Jack turns 2

Jack's 2nd birthday was on Feb 17th; we had a family party at home which included Grampy and Tu Tu, Aunt Sarah, and Uncle Luke, Aunt Stacie and Bianca. Jack told me he wanted a frog cake and although he said he wanted it to be pink, I went with the more traditional green. We bought Jack his own micro scooter since he loved Violet's so much. I think technically the age range is 3-6, but he is a much more skilled rider then Violet is. So now instead of fighting over one scooter we have indoor scooter chases! I can not wait until we get some more spring weather.
Jack is quite the chatterbox and has a fairly sophisticated vocabulary. He is a very reasonable kid and generally easy going. Although he can pronounce Violet's name, he prefers to call her "sister" - too cute. Violet likes to call Jack "Jackie" - less cute! Not sure where she picked that one up from. Jack can now climb out of the crib by himself and loves to turn the light on and wait for us to come get him. This morning, Ron was in the shower, and I heard Jack's door opening (I of course was still in bed), thinking Violet had opened it I got up to check. Well, Jack can now open his own door. Let the mayhem begin!
At his 2 yr check up, Jack had gained 4 pounds from his last checkup at 18 months. No longer is he in the bottom 10th percentile; now he is squarely in the 40th. I thought he had been looking a little chubbier. No more plain butter for him!
Jack and Violet continue to be in Violet's words "best friends". They play well together and their favorite stuff to do are projects. Usually this consists of painting - I use that term very loosely- and just gluing stuff. Maybe one day soon their "art" will start to resemble something.