Two's...Terrible or Terrific?

Our baby turned two in February! We had a small party at Grandma Perkins' home on our way back from the New Orleans vacation with Grandma & Grandpa P., Aunt Katrina, and Jonah & Micah. For his birthday dinner, Grandma made her home-made waffles and Kanyon's favorite: scrambled eggs. Katrina made a beautiful cake for him. After he blew out the candles, we ate it with some ice cream. Then Dad helped him open the presents from Grandma and Grandpa P. After each present was unveiled, he would excitedly take it, run to Grandma, give it to her, then run back to Dad to open the next one! On his actual birthday, we invited Grandma & Grandpa Tolman and his friend Wyatt & his parents over to our house for another little party. Ammon, Jonah, Micah, and Wyatt each took turns helping him open gifts. The first 4 presents, one from each of the boys, was a "Cars" car. He was SO excited to get them!! After that, he refused to let go of those cars the rest of the night! Because of this, he was impaired from opening the rest of his gifts by himself. He must have a lot of people who love him, because he sure got a lot of gifts! Thank you everyone!!!

After presents came dessert; we ate brownies, Oreo ice cream, and Oreo cookies: his favorite. (In the picture below, see the Lightning McQueen & Mater pictures the boys colored as decorations for his birthday?! Also, notice how Kanyon is completely disinterested in the dessert because he's too busy playing with his new Lightning McQueen cars?!)

When I took him to the Dr. to get his 2-year check-up, the Dr. asked me, "So when did Kanyon start having the terrible twos?" And I said "Since he was 9 months old!". Kanyon has two moods: very terrible or completely terrific; it's only one mood or the other. He has some behavioral problems that we are seeking help with. My hope is that this upcoming year will be filled with more of his terrific side and less of the terrible twos! But regardless of his good or bad behaviors, we sure love that Kanyon! Our family wouldn't be complete without him! So Happy Birthday little buddy!

Kanyon's favorites were all manifested in his birthday celebrations: Food-eggs or hamburger, Cookie-oreos, Movie-Cars, TV Show-Handy Manny or Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (did you notice the balloon in the last photo?), Toy-Lightning McQueen cars, Item- his "me-me" binky.