Joey & his Tee Pee

In the tee pee, out of the tee pee. Light on, light off. This kiddo can't get enough!

Party play time

After Joey and Adley's birthday party, the cousins got a little play time in!

More Party Pictures!

Thankfully, one of Mel's friends took pictures at the party! I'm so thankful they shared. =)

The day started out beautifully and we set everything up for the party outside...until, it started to rain. Some of the photos are from outside, but very few.

Petting zoo!

Farmer's Market

Joey wasn't a fan of hit boots, nor his jeans. I was able to sneak the boots back on for one quick photo, but this kid was much more interested in hit shorts and Toms than appeasing his mama.

Party Pictures - Just a Couple

When you're the hostess, there's no time to be the photographer. My mom was gracious enough to get a couple of photos with my camera. I have some gathering to do (anyone that was there and took some pics, feel free to send them my way). Until the gathering is complete, here we go.

A little pre-cake family pose

Joey about to dig in

Birthday Gifts - Round 2

Joey is one lucky, loved little boy. His Grandma, Grandpa and Great Grandma came into town today and couldn't wait to give him his birthday presents.

Opening gifts

Patiently waiting for the bubble mower to be put together

A little bubble mower action

Opening more gifts with Grandma

We have a pro golfer in the making

Joey: 24 Months

Joey is 2! Our 24 month bundle of joy is weighing in at 22 pounds, 10 ounces and is 32.5 inches long. He's a little guy, but the doctor assures me he's growing right on track of his own curve and is healthy.

So a lot of the normal things haven't really changed in the past month (eating habits, sleeping habits, etc.), so I thought I'd talk about some of the other things this month.

Joey loves the animals! He's constantly looking for the cats or the dog, calling them over by saying "Come here!" or loving on them. He calls Sam by either "Doggy" or "Sam," Jackson by either "Kitty," "Boo" or "Jackson" and Abby by either "Kitty," "Abby" or "Zabba."

Our little talker loves to count - counting to ten. He loves to count trees with me each night on the way home from daycare.

Joey has started to say "Yes." When I ask him a question, he will answer yes and truly mean it. Like: "Do you want some water?" "Are you hungry?" "Did you go poo poo?" It may not seem like much, but I think it's a big deal. It easier to carry on a real conversation with him. I also feel like he understands what I'm saying to him a lot more. I can ask him a question or tell him what we're going to do and he seems to understand me a lot more.

Joey has started to say a lot more words like: Grandma, shovel, bucket, door, truck, snack, cookie, cracker, popcorn, TV, monkey, brush, phone, tree, flower, Mickey Mouse. He loves to talk! And when he doesn't know what something is, he asks and then will mimic what I say. He's stringing words together into sentences and is up to four or five words in a sentence.

Joey loves to dance and jump. He lives to play outside and enjoys going bye bye. He loves blankets. Whenever we sit on the couch, he has to have a blanket on (even if it's 110* outside), and he shares. He'll ask "Do you want blanket?" and will put the blanket on you regardless of whether you want it on you or not.

He's a complete boy. Anything that's trucks, balls, water guns or tools, he is a fan of. He's rough and loves to wrestle and roll around. If I'm lucky, I get a kiss every now and then - although it's mostly sticking his face on my mouth and then moving on.

So, here's this month's photo!

Birthday cupcakes - YUM!

Picked up some Cars cupcakes. Joey was a huge fan of the frosting (more so than the cake).

Birthday Day at the Zoo

Joe and I took Joey to the Ft. Worth zoo for his birthday. It was his first trip and he was a big fan!

Joey gazing at the lizards

Touching a snake. He wasn't really a fan.

Petting marine life. He wasn't too sure about that either.

This bear kept pacing along the rocks. Joey just kept watching and watching.

He had so much fun walking around the zoo!

The gorilla was SO close! Joey thought is was pretty cool, at first. Then he got a little scared.

Checking out the fishies under the bridge.

Happy Birthday Joey - Opening Presents from Mommy & Daddy

I can't believe my baby boy is two! Happy Birthday Joey!

This morning, after breakfast, Joey opened his presents from Mommy and Daddy.

It's a dump truck, but what does it do?

Ok, now this is cool.

Ok, the box is cool - now what is it?

The drill has the seal of approval.

Helping Daddy put his work bench together.

Joey approved!

Busted!

Someone has figured out how to climb his way to the second shelf in the pantry.

Sand Box!

Joey got a sandbox from Grandma and Grandpa as an early birthday gift. As soon as it arrived, we filled it with sand and stuck the little man in. I think he likes it. =)

Daddy's Birthday Cake

Somebody likes cake! We celebrated Joe's birthday today - a little low key family time together, complete with german chocolate cake - one of Joe's favorites. Joey was a fan!

The Many Faces of Joey

All in one five minute period - the many faces of Joey.

The "Look at That" face

The "Surprised" face

The "Attack Mommy" face