Merry Christmas!

We had a wonderful time celebrating Christmas with family and friends!

Happy Birthday, Zachary!

We celebrated Zach's second birthday yesterday with a pancakes and pajamas party!  All the kiddos wore their jammies and we had pancakes, hashbrowns, yogurt parfaits, and a super yummy donut tower ... the birthday boy got to blow out his candle on a special donut this year!  Zach had tons of fun playing with family and friends and he especially loved getting lots of help opening all of this presents.  It was a great party and I'm so glad we got to celebrate our little guy with our close friends Liam and Lucas, and new friends that just happen to all be our new neighbors : )  And of course it's always fun having family nearby to celebrate with!
Zachary is such a fun two year old, he loves playing trucks and trains, climbing all over everything at the park and sliding all by himself, playing with big sis, scaring our cats Chester and Posey and watching them run away, and he always loves keeping up with bigger kids.  Even though he's still not saying a lot words, he finds a way to let us know exactly what he wants or what he's thinking - in fact, he can be pretty bossy without saying a thing!  He gets really excited about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles but I have no idea how he discovered them.  When Jennifer is singing he likes to try to sing along, even after she tells him to stop ; )  He entertains himself by knocking down anything Jennifer is playing with and has started thinking it's really funny to run and make himself fall down and roll across the floor!  He's also super sweet, loves his blankie, and loves to cuddle, especially first thing in the morning.  He's growing into such a sweet and fun little boy, we're so lucky to have such a wonderful two year old!

Inflatable guitars and microphones are a must for birthday parties!

Two cuties!

Zachary's new bike - now he can keep up with Jennifer and our neighbor Noah when they play outside!

 Enjoying pancakes and donuts with Nana and friends!

He really wanted that present ... especially since Nana told him "Thomas the Train might be in this present!"

Getting lots of help opening all those presents!

Having a blast with all his new toys!

Our best attempt at a picture with the birthday boy!

Hanging out with Uncle Jeffrey!

Opening his present from Great Granny!

He loves it!

Jennifer wasn't getting as much attention as she would have liked!

Lucas enjoying his donuts!

The birthday boy and Papa!

Jennifer enjoying one of Zach's new books with Jill, Tammy and Grandma!

Uncles are the best!

The birthday boy with Uncle Scotty!

Granpa and Poppy hanging out!

Blowing out his candle ... and getting a little help!

The cutest two year old I know!!  Love you Zachary Mitchell!

Park time!

The weather has been nice the last few days so we headed to our favorite park with two of our favorite friends, Liam and Lucas!  Zach is keeping up with the big kids these days and can do so much at the park all by himself - he's climbing up ladders, running across bridges and sliding down slides ... he makes me super nervous but he loves that he can keep up with his buddies now!  And, of course, there were plenty of hugs between Jennifer and Liam ... they are so sweet!

Squishy faces are my favorite!

Super twinsies!

Just.Too.Cute.!