Logan's Two Year Letter (Almost 9 Months Late)

Dear Logan,

I am writing you this letter for your second birthday but I am writing it almost 9 months late.  I apologize for that but we have been quite busy having lots of fun and I just never got around to it.  But when you consider that you came along about 9 months earlier than we expected you, maybe you could still consider this to be "on time".  Either way, this letter comes with so much love for all that you are, my amazing little guy!

On the night of your birthday party last year, I read "Thumper Finds An Egg" to you before bed.  You were kissing and snuggling every bunny on every page but you wouldn't give Gramma or Grammy kisses before they left the party.  This is quite typical of you, always playing little games and being silly, especially being stingy with your kisses!

While at your party, you wanted to play horseshoes and you just had to be at the post where Evan wanted to be.  Maybe you just wanted to be close to your big brother but more likely you were just pestering him.  This is something that you do quite well.  After all, it is one of the jobs of a little brother!  As the year has gone on, you and Evan have become best buddies but not without arguments and fights.  You are often the instigator and Evan is often the one who overreacts.  I'm hoping that this phase will be short and that you will start to play together without fighting more and more.  

Some other cute things from your party were when you were giving sly looks to Uncle Dan while digging for ice in the cooler.  You would have spent the entire day digging in that thing if we let you.  You were also stealing Papa's seat and telling him "You sit right there", next to you.  Then when it was time for Annalia and Jonah to leave you said "Time get going!"

You have had quite a few adorable sayings and phrases (dursty/thirsty, dunder/thunder, scunscreen/sunscreen) over the last 9 months.  I have kept track of a few of them.  

-On the way home from Sesame Place (8/6), you and I were playing a little "I love you" game.  It went like this.

Mommy: I love you!

Logan: No, I love you!

Mommy: No, I love you!

Logan: No, I love you! (So on and so forth)

Evan: Ok, ok, you both love each other, please stop now

-On the way home from Papa & Gramma's (9/28), I took a drink from my water bottle and you said from the back seat, "Two hands, mommy.  You drive two hands.  You all done drinking now, two hands." When I was done drinking and you still couldn't see the other hand you said "And the other one?  Where the other one?"

-On that same drive home, when I thought you were exhausted (Evan was asleep in the car), you called out from the backseat, "That good coughing, mommy".  I said, "I sneezed" to which you replied "Oh, well that good sneezing then."

-After dropping Evan off at school (9/29), you were running through the grass in your crocs and you said to me "It's raining in my shoe mommy! Other one too!" as the dew was getting through the holes in your crocs.

-While you were watching me put on make-up (10/11), "Why you doing that painting?" as I was applying blush.

- During the Christmas season, on the way up our street everyday, you would ask "Can we see reindeer, and ho-ho and bringer-man?"  You also call the grinch the grunch.

You are becoming quite the silly little man who knows just how to get what he wants.  I love you more and more everyday!

Love always,
Mom.