I am really sorry for my absence again!  Mitch has had a wonderful way to occupy his days since he's been home (freelance writing for our city) but it has required that he has the computer all day, so I have gotten an awful lot done (just not much computer stuff!).  But it's all good .

So anyhow, I just wanted to reflect a bit on the fact that my baby boy will be TWO tomorrow!  Really, how is this possible??  His grandparents, some of his aunts and uncles, and birthmom will all be coming to celebrate this weekend...all for one wiggly little worm!  He was with me tonight at GEMS (the girls club at our church) and they sang happy birthday to him...he hid his face in my lap!  I hope he's not too overwhelmed this weekend. Thankfully, it should be pretty laid back.  I just want him to have fun!

Anyhow, he is definitely becoming my little buddy.  He calls out "Mommy? Mooommmy?" whenever he wants me to check out what he's doing...or snuggle a little.  Too cute.  And he has such a routine down...books right away in the morning, then scrounge through the fridge for something to eat, then "pray??" before any meal (or even when he sees one of us with our hands crossed), then throw left-over food to "Cha-ie", then "go pay? trucks?" for much of the morning, then "nack"-time which usually involves "papes" (grapes) and milk, then "nigh-nigh" for a couples of hours...which is definitely preceded with "pray??".  Then when he's up, we go see "Peyt" and "Tee-tee" (Kiernan) at my work and play with many "choo-choo's" or "buses"...(this kid has his modes of transportation down!), fight a little over the choo-choo's (of course...he's almost 2!), then go home and see Daddy and "Cha-ie" again.  Also many times throughout the days he talks about "Papa Truck" or "Papa Rockies"...I think his way of keeping his 2 grandpas apart. Is that not too cute??  He loves my dad's truck, and just knows his Papa on the other side (as well has his daddy) talk about the Rockies all the time.  Funny little boy. 

Looking back a bit....

One Day
 

One Year


And I'll have pictures of TWO to post soon!

Here is the start of our birth week celebrations...at Red Robin last week. Mitch was greatly enjoying his birthday sundae!


Lucas at the mall today, where we met my sister for coffee.


Being loved on by Auntie "G"


My birthday flowers (Mitch came home with the sunflowers and I added the gladiola from my garden)

 


My yummy birthday pizza made by Mitch...mmm!


And leftover Chocolate Mint cake from Mitch's party Saturday.  Still delicious!