Fantastic & 2

It seems impossible that Jesse and I have a 2 year old. How crazy is that? Some days it seems like just yesterday we were rocking our little baby to sleep and then other days it seems like he has been with us forever! We celebrated Jesse's birthday on the 11th, which was nice. I actually only worked half day and then took him to lunch and the movies. It was a nice afternoon. The morning of the 12th I woke up extra early so I could decorate the house with balloons so that Jaiden would be surprised when he woke up. As soon as we heard him we both ran into his room to sing the HB song to him. He was so excited he even said HB to himself. We all laughed. It was not long before Jaiden had the Mickey Mouse balloon close to his face kissing him. He loves Mickey Mouse. Jaiden and Daddy came to work to celebrate with his Aunties during the day. There were lots of gifts, food, and yummy cupcakes. Super fun. Then we went to my parents house for dinner where Jaiden got more gifts and ate more food and of course birthday cake. When we said goodnight to Jaiden we walked down memory lane from the day we brought Jaiden home, reminiscing about everything. Both Jess and I astonished at how fast the time went. We were in the middle of a hard decision that week because our Maggie Dog who was 22 was nearing the end. And we had hoped that she would have gone to sleep and not woke up but that was not the case. So we had to make the decision and called the mobile Vet to our house on the 13th. Jesse held Maggie so tight as the Vet administered the medication. It was quick, peaceful and very painful for us. We cried and then buried her in the backyard next to her partner Bart. The weekend came quickly and it was time to celebrate Jaiden's bday with all of his friends. We rented this place called "My Gym." It is a very cute kids gym with tons of fun equipment and space for the kids to run around. There was zip lining, swings, trampoline, a puppet show, a tub of balls and so much more. The kids all had a blast running around for 2 hours. It was nice to visit with our friends, the parents although we did not get much time with them. We were thrilled that our friends Tuyet and Peter we had met a few years ago in an adoption class made it. It was the first time we had never met their beautiful daughter Tessora. We served some snacks and then Janet made totally cool cupcakes in ice cream cones that everyone really enjoyed. One of the best things was there was really no set up or clean up. It was super easy! The following week we were off to Mammoth. This year it was just the 3 of us, and we had some friends joining us for the weekend. It was a different kind of trip because I hung out with Jaidene which was just as well because both of us had a little cold, and Jesse snowboarded 1/2 days. Our goal was to get Jaiden on his snowboard which was his bday gift from Mommy and Daddy but that did not really happen. He did stand on it. Jaiden's vocabulary continues to grow every day and he is putting together so many words... "Daddy go,"" going to Bubbe's house," "reach up," "go to park," "my house," "Bob's Big Boy," "release," "put back," "love you this much!" All of it incredible! We are so grateful for our lil Jaid and are enjoying every single minute with him. I can't believe I have a 2 year old!