Gage's two year birthday party...

I just can't believe it! Gage turned two on January 9...and the other thing I can't believe is that I'm just now writing about it on March 15! See the two candles in the cake? We had a little family party at the house to celebrate, and that was nice.

Let's just say that we did not have to beg the child to eat his birthday cake. That comes pretty naturally to both of our children. Seriously, I know we all have our own struggles, but getting our kids to eat has never been one of ours. If anything, we have to cut them off and encourage them to take smaller bites, reminding them that they're not in a race and the food is not going anywhere. I can't imagine what our grocery bills will be like when the boys are in high school!

"Grandma Mike" (Brent's mom) made Gage a beautiful hot air balloon quilt for his birthday that's now hanging in his room. Well done, Pam! Below, Gage is playing with his new Magnatiles, one of our kids' favorite building toys. It's really pretty amazing to see what kinds of structures that both of them will come up with.