Logan is 2!

Dear Logan,

It is so hard to believe you are already 2 years old! Time has just flown by. But, they do say that time flies when you are having fun and your daddy and I certainly have lots of fun with you. We never could have imagined the joy that you would bring to us. There is not doubt that you are one of the happiest little boys I have ever seen. Although you usually have an intense look on your face, you are normally very content and happy and in turn bring us more happiness than imaginable.

Some of the things that I love about you are the way you call for one of us when you wake up in the morning. Usually, it is daddy, but you sometimes call for "mommy," "Doo Doo," or "Blake" (when he is here). It is so funny to watch you when you run down the hall naked as a jaybird after your baths. You run straight into your room and hide in the corner for one of us to find you - all the while, hollering "daddy" or "mommy."

Some other milestones in your life right now...

• You call yourself, "Ogi."
• You can now climb the stairs all by yourself (you have been doing this for a while, but you do it so well now that we will actually let you without being right there with you) and when I go to carry you down the stairs, you say, "Ogi hold on tight." It is precious!
• You love to go to My Gym - which we do on Tuesdays. You have made so many friends there...Bella Grace, Hudson, Jackson, Ian, Morgan, Ella, and Addie are just a few. You can now sing along with most of the songs we do there and have recited the exercises we do in circle time. I love watching you do it - you could almost just lead the class!
• You have learned some of your colors...you know Blue, Red, Orange, and Brown. You know green most of the time and we are working on all the others...some are kind of difficult.
• We have also now started working on shapes with you. You know what a circle is - learned that from eating Smarties with mommy :)
• Speaking of eating - you are still a very finicky eater. I can always get you to eat fruits, but veggies and meat are still a battle. You like Chick-fil-a chicken and fruit (with apple juice) and you'll eat sausage and hot dogs most of the time. There are a lot of times though you won't even try something for me. We try not get get frustrated and really try to get you to try new things, but it doesn't work that often. We still fall back on baby food veggies just to get some in you. And you definitely get a lot of dairy. You drink a ton of Milk. You have also just started eating Yo Baby yogurt which you hated before, so we are on the right track!
• Your favorite tv shows are The Backyardigans, Go, Diego, Go, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse - you sing some of the songs and always do the dances. I love when Diego comes on and he is running and you take off and run around the house singing his song with him and my favorite by far is when you do the Hot Dog dance with Mickey. It is just precious!!
• You are starting to pay more attention to Hampton now. The other day you were so sweet to see that he had dropped a toy and you walked all the way over and picked it up for him and patiently waited for him to grasp it out of your hand. After he dropped it again, you picked it up again. You are turning out to be a great big brother just like Blake and Dylan. You certainly have great role models!
• There are so many wonderful things you are now doing that I am forgetting to type a ton of them, but my absolute favorite thing to do with you every day is pray. You have just learned that we close our eyes when we pray and you are sooo funny doing it. You look a little like Stevie Wonder looking up praying with your eyes closed! You squint them so tight and sometimes you'll say, "Ogi close eyes." You love to pray for everyone in the family and it starts with Mommy and Daddy, then moves on to your brothers and grandparents, cousin, aunts and uncle and then on to your toys. Sometimes you limit prayer time, but we just never know! I pray that as you grow up you learn to talk with God and have a great relationship with him!

Logan, there are so many things about you that are unique and that we love. You have no idea how much you mean to daddy and me. You have blessed our lives in so many ways and we look forward to the many more ways you will continue to do so.

We love you so very much and hope you have had a wonderful birthday. Happy Happy Birthday precious little boy. We love you more than words could ever express!

Love,

Mommy, Daddy and all your brothers!