Joseph is 2!

Life is busy with two little ones -- here are some updates!

Joseph turned 2 on Friday, April 4th.  Coincidentally, we went away to visit friends on Orcas Island that same weekend.  So Joseph's birthday began with something novel -- a ferry ride!

Both kids enjoyed the ride, and as you can see, Joseph is very taken by his sister.  He copies so much of what she does as best he can.  After the unique morning and lunchtime, Joseph took a snooze while we were driving to a scenic park.  He woke up in time, though, to see some sights at the top of the mountain (Jadyn, however, did not).

Ed and Marcela were able to set up the kids with movies each evening so that we could have some adult conversation.  The kids loved being treated as extra special guests!

We brought a few gifts with us on the trip so that Joseph could enjoy his birthday properly.  Here he is enjoying a new dump truck. Interestingly, he and Jadyn quickly found that it would support him sitting in it while she pushed him around the living room.  Fun!

Joseph seemed to enjoy us singing Happy Birthday to him, and he definitely enjoyed the chocolate cupcake and ice cream for his birthday.

The weekend was to feature some rain, but it really didn't affect us much, and we found that the boots were overkill on our walk along a small strip of land to a slice of publicly accessible water.  They didn't mind, though.  Cuties!

The following weekend we had a gathering at our house to celebrate Joseph's birthday.  He helped put the sprinkles on the cupcakes before all the friends arrived.  When the whole houseful of people sang happy birthday to him, he became very serious and pensive.  Wonder what he was thinking about!

There was no question that the cupcakes met his approval.

Happy Birthday to our sweet little man!  What joy you have brought to our family!