Monday

Dekker's Birthday!!!!

My baby is 2 years old?!?!?!? I can not believe it. I'm so thankful for this sweet, cute boy! Dekker is generally a pretty laid back kid. He's open to new things and places, but doesn't get overly excited/anxious about them. He's cool to play by himself, but is kind and social with others as well. He can however be very stubborn about certain things- lately he's very picky about what he eats, drinks, and wears. He is also very protective of certain toys and likes to tell Josh "No!" but I think that's more a stage. He's my lovey/snuggly child- one of my favorite things about Dekker is the way he warps his arms around me to give me unsoclited hugs or kisses, or sometimes just climbs up to sit next to me or on my lap. He never does these things in a needy way- just in a "I want you to know I love you" sort of way. I jokingly call him my OCD child (though I probably shouldn't) because he loves to line things up and sort or organize things- and recently I've started to realize maybe the reason he's such a picky eater is because he doesn't like it when I mix foods in soups or casseroles. Dekker is a charmer- he knows how to make people smile and put a smile on their face. He loves to copy his older brother- but also seems pretty confident in himself. I'm so lucky to have him as part of our family!

We took Josh to his new gymnastics class this morning. It went really well. It's cool to see that he's progressed since last year. He's much better at listening to and following instructions, and he's physically more capable as well.

Then I took the boys to the food court at the mall for lunch and afterwards let them play at the newly remodeled play area for about an hour.

We came home and they both fell asleep in the car. Later we had ice cream cake and the Sunday gang over to share it with us and open presents.