Happy Birthday Ian!

It's hard for me to believe but Ian celebrated his 2nd birthday last week.  Before I get to the pics of his party I wanted to write about him a little.  I haven't done the best job of documenting his life, but there is a lot to say.  This kid is personality plus, and he makes everyone smile.  He has certainly added a lot of extra fun and excitement to our family!  So here's some stuff Ian is up to as he turns two....
Dressing up in strange garbs.  He is always trying people's shoes on.  He also likes to wear jackets and hats or just streak around in the buff.  And yes we do feed him, and I will be applying sunscreen by the gallon.

He is mischievous.  He loves to get into things as much as the next kid.  The other day when he was being mysteriously quiet he had climbed up and got Vaseline and applied it very liberally.

This picture has terrible lighting and flash, but it demonstrates his awesome fashion sense.

And no he is not a biker baby on drugs.

Ian does talk a lot.  He communicates to us in full sentences these days and can be quite funny.  He loves to touch your eyebrows and call them "fuzzies."  He is extremely friendly.  He approaches people everywhere and wants to climb up in their lap, play with their toys, share their snacks, or just hang out.  He shouts "hi" followed by the person's name if he knows it whenever he sees someone.  He loves to play with cars that "go fast" and "shoot basketball."  He loves "Yuke" and "Seff" and can't get enough of hanging out with them.  They are sometimes so rough, but if he ever thinks he hurt them he is quick to give a kiss and say sorry.  He hates Sacrament meeting (like starts crying and squirming when we walk in the chapel) but loves nursery and runs in without looking back.  He can jump well with two feet off the ground and goes down any slide he can find.  He loves to play outside but is a total turkey about staying out of the road.  He loves to have his "shoes on."  He has a recent hate for the shower and screams bloody murder.  He loves to "find a bug" and hates/is terrified of the car wash.  He has the blondest hair and most beautiful blue eyes you will ever see.  He loves to "exacise" and can do really funny versions of squats, situps, a yoga pose, and burpees.  The burpee thing is hilarious.  It is an exercise where you drop down to a pushup then jump up straight to your feet and clap your hands.  He learned them by observation and drops and does them in parking lots, on our camping trip, in the shower, you name it.  Ian likes to go "nigh nigh" with a soft blankie and his Jazz dog.  I could go on and on about this happy, amazing kid.  He lights up our life for sure, and I can't believe he's two. 

We had a fun Cars themed family party.  He's not really into the Cars characters, but he loves race cars.  He was so excited and cute at his party without really understanding that all of the fuss was about him.

Since we already have every other boy thing on earth we got Ian this balance bike.  It has no pedals.  It is supposed to be an easy way to learn to ride a bike without ever using training wheels.  We'll see! 

Seth was his biggest helper while opening presents. 

He got this "big truck" from my parents and loves it. 

His brothers and cousins had to help him out when it was time to blow out candles.  I made this cake for Luke when he turned three, and I think I somehow made it look even worse this time around!  It tasted good though.  Seth was my assistant all day long...he loves helping in the kitchen. 

Ian didn't care much about the cake, but he can slam the ice cream.

Since Ian was born on my dad's 65th birthday I have to get a shot of the birthday boys together.



And just for the sake of mom nostalgia I found a few baby pics to post.  He has sure come a long way since this first glimpse in the hospital.  He had us wrapped around his little fingers then and still does.  We sure love this kid and even though I should I probably won't stop calling him my "baby" anytime soon!