birthday boy

 

 Yay! Somebody turned 2!

and here he is, the birthday boy:

 

 Every single one of his presents was Sesame Street related.  He got so excited whenever he saw Elmo or Cookie Monster.

His big brother declared it the best birthday party ever! (I think he just liked the cake)

I was able to get in a quick birthday photo shoot the next day

 

And he is starting to get the first of many freckles!  Right now he only has a few under one eye but I love to look at them and imagine his cute little cheeks covered in them!

 

 We really love having this little guy around!

Up next.... Pictures from the coast

wildlife safari park

I was super excited to discover that we did in fact have a zoo down here in Southern Oregon.  We really loved to zoo up in Seattle so I knew that as soon as we had a decent Saturday, we needed to check out the Wildlife Safari Park.

Because the park is a drive through zoo, we got to get really close to a few of these.

He had a blast! 

(yes that is a cheetah in the background.)

Oh, and he loved it too!

 

and I spend most of the time like this.

Speaking of wild animals...  it's not the greatest picture but I couldn't risk taking another and disturbing the subjects.  Every night we put the boys to bed in their separate beds and every night when I check on them I find this.

That boy loves his big brother!