we're getting close.
her bald spot! It's so funny because it's a perfectly straight line right across the back of her head. It looks ridiculous but I keep reminding myself that at least she has a head of hair to have a bald spot on. :)
Tanner wanted to be in some of the pictures too. I love they way they're looking at each other.
And now they're looking at mommy. I was pulling funny faces at them but couldn't get either of them to smile.
Here's a smiling one! Everyone loves to make Maggie smile. Maggie really loves her brothers and sister and they're guaranteed a smile almost every time they talk to her. She is cooing a lot more now, she's starting to laugh, she smiles all the time, and she loves blowing raspberries. We are enjoying her so much!
