Josiah is 2!

Pictures of the first few months after Josiah was born

Just yesterday, in my mind, our sweet baby Josiah was born. It can't possibly be that we just celebrated his 2nd birthday! Our lives have not been the same since he was born. We did not fully understand love and living until he was born. Being his mother has brought me more joy than I ever could have imagined. I understand so much better the unconditional love our Heavenly Father has for us now that I'm a mother. How great is the love our Father has lavished on us that we could be called His children. (1 John 3:1)

Our little man is so loving, sweet, helpful, gives great hugs and kisses, talks our ears off, loves cars and trains, has on obsession with corn on the cob and yogurt, enjoys making other people laugh, always wants to go somewhere in the car and is constantly asking, 'Are you ready to go?', loves to read and pretend to cook with me in the kitchen, is his daddy's little helper, plays rough and likes to wrestle, running is his mode of transportation, and the list could go on with the wonderful things I could say about our incredible little son. We are so blessed that God made him just the way he is... he brings us joy beyond description!

His birthday has lasted a week. My parents came in this past weekend and spent several days. Unfortunately, the weather was unseasonably cold and snowy so we didn't get to do as much outdoors as we had hoped. The above picture is a look at how much snow they had in the hills, about 30 miles from our house.

We took a drive into the hills and froze while we walked around. But I was able to get some cute pictures

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From his Nana and Papa (my parents), he got a cool tunnel for his birthday! He loves it!

Also, some books, puzzles, and cars... and M&M's!

The day after my parents left, Justin's mom flew in and spent a few days. We got him a bike called a Strider Bike for his birthday. It doesn't have pedals, they just make themselves go with their feet. He is getting better at riding it. Pretty soon we're going to have to get our bikes down and ride with him to keep up!

A little tipsy

Since he loves trains, I decided to make him a train cake. I bought a mold off of ebay for $5 and followed the directions. It was fun to make!! And it tasted good too. Josiah kept saying, "Thomas (the train) cake!"

His Memo (Justin's mom) got him a train set that he can't get enough of! He has been in heaven getting so many new toys! He doesn't even really understand what a birthday is, but all he really knows is that it equals cake, ice cream, and lots of new toys!

He tried and tried forever practicing to blow the candle out.

We started singing happy birthday and he started crying. I guess our singing was scary. ha ha!

A big blow....and....

....Whoa! I blew out the candle! Awesome!

The icing was pretty much all he ate... and with his fingers of course!

Josiah's birthday week was fun (despite Justin and Josiah each getting the stomach bug for a few days) and we were so glad some of our family were able to come celebrate with us. He already misses his Nana, Papa, and Memo! Thank you all for coming. :) I can't believe another year has gone by.... I'm sure I'll say that every year though.

We love you Josiah!