Porter's Birthday Pictures

Here's the long awaited birthday pictures... the night before his birthday I was at the store so he got 6 birthday balloons which he loved and played with all night (best present ever!).

On his birthday his dad actually ended up staying home and so he got to hang out with dad some and I worked on his birthday cake. Anyone who knows Porter well knows his obsession with letters so I made him a letter 'P' for Porter and then put the alphabet around it. He seemed to like it... he ate a ton of it =)

pancakes for breakfast... helping make his cake

In addition to his big boy bed and sheets he got some airplanes and helicopters, some more magnetic letters, discovery channel animal books from grandpa and grandma cox (he loves them!), airplane sheets from grandpa and grandma bird (loves those too), books from auntie melissa... which I get to read multiple times a day, Paul and Jeannie got him Pinnocio and we still have to decide what his great grandma is getting him (she sent $... I'm thinking a slide or a trike or both if craigslist works out one of these days)

He grows up so much every day lately... we had a rough week after turning 2 with him asserting his 2 year old-ness in the form of tantrums and not listening, but it seems to have passed this week and he has been helpful and adorable. He is starting to understand a baby is coming... when shopping for a few things yesterday he kept saying for baby and when he feels like it he'll kiss the belly... other times he punches and slaps the belly so this little girl better watch out.

His vocabulary is improving he copies a lot of what I say to him... now if he could just understand saying what he wants =) My favorite thing is when he gets hurt or is told 'no' and is upset... after a minute he says 'i okay, i okay.' And he needs a kiss to make sure you aren't mad at him. I don't love that he gets upset or hurt, but its adorable the way he wants to make everything okay and cares so much about mom and dad not being upset with him.

For example... I have a tension rod with a sheer curtain over his closet in place of doors... he has loved to play in it lately and often it gets pulled down. Last night he comes running to me upset and takes me back there and it has fallen down... not a big deal we'll just hang it back up, but he was distraught until I said 'its okay' and kissed him.

He's growing up so fast... if I could only press pause so I could catch up =)

In the spirit of keeping up here are a few random pictures:

the other day he brought a diaper box from his room into the living room and started putting all his books inside... guess he's moving out?!? He took every single one of his books he could reach and put them in the box.

his dad took this picture for blackmail someday... just him in his swim diaper (much better than the disposable ones)... I do NOT make him wear a speedo and never will!

on mother's day he helped dad make brownies... they were awful, i'm not kidding! something wasn't right and even though Bryce tried to fix them he agreed they were horrible and we threw them out... my breakfast in bed was wonderful, as well as a yummy lunch, and Bryce made me curry for dinner (not his favorite thing, but he knows I loved it before we were married so he made it happen). My favorite mother's day present... Bryce painted my toe nails... I smile everytime I actually see my toes because I definately have a hard time reaching them these days! I have the best boys ever (I forget to tell them very often but I do love them).

COMING UP: father and sons campout this weekend... I'll send the camera, but we'll see if we get any pictures back... maybe I'll get something for little girl done with no boys around to keep me on my toes, remember baby girl name suggestions are welcome =)

one last video for fun... he randomly spins... A LOT... it makes me sick to watch him! But he also asks us to do songs with him a lot (probably withdrawls from lack of storytimes... the library isn't doing them till SEPTEMBER!!!)