oliver jack is 2!!!

back in december my little oliver jack turned 2. and 2 he is.

every day the wonders and frustrations of 2 remind of us all of the truth that oliver jack is indeed 2.

although i have had 2 other children pass through this stage, oliver jack's beautiful spirit of wonder makes it all seem new...again.

he is beyond mischievous. truly, he cannot be left alone. the marring of his birthday cake while i was blow drying my hair is evidence of so much. i came out and his hands and face were black from cake icing. when i asked him what he had done he simply responded, "i eat treasure." and sure enough, he had taken a chair and slid it across the floor and climbed up to the counter to eat the treasure chest off of his birthday cake.

silly me for thinking i could lay out all of the goodies for his party before hand.

our family all came to help celebrate the life of this little boy and we had a great time. jack was so excited to open each and every present and he would literally jump up and down with excitement as he anticipated what each package contained. he happily obliged harper and calvary to "help" him open because he was so excited he couldn't even open the presents himself. after each gift was opened, he would come over and ask me to "open this now".

and as difficult as those moments of aggravation are, the overwhelming joy that his sweet spirit holds is enough to remind me that these moments of two are short lived. so although he cries for his paci, demands snacks 50000000 times a day, sneaks off and pours juice on the baby, colors on anything if a stray marker is found, and wakes me up with the sun each and every day i want to remember the way he grins at me when he is being sneaky, the way he shakes his hands and shouts "i 'cited!" when he gets excited, the way he holds my hand when he climbs in the bed in the morning, and the way he kisses his sweet sister's cheek all throughout the day. he is truly every bit of 2 but the sad truth about 2 is that this year will be quickly gone...