Ewan turns 2!

Ewan turned 2 on June 23rd! What a fantastic birthday party in the park. The 4-year-old gang ran around with a long rope almost the entire time. The younger ones played with the hula-hoops and the balloons. All the kids loved Ewan's construction cake, especially with all the chocolate frosting. It was a really fun 2nd birthday party! Happy birthday my sweet Ewan!

Summer?

It's amazing two boys can do in the sun and a sprinkler! This was early May. Ever since, we've been waiting for another day like this...

Best Mother's Day Ever!

Mother's Day was a gorgeous sunny day so we headed to Portland for a hike in Tryon State Park, dim sum at Wong King and a trip to a bike shop to look at cargo bikes (we left empty-handed, but that was OK!)

The hike was the highlight--Tryon trails were perfect for the boys to run along and there were many bridges for them to cross. Plus, along the trails were hollowed out tree stumps that the boys could fit inside. Kid heaven!

Ewan is 23 months old!

Ewan is so close to being 2-years-old now. But if you were to ask Ewan how old he is going to be on his birthday, he'll tell you "Three!"

He is talking in cute little sentences now. Tonight at dinner he said, "Mama go?" because Mama was at a meeting. He tells his parents to blow on his food to cool it off, read him books, "kiss!" and shoes off!

He loves to do almost anything his brother is doing, particularly if that involves mud in the backyard.

Ewan is very coordinated. He throws a ball well, has started riding Eli's old balance bike and uses a 3-wheel scooter at daycare. He can run pretty fast too, and he loves to run down the sidewalk with Eli.

Ewan still loves music and he always wants to dance. He has quite the dance moves too and we think he could end up on some dance competition when he is older!

Ewan sleeps in the same room as his brother now and he loves it. But he is nice and quiet when he wakes up super early in the morning and crawls into bed with Mama and Daddy. Then he demands "nurse!"

He is still a super smiley guy who loves to make new friends. Of course in anticipation of his 2-year-old birthday, he's started with some terrible twos behavior. He yells "NO!" even before you finish the question and he throws short tantrums. Fortunately for Ewan, his parents think that his tantrums are quite cute! We'll see if that lasts...