Daxton Turns 2!!!

I can't believe that my firstborn child is already 2! It is even more of a challenge that I expected to make his birthday special at Christmas time. We are so used to only focusing on the excitment of Christmas, that I had to try EXTRA hard to flip that switch in my brain to focus on my baby's birthday and helping him be excited about that. He loves to tell people that he is turning two (all the while holding up 5 finger) and singing happy bithday to himself. This is what we did to make his birthday special:


Went to Kangaroo Zoo, a jumpy playhouse thingy. At first he was TERRIFIED and clung to me with dear life. He wouldn't even get on the baby jumper.




Then he warmed up a bit..... especially with the help of Maddie. She would just manhandle him and get him to go down slides.



And then we couldn't find him anywhere and this where we finally spotted him.... climbing up the at least 30 foot stairs after Maddie to go down the most ginormous slide in the whole place, without even a grimace! GO DAXTON! I am one proud mama! I know, my heart kinda skipped a beat too when I found him like this.

Then we had an Elmo party, of course. We gobbled pizza, ate Elmo cake, and opened gifts.

His prized tool bench. Him and Ella working on the bench together trying to build something spectacular I'm sure.

The birthday boy in all his precious glory! Yes, those jammies even have a bum flap and those boots are authentic Timberlands! He makes us so happy. If that doesn't make you smile then i don't know what will!

THEN, we went to New Mexico to visit Landon's family for Christmas and had another party! We ate pizza....

with his beloved cousins

opened gifts,

This is how Taylor felt about it not being his birthday! HA, he is so cute!

Sang and ate cake,

and played pin the nose on Elmo!

I just can't believe that it was two short years ago that our family began with welcoming this precious little boy into our home. He is just the best. Here are some things about Daxton that I don't want to forget about this age:

-He LOVES his dad, Grandpa, and Papa. I loves everybody, but those three are his most favorite.

-He loves Elmo, tractors, and trains.

-He loves Bodie to DEATH. They are already best buds and make eachother giggle like crazy.

-He loves to carry money and chapstick around, like all day. For some reason he always puts the chapstick on his chin. ????

-He loves his cousins, every single one of them and talks about them all the time.

-He says "CHEESE!" every time you point a phone, camera, or recorder at him.

-He loves books and once you get started reading them he won't let you stop

-He loves animals. It is just a matter of time until he begs for a puppy, I just know it.

-He do not prefer meat, my little vegetarian child. Like mama, like son I guess!

-He loves to color and be creative.

-He loves to sleep on a pillow lately and when I go check on him before bed he is all curled up with his turtle, Elmo, and blanket.

-He had such a sensitive, tender heart. I hope he stays that way.

-He is talking TONS! I can't compare him to his cousins that talk in full sentences at like 18 months, but he is doing really well! He pairs words together and is getting better at explaining things. I love to see him become so smart.

-He loves to get and give hugs and kisses and always says "wuv you" to us.

-He is one of the happiest little guys on earth. You can't NOT smile when you are around him.

Lately, I have been feeling nostalgic for some reason and I feel like I wish I had the kind of brain that remembers every single little thing. I am just loving my little kiddies and want to remember every sweet thing they do and say and all the silly things that make me so happy. Our mortal minds just aren't capable of that, bummer.

Well, I could go on and on and on. We love our little Daxton to pieces (if you can't tell) and cannot wait to see what the terrible twos will bring!