Birthday Fun with Granddaddy

Happy Birthday, Granddaddy!

I think Granddaddy likes his new picture of Jax.

This is good stuff!

We enjoyed a night out with my parents and brother as we celebrated my dad's birthday at Outback Steakhouse - a favorite place for family celebrations. Mom brought a cake from The Flour Shop - yummy as usual. Jax is beginning to love cake just like his mommy. We hope you had a wonderful birthday, Dad! We love you!

mmmm.....cookie

Granddaddy treated Jax to a yummy sugar cookie after lunch one day. Jax loves meeting his Granddaddy at the mall. Granddaddy strolls him around and plays with him while mommy shops. Fun for everyone!

Monkeying Around

Yesterday, Jax and I went to The Monkey's Treehouse in Bellevue. Jax loved the treehouse the most. What a fun place! I had heard great things about it so I'm so glad that we made the trip. We will definitely be going back soon.

Let's Do Lunch

After Jax's pictures on Monday we took time out for lunch at Chick-Fil-A. Jax loves chicken nuggets and fruit. This is always a fun time for us.

From Baby to Toddler

On Monday I took Jax to have his two year pictures made. He is so big - no longer a baby - he's a toddler. Of course, he will always be sweet baby Jax to me.

Mickey, Mickey Everywhere!

Happy Birthday, Jax!
Celebrating 2 with Mickey Mouse!

Everything Mickey!

Mema and Aunt JuJu

Make a wish!

Hey - a button that I can press without anyone saying NO!

Bath toys - fun times!

Uncle John, Savannah and Aunt JuJu helping open presents!

Is this for me? I love to climb!

Thanks Mema and Granddaddy - I love it!

Watch out everybody! Jax is a wild man with the pinata stick!

Uncle Jay finds the coolest stuff!

This is my Granddaddy and he plays with me!

Our Family- So blessed!

Jax had so much fun at his birthday party on Saturday night. He was delighted to see Mema, Granddaddy, Grandma, Uncle Jay, Uncle John, Aunt JuJu and Savannah arrive to celebrate his second birthday! Mickey Mouse was the theme of the big celebration. We feasted on yummy burgers with Mickey shaped cheese, Mickey shaped pasta salad, chips and dip, Mickey shaped pimento cheese sandwiches and fruit. I also made Mickey Mouse brownies along with a Mickey cake. We had a wonderful evening celebrating sweet baby Jax. He received lots and lots of fun stuff to play with and some new clothes and pjs, too. Thanks to everyone for making it a special night for Jax! We love you all.

24 Special Things About Sweet Baby Jax

Today has been all about Jax. John and I took him to Merridee's for breakfast, got him "chick chick" from Chick-fil-A for lunch and fixed a dinner of yummy spaghetti. He got an early birthday present last Friday so he had fun bouncing in his new outdoor bouncer. Sweet baby has not been feeling well since last Saturday so his birthday celebration was postponed until Saturday. We were disappointed not to celebrate with family on his special day but John and I agreed that it would be more fun for him after he was feeling better. He had a good day and seemed to be much better than yesterday but still not totally himself. So we have the "big party" to look forward to in a few days. We had a "mini" party tonight. We got him a cupcake so that he could blow out candles and we sang "Happy Birthday" to him.

The past few days I have thought a lot about the day Jax was born and all of the many things that make him so special to John and I. Just wanted to share a few of those things with you. Here are 24 Special Things About Sweet Baby Jax.

Jax ......

• loves to give hugs.
• plays in water whenever and where ever.
• prefers milk more than any other drink.
• loves to be read to every night. His favorites include Lullaby, Little One, I am a Bunny, Goodnight, Moon, Corduroy Goes to the Doctor, Skippyjon Jones Up and Down, and Noah's Ark.
• gives me the sweetest smile before he drifts off to sleep.
• gives a very mischievous smile when he is about to do something he in not supposed to do.
• loves anything and everything with buttons.
• can find a paci that has been missing for weeks in just a matter of seconds after John and I have searched for days.
• loves to eat Chick-Fil-A chicken nuggets and fruit. Mandarin oranges are his favorite.
• dances to any kind of music. Watch out, ladies! He's got some moves!
• loves balloons.
• says "hey" to everyone he sees.
• gives CoCo lots of hugs and brings her toys to her even though she doesn't want to play.
• loves, loves, loves Mickey Mouse. He sleeps with him every night.
• watches Jon and Kate plus 8 after his afternoon nap.
• loves to explore outside.
• delights in being spun round and round by his daddy.
• gathers blankies, toys, sippy cups, etc. and puts them in his crib when he gets ready to go to bed.
• "brushes" his own teeth. He especially likes to use mommy's or daddy's toothbrush.
• helps mommy with lots of chores. He likes to unload the dishwasher and put clothes in the dryer.
• is the joy of our lives. We are very blessed.

Happy Birthday Sweet Baby Jax

Jax turns 2 today at 8:47 am! We are looking forward to a fun day with our sweet baby boy! More later.