You're 2!!!

Happy 2nd Birthday to our little boy! Time flies, doesn't it?! What a joy and privilege (and challenge) it has been to learn how to care for you, love you, parent you, and teach and train you. You are a remarkable little boy...our own "curious george" we like to say.


At two years old, you weigh 29.5 lbs and are 35.5" tall. You wear a size 7 shoe and seem to outgrow your shoes within 1-2 months of purchase. You are jabbering all the time, 50% of which is unidentifiable speech. It makes perfect sense to you, but we often struggle to understand what you're asking or saying. You love to ask where something or someone is..."where'd it go?", "Where da ball?", "Where pot (Spot)?", etc... You still love books and we love to see you "read" to yourself, asking questions about what you might see on a page and answering yourself too. You've figured out that "please" is what Mommy and Daddy want to hear, so you say it all the time, especially when YOU want something...doesn't always work! You've also figured out how to say the "sh" sound, so can now say "show" and not only hand us the remote, but jump up and down screaming "show, show, show!" This, too, doesn't always work...but it is cute! You love to brush your teeth, and having mastered the alphabet, are learning your shapes, colors and numbers. You can count to 4 when concentrating and know most primary colors. Although, when in doubt, the color is always blue! We've started asking who made you and you answer "Gawd," and this absolutely melts our hearts. You are still a pistol when it comes to night-night though. Sometimes you will go straight to bed after brushing teeth, reading books and saying prayers, and other nights, you are determined to get up 10x and open your door and "cry" for one of us to come get you. This earns you a spanking as we are teaching you to stay in your bed, that it is time to sleep, not play. You say "whee" as you come down the stairs each morning and run usually straight to the back door, desiring to play outside at 7am. You love to color! You have improved so much in holding the crayons and making large, dark scribbles on the page. You've also broken almost all of your crayons, necessitating Mommy to buy new ones. Hands down, spaghetti is still your favorite meal and you are doing so well with the fork. You are also a milk machine! I try to get you to drink more water, but you are constantly asking for "mickle, mickle," while running to the fridge. You have finally learned to love the tube slide at Chick-fil-a. Having braved it by yourself the first time a few days ago, you cannot get enough of its fun, and we LOVE to see the bright smile and hear the giggles as you come down.


Happy 2nd Birthday Brayden! We love you oh so much and thank God for the precious little boy you are. He has fashioned you so perfectly, so creatively, so wonderfully. We look forward to many more years of watching you grow and develop and pray that at a young age, you would choose Jesus to be King of your heart. We are so proud of you!

-Mommy and Daddy