happy 2nd birthday BARRETT

Today is Barrett's 2nd birthday! I just got my weekly information email where he was first refered to as a baby, then a toddler, and now....preschooler....what...2 is now considered a preschooler. Crazy. Anyway, this past Saturday we had his birthday party with a SpongeBob theme. He loves spongebob, so it seemed appropriate. It was a small get together this year, with a homemade cake and a pinata. It was a nice evening with family. Barrett loved all his new toys and even had to go to bed with one of his new tractors. He held it in his arms like you would a teddy bear. Too cute. He had constant candy on his face and he stayed up late. I guess you could say he had a GREAT time. :)

Barrett's stats @ 2 years:
**Blond hair, blue eyes
**Loves books, tractors, cars, music
**Says lots of words like "again", "please", "thank you", "momma", "dadda", "help me"
**Loves to play outside, especially in the sand box
**Loves to go for quad rides
**Loves to fish with daddy
**Roars like a lion and a dinosaur
**Uses utensils pretty well
**Loves his veggies, especially beans and broccoli
**Gives great hugs and kisses
**Loves his sisters
**Naps once a day
**Runs every where
**Says "sorry" most of the time
**Still sucks his thumb and loves his blankie
**Watches "Lion King" and the "Land Before Time" movie religiously
**The best son anyone could ask for!!

The next day we hung out with the Janiczeks and Owens. It had been awhile since all of us have gotten together, especially since the Janiczeks were living in Germany for the last 6 months. It was such a great day. After they left Ben said to me "I could do that every Sunday". I, of course, agreed. We just talked, played some cards, fished & golfed (well...the boys did), played Ladderball, grilled, and relaxed. Nothing better, really. :)