I'm turning 2 tomorrow. I had a great birthday party yesterday with Nana & Grandpa Dobbs, Great Gma Shum, Micky and Jenny. We had hotdogs, mac n' cheese, corn on the cob, and green jello for dinner. I liked blowing out my candles, but I especially liked the ice cream. I got lots of toys. A remote control choo choo, an elmo alphabet school bus, a tool set, and a car ramp. I loved opening my presents.

I had a good time with mommy home and the Burks visiting this past week. We went to the zoo, played with water balloons, played in the sprinkler, and played with my play kitchen. I got a little stressed at the end of the week because I'm not used to sharing. I guess I'll have to work on that now that I am two. Mommy, Becky, Trevor and I went to my first movie on Wednesday night to see Toy Story 3. Ten minutes into the movie the tornado sirens went off and we had to wait in the womens bathroom. Then we had to run out when we had a chance and drive home as fast as possible. We waited out the tornado warning in the basement for 1.5 hours. What a night!

Well, I'm catching up on my rest after a busy week.

Big A

What a busy week! I'm finally getting around to writing about all of my latest developments. I went to the doctor this week and I weighed in at 27lbs 1 oz. I am off the charts! Adam was 27 lbs 4 oz when he was 12 months old. Like I said...watch out big brother. I've been having a rough week sleeping because my two top teeth cut through. So, I'm up to 4 teeth now. The doctor said to start giving me mushy table food so I am especially excited about this.

Other news - I can now stand. Not only did I learn how to stand 2 days ago, but I stand ALL the time. This legs are made for standing, and that's just what I'll do!

The Burk family has been visiting all week. I had so much fun with all of the boys running around. I like to crawl around and scream and chase them. I have a new BFF named Aiden. We're buddies. We like to eat the fridge magnets together and knock down toys together. I will miss him.

Well that's about it for now. Mommy and I are getting ready for Adam's party now. I think I'll take a nap while mommy finishes up.

Talk to you soon!

David

Looking forward to a fun filled week at home with my boys and the Burks and possibly even a guest appearance from my parents. Hmm..now what should we do?? Maybe the zoo, the childrens museum, Chucky Cheese??? I can already tell this vacation is going to be exhausting but lots of fun. I better get the coffee brewing!

Love,

Mama

What a fun weekend. Adam and I spent Saturday with the grandparents. When I got home I barely opened my eyes and went straight to bed. Exhausting! On Sunday the family and I went to church. I'm a very good boy in church. I'm usually being passed back and forth like a hot potatoe while Mom & Dad deal with Adam. Adam was pretty good this Sunday though. After church we went to Costco. I love riding around in shopping carts. I kick my legs trying to get the cart to move on my own. I took a nice long nap today and then hung out with Mom & Dad (Adam slept until 5!!!). Anyway, I have mastered crawling so now it is time to do something else. I like to crawl up to raised objects and put my two hands up on the raised object. Then I stand on my feet hunched over. It's like a game of twister. I don't know what to do after that though so I usually just ram my head into whatever is in front of me. I'll figure out how to stand up eventually. Just you wait Adam. Here I come!!

Well, time for more sleep before my busy Monday.

Love,

David

Wow! I woke up yesterday morning and mommy and daddy told me I had a surprise. I was very worried because the last time they told me I had a surprise it was David, and I just don't think there are enough cribs in the house to handle another surprise like that right now. So, I very cautiously made my way downstairs to the family room and WOW there it was...my deluxe kitchen set. Mommy and Daddy have been on my case lately for trying to cook in their oven and use their dishwasher and microwave. Now I have a whole kitchen of my very own. My favorite part is the sink (I like to pretend to wash my hands and fill my cups up with water) and the phone that I can pick up and hang up. I pick it up and say "Uwwo" and then hand it to mommy or daddy. You see it's never for me. I like to put things in the microwave and then push the buttons while saying "tee tee tee." I spent the whole day yesterday cooking in my kitchen. I didn't even want to play outside. David likes that I have my new toy because I'm so busy in the kitchen that he has free reign over all of the other toys. Win, win!

Other news, I've started to sing my ABC's. I can really only say A, C, E, G, S, X(which is also S), and Z. My favorite is S. I'm always ready at that part of the song. My other favorite song is wheels on the bus. I love it when the wipers go "Swish swish swish" and when the horns go "beep beep beep." I am starting to say a lot these days including Hot, Uwwo (hello), No (in response to someone asking me a question), yes, Achoo, etc.

David is doing well. He's really fast these days. I keep busy just tryign to keep all of my toys away from him. His favorite thing to do is crawl up to something and stand up on his knees. I also have fun with David (but don't tell him that) sometimes I'll just be running around and I catch David watching me and laughing. I like having him with me at bath time because I can splash him with water and after he catches his breath he starts laughing (phew that means I'm not in trouble if he laughs about it). Also, I like to kick my ball and send David chasing after it. It keeps him busy.

Well, that's it for now. You'll have to come visit and I'll whip you up my specialty -- plastic eggs, plastic apple and a cardboard box cooked in my microwave, with a side of tea sprinkled with pepper. Mmm...Mmm...

Chef Adam