We are all about birthdays in the summer in this family. :o) Micah turned 2 years old on July 7th. He is such a joy to have in our family! He seems to have grown up so quickly that it's hard to believe he's only 2 years old. Always trying to catch up with his big brothers, he is quite verbose and was speaking in sentences at 18 months. Everyone who meets him can hardly believe how much he can say and understand at his age now. In fact, the other day I asked him a question and he said, "Actually, Mommy, ..." in answer to my question. How many other 2-year-olds use the word "actually"? :o) Lately we've been trying to teach him his colors as now he recognizes colors according to who in our family likes that color. Anything you show him that is orange is Joshua's, yellow is Luke's, and by default he thinks green is his own. Recently I heard him count up to 10 (thanks to Sesame Street, I believe) and he can sing parts of the alphabet song (thanks to Super Why). He's pretty smart and catches on to things very quickly. And, just like Joshua, he very much likes things to be in order. I like to say that Micah is my little tank. He's built tough and puts up with a lot of stuff from his big brothers, but he handles it all in stride. And he does a pretty good job keeping up with them. He really is so much fun right now and wants to be a big help to his Mommy. I like taking him shopping with me as he does such a good job and is great company. He also seems to like the time spent with me, though in all reality, he is a daddy's boy and loves to be with his father doing pretty much anything. He enjoys putting things into boxes or bags and will often go behind his brothers and pick up their puzzle pieces when they leave them out. He has great dexterity for one still so young and is learning to like puzzles as much as his brothers do. He's got a mind of his own and knows what he wants without being easily persuaded by others, though he will quickly follow his brother's lead at times as well. And he pretty much repeats everything they say, hence his verbosity. :o) When all 3 boys are together things can get pretty rambunctious (to say the least) and some crying often ensues. But get Micah by himself and he will interact with you and have such a good time because he's just so stinkin' cute. I love my big Micah boy!
We had a Mickey Mouse theme for his birthday since Micah is really into watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on Disney. He loves doing the Hot Dog Dance. That morning we had birthday muffins. We had put a candle in one for him to blow out, which he unfortunately kind of got his face too close when he was trying to blow it out and got some hot wax on his chin (for which he still has a scar today!). Poor little guy! That was not the best way to start off his big day. But he recovered soon and enjoyed opening up his presents and spending time with family that came to visit. 
You can tell that he really enjoyed his Micky Mouse cupcakes. By the afternoon he was definitely ready for a nap. That evening we had yummy pizza that he loves to eat and a few more little presents to open. We ended the day wearing Mickey Mouse ears and doing the hot dog dance. A fun day for our big two year old, indeed.
My dear sweet Micah, we so look forward to seeing what plans God has in store for you. You are our special boy!
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