Two Years

Dad: How old are you today?
Matthias: Three and half.

Matthias turns two today. At 6:07 pm Texas time. So 5:07 here. Due to our church Christmas party tonight we had cake and ice cream last night. Along with birthday dinner of cheesy chicken, acorn squash (my kids LOVE this), and sparkling strawberry juice.

Matthias was also able to sleep with his 2-year old quilt (although it still needs a crocodile hand stitched in the top right corner...maybe in January). He was so excited and probably actually warm since he's been using only a sheet. Perfect timing for our one degree weather.

This morning we had birthday breakfast of banana waffles and eggnog. Then opened gifts before Taylor left for work and we left for Music Makers. After that we took a trip to the doctor and I brought the boys along to hear Hannah's heart beat. They were quite well behaved and only pushed the elevator help button once...and the alarm once.

(James picked out this boat with car for Matthias. Matthias has been carrying it around all day)



(When James helped me wrap this gift he said, "Does it have two cars?" Fortunately it does.)


I am so grateful for my little boy and I love him so much. He has been such a joy for our family and so much fun. He has the best smiles and kisses. He is such a routine freak (wonder where that comes from) and is great at helping pick up and unload the dishwasher. He's always been a wonderful sleeper (up until 5 am at least) and a great eater. He idolizes James and will imitate everything he does and follow most of his orders. He is great about sharing and letting James have his way which is cute. But he can be tough and hold his own when he really wants to make a stand. He is an amazing talker and has been going non stop since about 15 months. My favorite is when he always tells me he is little and not big. And Matthias LOVES to climb. He has always had excellent gross motor skills (beginning with walking at 9 months) and frequently gets compliments on his abilities. He loves the tumbling class he is in currently and is an avid jumper.

We love our little Matthias and don't know what we would do without him.