Miles Turns 2!

We had a blast celebrating this little guy's second birthday! We celebrated once in Rexburg with family after Thanksgiving and then again as a family on his actual birthday. He even got two Elmo cakes! For his birthday we went to the Hogle Zoo. Miles loves animals. It was a cold Monday night, so there weren't a ton of animals out, but there weren't any people either, which was fun. Then we went to have dinner at the City Creek Mall and to walk around Temple Square. We were at the Giving Machine in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building when I realized Miles wasn't with us. I panicked, but found him quickly in another part of the room just in the middle of the crowds. I was so happy he was okay. He is such an important member of our family and we all love him to pieces!

Miles is definitely taking his two-year-old-ness to heart. Some things he does: Climbs on counters, opens doors he shouldn't, writes on walls, tells me "no" all day long, flings oatmeal around the kitchen, avoids sleep, won't sit still, bites his siblings and breaks their stuff, takes his shoes off 37 times in the store shopping cart but gets mad if you don't put them back on, and gets away with all of it 'cause he's so dang cute!  If the house is too quiet, I panic suddenly and yell, "Where's Miles?!" Because often you'll find him sneaking food, destroying something, applying makeup in the sink, or playing in water. It also took some work to get him to blow out birthday candles, but once he figured it out, he asked us over and over and over to light them so he could do it again. He's a handful, but we love him!