Party @ the Park

So for my birthday today, Jono made some yummy sandwiches and we had a picnic at the park. It was so much fun!

Keyan must have been feeling adventurous, because he climbed across a set of monkey bars (which he has never even come close to attempting before).

Our camera doesn't have sound, but when Keyan climbs onto the platform and raises his arms,

he is shouting, "I did it! Yay! I did it!"

There is seriously nothing so sweet as the pure joy of a child.

And all I wanted for dessert was some fresh cherries, so that was my birthday "cake" :)

The Zoo

Keyan has two cousins all born within a few weeks of each other, so we had a big family birthday party this past Saturday at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.  

We saw lots of animals,

 but the bird show was by far the coolest thing that day.  The birds are trained to orchestrate the entire show on their own (they took their cues from the music on the overhead speakers).  We had perfect seats, too. The birds grazed our heads several times as they swooped over the audience. 

To finish off the day, we rode the Zoo Train-

nothing spectacular for Jono or me, but Keyan was fascinated by it, so I guess it was worth the three bucks :0) 

Celebration

Poor Keyan. His birthday wasn't much about him at first. Everything that could go wrong that day, did. Our car broke down and we were running around trying to find a place to get it fixed and still find a way to pick up all of the last minute things for his birthday.

Things finally came together that evening. Jono made this really cool Choo-Choo train cake, and we also got Keyan this little train set (he really loves trains).

The Birthday Boy

Keyan is 2 today! And he is still just the cutest kid ever (like right now, he is eating a cookie and saying in a cookie-monster voice, "Cookie! Yum-yum-yum-yum!").

Yesterday, I spoke in church about the scripture in 3rd John: "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth" and even though Keyan is only two, I think I've already adopted that as one of my mommy mottos. My heart just bursts with joy when he asks to sing "the temple song" or when he points to a picture of Christ and says, "I love you, Jesus!"

Parenthood is phenomenal!

Meet Bobby & Jim

These two bears were going to be placed for "adoption" (we were in the process of looking for a good home for them), but now it seems they are here to stay because Keyan has developed an adorable little attachment to them. Totally out of the blue, Keyan named the little bear "Bobby" and the big bear "Jim". Because Bobby is more portable, Keyan totes him everywhere and asks us to give Bobby diaper changes, bottles, food, and even pajamas (as you can see). He even zones out to the television with Bobby by his side (as you can also see) :0)

In the photo with Jim, Keyan is reading his Curious George ABC book. Yesterday, we were reading the book, and halfway through, Keyan pointed and said "M". Then he flipped ahead and said "O" "P" and "Q" then "R" and "S". What a smart kid! It's so fun to see kids as they progress in their development. Now if only we could get Keyan to wear clothing :)