A letter to my son on his birthday

Dear Gavin,

I can't believe you are TWO today. I remember the day you were born like it was yesterday. You bring so much to our family. You are the life of the party...a leader in your own right. You look up to your sister so much, but you don't let her run you (try as she may). You get excited over the smallest things, and just make "normal" days so much more fun. Your teachers love having you in their class. They always tell me how good you are and how excited you get when you learn something new. One teacher, Ms. Tammy (Mammy) said when she was teaching you guys your shapes, you wave your hands in the air and scream CIRCLE!!!!!, which got your whole class doing it. You are so much fun to be around, Gavin. You are also one of the most loving kids. You hug and kiss me regularly, and tell me, "I wuv you too, Mommy".

You are so smart. You can count, recognize letters and numbers; you play pretend- you are the blue power ranger (and we are all various power rangers I'm the yellow power ranger according to you). You are so silly when you play pretend, you get all of us involved. I love the words you use that are sort of wrong, but so cute. For instance, when you get "trapped" under the laundry basket,  you yell, "I'm trappin'!!", and when you want to say, "It's dark in here", you say, "It's darken". You pick up things so fast. In fact, you potty trained yourself over the last few weeks...you showed interest, so we took your diaper off, and that was that. No more diapers. Wow.

You are also AMAZING with technology and "working". You can complete puzzles and memory games on our phones in seconds. It freaks me out. You also get anything that resembles a tool and you say "I workin'". One day recently, you were "workin" on the fireplace, and you actually got a screw out! You're amazing, little man.

And the cute! I can't get over how gorgeous you are. Your big blue eyes and long eyelashes, your sweet smile and dark skin! You are one of the cutest little boys I've ever seen, and that's not just because I love you!

Gavin, you bring so much joy and love to our family. We are so glad you are a part of it. I can't wait to celebrate your birthday at your Star Wars party. You are my favorite middle child!!

Love Always,
Mom