Happy 2nd Birthday Sweet Arlo!

To my sweet little Arlo on his 2nd birthday,

Well, I thought your first year brought a lot of changes...but this year has been just as amazing! First off, you are so cool. A sweet, gentle soul resides in you... Thank you for choosing us!

By the end of this second year, you are a yard tall and 31 pounds. You were so good as you got all of your teeth swiftly one after the other. We have yet to cut your hair, and it may be a while - the curls are just too precious.

Just a few days after your first birthday, you decided to walk. Just like that, I looked over my shoulder and you took off across the living room. Since then you've decided running is pretty fun too, and learning to jump is still a work in progress. You love to dance and groove your funky shoulders...although you prefer not to have an audience.

All year you have been obsessed with cars, any cars, especially cars the movie. Your collection has grown to massive proportions, and much to our amusement you re-create scenes from the movie on the wood stove. Car crashes and pile ups are a favorite too...'Oh no - Big mess!'

You love going to 'school' three days a week to see all of your friends, and your very special friend, Jordan - the two of you are so cute together - it's love! Well, she loves bossing you around, she is the older woman after all.

You've started talking up a storm...some of our favorites:

'You're in a heap of trouble!'

'No dadda'

'I stuck'

'Oh yeah'

'That's a mess'

'Help, mama'

'Zucchini bread!'

'What's dadda doing?'

You are also reciting the alphabet and counting to ten - all by yourself! Of course we think you are a genius!

You're not our little baby anymore, but you are a FABULOUS little guy. Each and every day you bring us more joy than we ever thought possible.

Love Mom