Charlie's 2nd Birthday

Okay, so I know I have slacked big time on this whole blogging thing, but I am going to attempt to get back into it now. I am just going to backtrack a few months and start with Charlie's birthday.

This little guy is so fun! A few things about him:

• He is a ham and knows how to make people laugh by being silly and showing off.
• He is noisy and loud and loves to talk.
• Right his favorite thing to ask is "What you doing? He does this about 20 times a day, whether I am getting dressed, cleaning, making dinner, doing laundry, even going to the bathroom.
• He loves cars and trains, much more than Davey did. Davey loved blocks, puzzles, and drawing.
• He also loves rocks. Without fail, if we are walking somewhere, he has to stop and pick up any rocks he sees. He even loves small pebbles in parking lots. The he loves to clutch the pebbles in his little hands wherever he goes.
• He is extremely stubborn.
• He loves Diego. I try to get him to watch other kid shows, but he always wants Diego.
• He loves to sing. He actually does a pretty good job of it too. He sings kid songs like "Twinkle, Twinkle," and "Bingo" but will also sing grown up songs like James Taylor's "Handyman." I think his favorite is "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz.
• He loves to wash his hands, and then instead of drying them on a towel, he pretends to sneeze on you and yells "AAAACHOOO!" while spraying you with water. He learned this from his father.
• We call him "Echo" because he repeats everything anybody says, especially his older brother.
• Speaking of Davey, he loves his older brother more than anything. If he is hurt or sad, he goes to him for hugs.
• I am sure I could go on and on, but one thing is for sure, we love our little Charlie and can't imagine life without him!

Here are some pictures I took of him helping to make his birthday cupcakes.

Mmmm......Yummy!! I love his long eyelashes!

And his big black eyes!!

His cousins came over for cupcakes!

He had fun playing with the doctor's kit he got for his birthday.

I hope I can do a better job of blogging for a little while at least. Dave keeps reminding me that this is the best way for us to remember all the little things we love about our boys.