Nate is 2!

It's so hard to believe that Nate is 2!  We started the celebrations by taking these cookies to church Wednesday night to celebrate before his birthday on Thursday.

I also took cookies to school for him to share with his classmates on his actual birthday.

That night we had our family celebration at home.  He opened presents and had balloons and a cupcake!

Instead of a party this year, we opted to take Nate on a special outing just the three of us.  We decided the zoo was a good pick!  We were hoping for nice weather, but ended up with a rather cool morning.  It was really nice though after we had lunch and visited the petting area and rode the carousel and train.

Nate had his 2 year check up the Monday after his birthday.  He weighs in at 28 lb 11.5 oz (50-75%) and is 36.5 inches tall (90-95%).  There is a wives' tale that says if you double your height at age 2 that you will get your adult height...that would have Nate measuring 6' 1"

He is still enjoying coloring and playing with his animals and puzzles.  His language is definitely taking off and he really tries to mimic words now. New words/phrases:
Sorry
Okay (instead of yeah/yes he now says okay....all the time!)
Yellow (sometimes used correctly)
Where are you/there you are--a new game we play, usually when looking for his dog before naptime.  He'll say "are you?" while looking for him and then "there you are" when he finds him.
Lots more....can't wait to do posts on funny things he'll come up with when he really gets talking!