Owen is 2!

Owen is all boy.  He loves anything that "goes": car (especially trucks!), trains, airplanes.  He is such a great helper around the house.  I am trying to encourage his desire to help :).  We recently got him a kitchen from IKEA that fits under the overhang of our island in the kitchen.  He loves to pretend to cook, and this little kitchen keeps him occupied while I cook dinner.  He still likes to help me cook though!  We also got him a toy vacuum and broom and he plays with them all the time.  He makes a fantastic vacuum noise and goes around the whole house vacuuming or sweeping.  It's pretty fabulous.  He makes us laugh a lot, we love his silly little personality.  Since Nora was born, his language has exploded!  Maybe he just needed a little competition for attention to get him talking!  He is really sweet with his little sister. He checks in on her every few minutes while he's playing to make sure she's ok, and he is quick to fetch her blanket or binky when she is sad (that's what he wants when he is sad, so that must be what she wants too, right?).  He is our sweet little guy, and we can't imagine our life without him.