Trace's 2nd Birthday

I can hardly believe that our baby boy is 2 years old! He still likes to cuddle and give hugs, so life is good. He also still loves balls, cars, and playing with his sisters. He and Kianna have developed an especially tight bond. He calls both of his sister's Nana, as well as himself Nana. Trace loves to climb. He was beginning to climb over the back of our couches, so we brought his climber indoors and he and his sisters are having fun climbing on it and going down the slide. Trace got a new train set for Christmas. He really enjoys pushing the trains along the tracks. Trace also likes playing with the kitchen and making food for us. He gets all excited when he brings us a glass of milk or something tasty on a plate. Trace loves babies, real and pretend ones. He often calls other kids "baby" even though they are the same age as him. He also says "baby" when he sees a picture of himself. The interest in baby dolls, I'd say is a direct result of having two older sisters!

Trace has developed a bit of an obsession with Elmo, who he calls "Melmo". He loves watching Melmo on "TT" (AKA: TV). Trace is quite the talker and has begun putting two to three words together. He is a very polite little boy and often says "kuz me" (excuse me) and "tank ew" (thank you) unprompted. Trace is very into using the words "mine" and "me". He has a pretty silly personality and loves to go "boom", where he just flings himself onto the ground. I never thought I would have the kid that bangs his head against the wall on purpose, but I've learned never say never! He also likes to roll his eyes, just to be silly. Trace is a super cute bundle of energy and joy! I think we have a little T-Bone in the making...

We celebrated his birthday on Monday by taking him to a place called Jungle Java, an indoor play area. The girls were both off school, so they had a great time too. Then on his actual birthday we went to The Centre and let him run around one of the gyms and play with balls. For a little guy who loves balls and is a bundle of energy, it was a fun way to spend a birthday! Trace also loves Elmo so he had some Elmo cupcakes and balloons to help him celebrate his special day. Trace received lots of fun gifts including: a Hawkeye baseball hat, football sleeping bag, hot wheels race track, lots of ramps for his cars to race down; a huge digger truck, which he pushed all over the store prior to purchasing; a new lawn mower, and his own zhu zhu pet named Stinkie. What a great day!