Kaleb is 2 Years Old!!!

I just put Kaleb down to bed and the tears just started flowing!! I can't believe my little boy is 2 tomorrow! It seems like just yesterday he would fall asleep on me and fit so perfectly cradled in my arms...not so anymore! He is such a big boy and is truly Mr. Independent. He knows to hold hands when in the street but don't even think about holding hands as he steps off the curb. Mr. Independent has an entire system for stepping off the curb before reaching up to hold my hand. He has this little man stance he does as he plants both feet far apart then he does a little crouch and takes a big step off! He is a wondrous, mysterious, mischevious, devilishly handsome little boy we love to pieces! We love you so much and are so thankful to God for you Kaleb! Happy 2nd Birthday honey buddy! At 2 years:

• riding a tricycle all by yourself, pedaling like a champ!
• so many new words to count including: sugar, running, raining, baby brother, baby ashton, satey pause (santa clause), chismas tee (christmas tree)...and the list goes on...
• so sweet! at night you take out ashton's paci, give a big smooch right on the smackeroo, and then carefully put his paci back in. In the morning you smile so big and greet me with a high pitched "HI MOMMY!!" Then you pull yourself up onto our bed and cuddle with me while ashton nurses and say "oh tooooodles" with playhouse disney! you absolutely adore your daddy and he just eats up all the love he gets from you. He has such a blast having a "man day" with you as he calls it. He took you hiking at pinnacle mountain this month, took you to home depot, rode you on papa's tractors, and always lets you help him with his tools while he works at his workbench. You also adore Grana as she comes over Monday and Wednesday nights to hang out while mama is at school. You get so excited spending time with her and are just a ball of joy after playing with daddy, Grana, and Ashton! You say "papa tractor" everyday when you see a tractor since you just LOVE your papa and nana and know you get to ride the tractor at their house! Some days it seems all I hear is "papa...nana...papa tractor...papa tractor!!"
• Mama is so blessed to spend time with you and your baby brother every day! I love every minute of our day and seeing your personality shine or your bashful side win over! You love playing with others and are so sweet but it took you a good 10 minutes to even step onto the playground that was dominated by 3 older kids yesterday. You just smiled as they flew down the slide 3 at a time but wouldn't budge from your spot in the corner. Hey, I don't blame you after the gorgeous French girl came up to you and said you had big teeth and big eyes! But one smile from her and you let her take your hand and lead you onto the slide! You had 3 new best friends after that! The 4 of you were inseperable and I saw that proud look on your face as you went super high on the seesaw with the added weight of 4 kids and your squeals of excitement and delirious laughter just made my day! xoxoxo