Joel turned two in June. He is a most delightful child. He can't wait to do what his brothers do and jumps right in, thinking he is as old as they are. It has been curious to watch him develop and catch up quickly to Jonathan. Jackson loves having him around and is a great big brother. Joel drives Jono crazy but Jonathan loves him as well.
Because of Joel, we have locks on the fridge - both the refrigerated side and freezer side as well as on the pantry and dryer. We constantly find him hiding behind the couch, eating ice cream sandwiches. That is why we got the locks but if someone leaves it unlocked, he seems to know when and opens it to help himself to a snack.
Joel's vocabulary is growing, as is Jono's. We hear that the two help each other and it seems to be true. One night, I was putting both boys to bed and Jamie was with Jackson in the other room. I was on our bed, flanked by Jono and Joel. I had turned out the light, they were settling down, and I was telling Jonathan that Jackson's friend, William, was sad because someone had thrown William's bey blade into the bushes and it could not be found. Jonathan does not like for people to be sad and proceeded to start talking about how William should not be sad. Then Joel chimed in and said, "Johnny, William IS sad" and Jono would come back with "No, William not sad." It was entertaining to be in the middle of such a simple yet wonderful conversation between brothers, one of whom we did not know would ever talk. Thank you, God.
Joel fits right in. As Jono has tapered off with the destruction, Joel has kicked in right behind him. In addition to the locks, Joel likes to skim his hand along the countertops, looking for food, drink, or toys. He enjoys taking apart Jackson's Legos. He has lots of bruises and scrapes from falling down - often in a hurry to get places. He likes Little Einsteins and enjoys playing games on my phone. Jono and Joel fight over my phone to see who can play Thomas games.
Joel throws food at the table and refuses to eat. He wants to eat junk all the time and I have to negotiate with him. Honestly, Jono has prepared me for this guy. Joel refers to himself in the third person as well. Not sure how to break that one.
Happy second birthday, Joel! We love you, Buddy!
Joel enjoying opening his gifts.
Trying to keep track of who gave what.
Taking a break, lying down on the couch.
Thomas Legos ("gegos").
New train table. Hopefully, better access to
trains, less fighting. Probably not...:)
A parking garage!
Sharing. Wow.
Happy second birthday, Joel.
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