Porter man made it to his second birthday. Some days it was tough to believe it would be possible. Not because he has a problem with gravity like his big sis, but because life can be so hard for him. He has turned into a kid that can dish it, but he can't take it. This is funny since he really is no match
for anyone. Not long before Pratt was born, a switch flipped in Porter. He went from being very meek and mild to loud and
mischievous. Some days it drives me crazy, but most of the time it is pretty fun. Chad has loved it because Porter loves to be thrown around and tickled. He also tries really hard to keep up with all the big kids outside. He is so little for his age that it looks
especially funny to have him tagging along with Aimee and her friends. He loves to catch Holy
Polies with Aimee and has had a lot of fun playing with all of the water toys outside in the heat. Grandpa Williams gave him one of those
Velcro balls with the
mitts and he and Aimee are actually starting to do it pretty well on their own. He is back to looking like a beach bum with his blond hair and super tan skin. he
definitely has the looks going for him.
Anything that Porter lacks in size, he more than makes up for in intelligence. To hear him talk you would think he was three, and I often have people ask me if he and Aimee are twins when they hear them talking in the cart at the grocery store. He loves to read books with me and count. We recently got some foam letters for the bathtub and he loves them, and is getting pretty good at them. For his birthday
Grandpa Darrell and Grandma Alice gave him a toy that says the letters and their sounds and it
surprised me how long it holds his attention.
Chad had his shelf exam on the 17
th, so we waited until after it to celebrate. It is nice that kids really don't know when their birthdays are. Porter loves
choo choos and having a
choo choo cake was the only thing that he wanted. The funny thing was that once we made it he just went from car to car picking the candy off the top. This was the first birthday we have had that hasn't been in Idaho, so we invited all the kids outside to help us get rid of the cake. It was a lot of fun, and now Aimee is getting excited for when she can blow out the candles next.
for anyone. Not long before Pratt was born, a switch flipped in Porter. He went from being very meek and mild to loud and mischievous. Some days it drives me crazy, but most of the time it is pretty fun. Chad has loved it because Porter loves to be thrown around and tickled. He also tries really hard to keep up with all the big kids outside. He is so little for his age that it looks especially funny to have him tagging along with Aimee and her friends. He loves to catch Holy Polies with Aimee and has had a lot of fun playing with all of the water toys outside in the heat. Grandpa Williams gave him one of those Velcro balls with the mitts and he and Aimee are actually starting to do it pretty well on their own. He is back to looking like a beach bum with his blond hair and super tan skin. he definitely has the looks going for him.
Anything that Porter lacks in size, he more than makes up for in intelligence. To hear him talk you would think he was three, and I often have people ask me if he and Aimee are twins when they hear them talking in the cart at the grocery store. He loves to read books with me and count. We recently got some foam letters for the bathtub and he loves them, and is getting pretty good at them. For his birthday Grandpa Darrell and Grandma Alice gave him a toy that says the letters and their sounds and it surprised me how long it holds his attention. 
Chad had his shelf exam on the 17th, so we waited until after it to celebrate. It is nice that kids really don't know when their birthdays are. Porter loves choo choos and having a choo choo cake was the only thing that he wanted. The funny thing was that once we made it he just went from car to car picking the candy off the top. This was the first birthday we have had that hasn't been in Idaho, so we invited all the kids outside to help us get rid of the cake. It was a lot of fun, and now Aimee is getting excited for when she can blow out the candles next. 
awesome cake! looks like he had a great party- smarty pants!
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