Happy Second Birthday, Grant Man!

Taken just a couple days ago.

Oh how I love this little guy!!!! I know I am an overly doting and silly mommy, but I still call him my baby boy. I really need to stop and let him grow up. (After all, he does regularly use the word 'actually' in sentences- as in "Grant, would you like more cheese?" "Yes. . .actually, no". That was a shock when I first heard it come out of his little mouth!)

I can't believe he is 2 years old today!!!!!

This little man has been all over this beautiful country of ours in his short little life. He was born in Rockville, Maryland- just outside of D.C. Just 6 weeks after he was born we took a car trip to Orlando, Florida. When he was just 4 months old we drove up to New York to be with family for the Holidays. At 10 months old we moved across the country to California, where we now live- driving to get there, mind you. So, at 10 months old this little guy had already been in 19 States! Wow!

Grant's favorite things are cars and trucks and trains. He loves to hook things up- trains, trailers to tractors, cars to tow-trucks. You name it, he wants to get it hooked up. He loves fruit and really doesn't care much for meat. He will eat chicken in the form of a meatball or a nugget, but other than that he really doesn't like it much, either. He loves cauliflower, edamame and cold peas and will eat whatever vegetable is being served if it means he gets to have fruit afterwards!

He enjoys playing with and often terrorizing his sisters. He sure doesn't take much from them, however, and is often heard shouting, "STOP!!!!!" He wants to color, but only with pens and markers. He is OVER crayons. He also wants to cut things with scissors, but hasn't quite figured them out yet.

He has an extensive vocabulary. He even surprised the Nursery leader on Sunday when she gave him a construction sticker and he correctly identified it as a 'scraper'. He loves to talk!

Grant is still a little guy, which I am grateful for!! So much easier to carry around. He still sports some 6 and 9 month onesies and his 18 month khakis for Sunday are STILL too big for him, so many weeks I revert back to putting him in 12 month pants.

He has asked to have Chocolate Mousse for his Birthday treat. And since we are not much of cake fans around here anyway and it is way easier I was all for it. (He has been craving and asking for Chocolate Mousse since the last time I made it- which was a couple of months ago!)

So, since he is such a talker, I thought I would try with the Birthday Interview. Here's all I got:

How old are you today?
good

What is your favorite animal?
elephant

What is your favorite food? What do you love to eat?
Chocolate Mousse

And at this point he was finished with the questioning and told me to STOP!


We are so thankful to have Grant in our family. Happy Birthday Little Man!!!!

Here are some pictures of his first 2 years:

Just born

One of the first days at home- with Emma

About 6 months old- loves those toes!

Especially loves watermelon- almost 12 months old

16 months old- playing dress-up with his sisters

A man on a mission! About 19 months old

Just recently- such a charmer!