happy birthday dear isaac, happy birthday to you

happy birthday my sweet izie boy.  we are blessed to see your personality come out each and every day. you are full of energy, joy and laughter.  you are gentle, kind, thoughtful and helpful.  you are athletic, physical, strong, and agile.  you love your sister and love to torment her too.  you adore your brother and are so quick to help him when he needs it.  you are snuggly and still love to play with my hair each and every time i hold you.  you are such a blessing to our family.  we love you izie boy.

lisey and i made ball decorations since that's one thing he loves...footballs, baseballs, basketballs, and soccer balls have been hanging around our house for the last three days.

two-year-old photo shoot.  izie, you have the best facial expressions!!

that night we realized it was time to convert the crib to the toddler bed.  he was thrilled.  note the awesome old school phillies pajamas he's wearing.  izie, those were your daddy's!

the next day, we celebrated with a family party.

we celebrated isaac and aunt mare mare's birthdays.  he thought we were singing twice to him :)

his faces while opening cards and presents were priceless!  he made such expressions, such joy, such shock, such excitement!  the batman card was a particular favorite.  he opened and reopened it at least half a dozen times!

loving on mimi and grampy

trying to sneak back for more cupcakes!

lovin' on his cousins...

loving on oma and papa (told you he was snuggly...)

YEAH!!!!  family photo that actually looks good!  only took about a dozen attempts!

one of my favorite chaotic ones!

i love my little boy.  everyone told me there's a special bond between mother and son...it's so true.  i just love this guy more and more every day.

and of course, reesey was there to enjoy his first birthday party.  he tried out the walker to commemorate the occasion.  best part of having older siblings is that he gets rides all over the house now.