Happy Birthday Jordan!

For the past couple of weeks we have been telling Jordan that his birthday was coming up and that he was going to be two. Every time we would ask him how old he was going to be, he would answer by saying, "Two!" and then give a silly smile. Jordan has been full of smiles lately and especially loves to smile for the camera. Whenever I take my camera out he will say, "pick" (picture) and give me a big smile. What a show off!! Jordan had a great birthday! We began the morning by going to the park to feed the ducks. Unfortunately it was a very cold and windy morning, so we didn't spend much time there, but Jordan had fun watching the ducks eat the bread we threw to them. We thought he would like to feed the ducks because he has a little stuffed duck that he carries around the house with him. He is always asking for his "ducky".

It didn't take long for Jordan to find the steering wheel at the park! He loves pretending to drive!

After the park we went to our public library. Jordan loves to go to the library because there is a playroom there full of toys for kids Jordan's age. Here he is playing at the lemonade stand.

When we came home from the library we had lunch and that is when Jordan really began to get excited! While playing at home he discovered the place where I hidden his presents. He started carrying them around the house and asking to open them. I told him he had to wait until after his nap. The second I went into his room after his nap he started jumping up and down in his crib and saying "ope, ope" (open). This picture of Jordan on his train was taken right after he woke up from his nap. He was SO excited all afternoon for his cake and his presents!


When the time finally arrived for Jordan to open his presents he yelled, "YEAH!" and ran right for the presents. Here he is opening a couple trucks for his new train set.

Here we are opening his bubble mower. He absolutely loves this mower. Jordan keeps repeating bubble mower over and over because he wants to go outside and play with it so badly!
Jordan's biggest gift was a train table and a beginning Thomas the Train set. He loves playing with the train at Barnes and Noble so we knew he would love this gift, and we were right!

Jordan has changed so much in the past year. He has gone from barely walking to running and jumping. A year ago he wasn't saying any English words and now he repeats almost everything we say! It is such a joy to watch him grow and change and we can't wait to see what the next year will bring. We love you Jordan!!