Mark's 2nd birthday!

My baby turned 2!  I can't believe it!  He's so funny.  A little about Mark at this age.  He doesn't talk very much.  All of my other kids had way more words at this age.  Maxine could rattle off entire sentences.  Whose fault is that?  It's mine.  I take full responsibility.  Mark, my sweet, you are my 5th kid.  I'd like to say that I've spent just as much time reading to you as I have the other kids but I haven't.  Over the last month, I've really tried harder to read to you at least a book a day or get one of the other kids to read to you.  I've already noticed a difference and know that you'll be talking my ear off in no time.

Mark loves dirt bikes.  He begs Merril to pull up dirt bike videos on his phone.  He still has a fondness for cars, trucks, and trains, but dirt bikes are definitely his favorite.

He has a violent way of showing affection.  He loves to hug and hugs with both arms and legs and dives his face into your face.  Hard.

He says all of his brothers and sisters names.  Jack's was first and then Mikayla.  Mikayla's name comes out the funniest when he says it.  La-la-la is about the only way I can describe it.  He loves cough drops, as illustrated by the birthday gift below.

He also loves stuffed animals.  Juliet gave him a stuffed animal for his birthday because she was sick and tired of him stealing all her stuffed animals and wiping his face all over them.  He seems delighted with it!

We love this little guy and don't know what we would do without him!  The next day we headed up to Grandma and Grandpa Campbells house for more birthday festivities.  Doesn't he seem excited!?  Maybe even a little extra excited!?  What a goof.  :)