Happy Birthday Gracin!!!

Gracin turned 2 years old July 22!!! I can't believe I don't have any babies anymore. He is so fun to have in our house. We all LOVE him so much.

He got money in the mail from Nana!

For his birthday he got to open present right when he woke up, so he could play all day long. He had fun opening his presents and really liked the Radiator Springs car mat I made from him--that made my day. He also got a Buzz Lightyear toy. It was taking Riley forever to get him out of the packaging, and Gracin was SOOO patient. He loves all the buttons and he really likes to make him fly around. He also got a remote control Lightning McQueen car that goes on his Geo Track!!! It's pretty awesome. He loves his train set, now he can drive it with a remote, how cool is that?





The remove control car/train:

Later in the afternoon, we did the birthday cake. With packing and moving, I didn't have time to make a cake... not to mention all the pans and ingredients are packed. So he got one from the Grocery story, he got to pick it out. He picked a Toy Story cake over a Cars cake! He was so excited to blow out the candle, we let him do it 3 or 4 times! He had seen me do it just a week before and so he looked like a pro. And I am pretty sure he got more messy this year than he did on his first birthday. He's just like that.









For dinner we went to Chuck E Cheese. He loved eating pizza, running around like a crazy man, and playing all sorts of games. It was fun to watch him having such a good time. Rhylan of course had a blast too!

Things about Gracin:
Loves Cars--Mator especially
Loves Toy Story movies- Buzz especially
Loves train toys
Loves getting dirty
Loves to be outside
Loves to play with water-bath, hose, water table, kiddie pool, cat bowl, cups filled with water, sink, puddles
Loves to watch TV, he cries when we turn it off!!
Loves playing rough
Loves nursery, he runs in and never looks back. They always tell us he is the best one in nursery!
He loves to run free--makes church, music time, and any outing hectic for me.
Likes to be funny and make us laugh
Like to be tackled by Rhylan
Jump off anything- coffee table, couch, chairs, stools,

Favorites:
Favorite book is "Put Me in the Zoo?" Riley reads it to him every night
Favorite songs- Wheels on the bus (he knows all the moves) Baby Shark, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Popcorn Popping
Favorite food- Chicken nuggets, strawberries, Ranch dip, bananas, pizza, mac&cheese, crackers, chips, cake, ice cream,

He can make animal noises for:
Dinosaur
Lion
Sheep
Snake
Puppy
Cow

He can point to lots of body parts:
eyes
lips
mouth
teeth
tongue
cheeks
ears
nose
chin
shoulders
belly
fingers
toes
feet
hair
muscles

He can't say much still, but he loves to talk. He has his own language and it is so funny to hear, it makes me laugh every day. But here are some words he can say:
Bye-bye
mama
plane
go
more
yes --"DEEE!"
shakes his head and grunts for no
that one
again