Jax Turns Two!

 We had a birthday! I can't believe we've had this little man in our lives for only two years. He makes life exciting and I can't believe how much I love him. I'm not sure Jax really had any idea what it was all about but we sure had a fun time celebrating with him. He crawled into bed with us in the morning and Luke and I sang him happy birthday. He kept saying "no! no!" I think he has finally figured out that Mommy can't carry a tune to save her life. Bummer. He used to clap when I sang to him. Jax got to have some breakfast with Daddy, then got to play in the water. This is his favorite activity these days. Especially since its way too cold to go outside. After nap time we went and got some birthday french fries and played in our balloon pit until Luke got home from work. He had a hard time waiting to open his presents! He might have got a little head start opening a few of them. Jax was pretty excited about his cake. He has a big sweet tooth. 

Birthday fries!

So my sister-in-law Jayme always makes awesome cakes for her two kids and I must admit that I succumbed to peer pressure or wanting to be cool too or something like that. Jax's favorite movies are the Tinkerbell movies, his next favorite is Jake and the Neverland Pirates. I had no idea what to do for a Tinkerbell cake but found a couple of tutorials on Pinterest for a pirate ship cake and went for it. Luke and I had some different ideas about the initial construction but after that things went pretty smooth. It even looked like Bucky the ship. Yay! About a half hour before we had some friends coming over for cake and ice cream I went and pulled out the cake and....the back end had tipped over. I was so sad. There was no saving it so I used Captain Hook and Smee to prop it back up and we partied on. 

I love this birthday boy so much. He is energetic and smart and he surprises me every day.  

Ryker was so excited by the party can you tell? Luke didn't get the stripes memo.

Jax blew out the candles four times. He loves it. 

The sword was his favorite present. I love our little pirate!

Two-year-old Jax loves music and to dance. He has started singing. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam, and I Love Jaxon (a song we made up) are his favorites. He's very stubborn and has become crazy independent. Dad is teaching him to love soccer (I'm not sure it's working) but he loves balls of all kinds. He gives hugs and kisses when he gets what he wants from us. He loves dogs and cats and to read and count to ten. He also has become a big brother and while sometimes he is a little too rough with his love, he loves to take care of Ryker. He makes sure we get him a bottle when he cries and helps us burp him and also sings to him and tells him "Its ok" to make him happy. It melts my heart to watch the two of them together. It makes me a little sad to see my baby disappear but I love to watch the person he is becoming. Jax is amazing and we are so blessed to be his parents.