Two years old!

We are now officially into the terrible two's, which thankfully are not that terrible. Simon turned two on August 3. It is amazing how quickly time flies. I look at him and I have a hard time even seeing a toddler. He is very much a busy little boy. Simon continues to be a big boy. At his two year appointment he weighed 32.5 lbs and is 38 1/2 inches tall. He is off the charts for height!
Everyday his vocabulary seems to expand by leaps and bounds. This morning we were watching the Today Show and Barack Obama came on, Simon said "Barack Obama" without even hearing the name. Needless to say I was shocked. He also has amazing manners. He uses please, thank you, and excuse me quite regularly. He even said "God bless you" to me when I sneezed. The thing that amazes me the most is that I can carry on a conversation with him! It is awesome to be able to communicate with him.
Much like his dad at this age Simon is obsessed with all types of vehicles that move- trains, cars, trucks, fire trucks, etc. He has an extensive collection of Matchbox cars, tractors ("tracties" according to him), and larger cars and trucks. It is not uncommon to see him carrying around at least 2 Matchbox cars and usually more. We can not leave the house without him carrying several cars.
Some of Simon's favorite things to do are feed the duckies, play at the park, play with his cousins (Andrew and Matthew), and to swim in his pool.
We are truly blessed to have such a wonderful and loving little boy and we thank God for the two awesome years we have had and look forward to many more!