Today is my 2nd birthday!  Yay!  Take a look at my stylish new crab jammies from Cousin Kristine!  Thanks, cuz!

And Auntie Linda got me this neat wooden toy crane.  Way fun!  I think being 2 is going to be a blast!

My dump truck is decidedly multi-purpose.  Not only can you move laundry with it, but it will hold the contents of most drawers in the house.  Ask me how I know!

I like eating snacks with my friend Hop.  He is always very gracious about my offers for snacks, but he never takes me up on them, so I get to eat them all!

Clearly, I’m going to have to find a different buddy when snacks turn to brussel sprouts!

Lately I’ve been using my Crayolas to express my two dimensional, colorful self.

If I’m really lucky, I get to sit up high a the bar while I color.

Lately I have been enjoying putting my Duplo train cars together, and then stacking on top of them.

I did this one all by myself.  OK, maybe Daddy helped me just a little with putting my fireman driver on the tall stack.

And Froggy and Doggy are always there to lend moral support!

M&D got me a a bike trailer for Christmas.  Now I can go along with Daddy on his bike rides, and also help him get more exercise.

This baby has pneumatic tires for a smooth ride, and a completely enclose-able riding compartment for optimum passenger comfort.

Along with my new trailer I also got a bike hat.  M&D say that I always have to wear this when I go riding with Daddy.

I look forward to many fun hours cruising with Daddy – past those unlucky kids in those slow strollers!

Ma and Pa got me this super rocking horse for Christmas.

It didn’t take me long to figure out to make this pony strut his stuff!  Giddyap!

Well, I guess it is that time of year again!  Time for a big car trip and getting to see lots of people (again).  Oh, and there was a lot of these things called “presents” that, once you “open” them, turn into fun toys to play with!

The first car trip was really fun.  I got to see lots of big trucks and point them out to M&D.  And then I got to Grandma and Jay’s house – and guess what?  They had a big truck (and a smaller one) just for me.

Then it was on to Grandpa and Nana’s house.  I got to meet Simone and Davide and pal around with Darren.  Grandpa got me this really neat racing hat.

Then I got to do vacuuming and truck inspection before we left:

Next up, it was ping pong at Uncle Tommy and Aunt Danee’s party:

Nobody wanted to challenge me, but I suppose that’s just as well since I couldn’t see over the edge of the table!

Later I got to open presents with my cousin Avery – I pulled “older cousin” rank and showed her the ropes:

I also had a great time visiting with Ma and Pa.  Can you believe some of the toys they have?  I’ve never seen a phone like this one!  It must be the latest technology:

I’m looking forward to Christmas III – The Return of Christmas, which I’m told is scheduled for next year about this time.  Until then, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Grandpa and Nanna came up for a pre-Thanksgiving visit.

And Wow!  Look what they brought for me!  My very own Lightning McQueen Trike!  It has lights and makes noises and everything!

Here, Grandpa is explaining the finer points to me, like did you know that there is a 1kg weight limit to the rear bin space?  That’s ’cause this baby is built for speed!  (Once I can reach the pedals, I’ll report on just how much speed it was built for.)

In between rides on the new trike, I got in some quality reading time with Nanna.  I made sure to let her know how many words I already know.

Grandpa got some reading time in, too.

We also took a trip to the park to see the ducks.  What we actually saw were some really, really large geese.  It turns out we have something in common.  We both like bread!

We also squeezed in a visit to the park where I got to go down the curvy slide…

… and climb back up again all by myself!

All in all, we had a great visit.  I’m looking forward to seeing Grandpa and Nanna again at Christmas time!

Check out my aircraft carrier!  It has a complement of 1 airplane and 1 helicopter and is currently stationed just south of the kitchen table.  Mommy has dubbed it the “USS Rubbermaid”  All I know is that it is lots of fun!