Little Man is 2!!!

The new tool bench that was constructed during nap time. He absolutely LOVED it and pretty much ignored everyone for a good half hour while he played!
Will the balloons fit in the tunnel?

The loot!

Presents, for me????

I LOVE it!!!

Brutus! Ivan insisted that Brutus was broken when he discovered nothing happened when he pushed his stomach!

Ivan loved it when everyone sang "Happy Birthday" He looked around at every person in amazement. Then he blew out the candle, with a little assistance.

Yummy cake, courtesy of Stacey

Posing before clean up

I love my new riding toy, I mean boat.

On Sunday we celebrated Ivan's 2nd birthday! It is so hard for us to believe that our baby is now 2 years old! We have had so much fun over the past 2 years watching him grow into this amazing little person. From day one, he has been a very active and entertaining little guy. He always keeps us on our toes and usually keeps us laughing as well. We both feel so blessed to have Ivan in our lives and feel that we could not have hand picked a child more perfect for us! Ivan defiantly has his moments that try us as parents, but we still love everything about him and wouldn't trade a minute of it for anything! We love you Ivan and cannot wait to watch you grow up over the next several years.

Thank you to all of our family and friends for helping us celebrate Ivan's birthday. You truly did make it a very special day for him and us as well. We also feel very blessed to have every one of you in our lives.

Halloween 2009

Ivan the Lion
Mason as Elvis

And our little giraffe, Mallory

On Saturday, we headed out with Cousin Mallory and Ivan's friend Mason to Trick or Treat in the neighborhood. It was quite a change from last year when Ivan just didn't know what to do. This year he knew exactly what to do. He was not the fastest kid out there, but he had fun doing it. We had so much fun watching him run up and down the sidewalk and up random driveways for a piece of candy. He managed to open several pieces of candy while we weren't looking and often ate the candy with the wrapper still on if he couldn't open it. He was a complete wild man when we got home from the sugar rush he had!

I am so glad Ivan agreed to keep his costume on as he was not a happy camper when he tried it on a few weeks ago. However, after a little convincing, he seemed very happy to leave it on and even agreed to put it back on this morning for a few additional photos. We really did have a great time trick or treating this year and can't wait for next year! Thanks to grandma and papaw for staying at the house and handing out candy while we braved the cold night!