July 4th, 2008

Happy 4th of July! Its amazing how time goes by! Ryan will be 2 on the 10th!

Its amazing how much a two year old's birthday party can cost! We are keeping it down this year but on presents alone I have already spent way too much! I actually did the smart thing though and started buying presents at the beginning of the year. I told Joe if I buy one present a pay day or even a month for birthday and Christmas then we aren't spending it all in one lump sum and it also seems to save us money in the long run. The only downfall is having a stack of present on my side of the closet to maneuver around. And my little Ryan got into the closet one day when I had the gate down and ran out with one of his presents! He probably thought he had it the jack pot! It was funny and we let him keep the present of course. I am actually looking forward the the terrible two (hopefully not too terrible). I am looking forward to really potty training as well as him talking more! Even though my friend said that "for the first couple years you teach them how to walk and talk and from then on your telling them to sit down and be quiet!" Its funny when you realize how ironic it is.