Kase is TWO!

Over the weekend, we celebrated my littlest buddy's birthday. He saw me frosting his cake on Saturday morning and kept saying, "It's my BIRTH-day! Daddy, look it? It's MY birthday cake!" as he grabbed Kent's finger and pulled him over to look at the cake.

I have so much to say about my bulldozer-built, soft-spoken youngest child.  His tough guy, strong man build is often what gets him noticed, especially at our park where he scales the climbing wall with ease.  Neighbors have already started asking Kent to coach with him in future years, hoping to secure their son's spot on a team with Kase, commenting on his "D1 linebacker build."

And while Kase has often been caught stealing food right off your plate if you're not looking, he's also the first one to give you a big hug and apologize.  He talks a lot for a two year old boy, but he also thinks hard about what he says and really makes his words count., then speaks them in the sweetest voice.  His sense of humor and infectious laugh often light up my day. And the cheeks.  Those cheeks! He's still got 'em.

We had a great day celebrating on Sunday. He opened presents right away in the morning and especially loved the fish tank we got him! The kids named the three fish Bengal (it's orange and black), Sunshine (it's yellow), and Green (which is actually blue, but Kase's favorite color is green, and when I asked him what he wanted to call the blue one, he said, "Green!")  Kylee actually had a friend's birthday party at the zoo, so we decided to head out there as a family and walk around the zoo while she was at her party.  Kase loved seeing (most) of the animals.  He isn't the bravest kid so he wasn't very excited about some of the things like snakes.  He did love seeing the goats, which he called reindeer.  When we got back, my parents stopped by to help us sing to him and share some cake.  It was a great day.

These two were so proud to help me with the cake!

He may look like a bruiser, but he doesn't often act like one. You should have seen how slowly and carefully he opened each gift!

Carousel ride at the zoo. 

"I'll hold his hand, Mom.  So he doesn't fall." 

'Dozers! Backhoe! Dump truck! Kase's faves.

YUM!

Happy birthday, Kase! We love you!