JP turns 2!!!

JP definitely celebrated his 2nd birthday in style... I did my best to take pictures throughout the day so that family back at home could feel as if they celebrated with him! We started out with meeting friends for our weekly splash in the pool. For those of you who haven't seen JP at the swimming pool, this is his favorite place to be. He enjoys showing off how long he can hold his breath for under water and going down the elephant slide. After meeting Daddy for lunch, we "frosted" some cake with his buddy Lucas (even though as you will see in the pics...they actually just ate the frosting straight off the knife)...then, after naptime, we met up with our friends at the park where they sang "Happy Birthday" and ate some birthday cake (this cake is proof as to why I didn't win one of the 5 awards at the cake decorating contest in Korea -- only 7 people entered -- hee hee!) We then came home and I cooked him his favorite meal...chicken tenders and edamame with one more round of "Happy Birthday" and cake with Mommy and Daddy. JP is really starting to catch on to the whole birthday scene -- he loves singing the birthday song and has not been shying away from all the attention what-so-ever. He's in for a wake-up call tomorrow when his birthday festivities are officially over. Hard to believe that with all the cake he ate today, he isn't still bouncing off the walls!!!

Anyways...Matt and I are in disbelief that our little boy is already 2. Here's to another year filled with fun memories and laughter as we watch our "Superman" grow from our baby into a little boy (and a big brother too!)

P.S. -- the truck in some of the first pics of the slideshow is doing "yoga" according to JP. I thought it was too funny...so I had to include them!

Garmisch - 2009

We had a great getaway this past weekend to Garmisch...a quaint town in the German Alps. We did a whole lot of playing in the pool and even took a train ride to the top of the Zugspitz (the highest point in Germany). JP was fearless and the views were amazing!