Hallister Turns 2!

We have a 2 year old! Hallister is such a blessing to have as a son. He has learned so much in the past year, from walking to new signs to talking. Some of his favorite things: cheetos, spaghetti, Jammy Sammy's, playing outside, watching Thomas the Train and Bolt, playing with his friend Jacob or older children, cars, balls, slides, swinging. Yesterday we celebrated many of his favorite things for his birthday while Aunt Bekah was here. We went to the park to slide and swing. He got to help lick the batter from making cupcakes, and put the icing on a few cupcakes. We had spaghetti for supper. Today Hallister got to play with Jacob, his best bud, at MOPS, then had a Jammy Sammy and cheetos for lunch. The pictures above show him doing all these things. Since Hallister is now a big boy we have said goodbye to the pacifier. We cut the tip off of it so when he sucked on it, it collapsed. He then threw it. We have also stopped giving him milk in a bottle. He gets it in a sippy cup but does not drink near as much before going to bed. This should help with potty training which we want to try again sometime this Fall. Hallister's chores are feeding the dogs, watering the hanging plant we have in the front yard, and handing me the clean silverware from the dishwasher to put away. As far as his personality he is very happy and outgoing. He does seem to feel like he has to compete for attention when around younger children. The past 4 months have been difficult with a lot of discipline after he throws things or takes toys from others. We are praying for break through and perhaps God is having us, as parents, experience this to teach us patience and perseverance. Hallister is very sweet to Preston. He likes to kiss him and lean his head against him and say "Aww". We look forward to the day when they can start playing together. We are so proud of Hallister and can't wait to see what God is going to do in and through him.