Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Mckay Turns 2!

Two years ago on May 1 at 11:28 a.m., weighing 6 lb. 14 oz. and 19 inches long, Mckay Chase England was born into our family!  After a brief stint in the NICU, he was returned to us healthy and happy, and our lives have never been the same since.  We are so glad he came into our family!
Mckay is such a fun little boy to have around, and he is getting so big and so smart.  He can say a lot of words now and loves to speak.  Sometimes we even understand what he is saying.  Some of his favorite phrases are, "I did it!", and "That's awesome!"  He also uses the words "no" and "mine", like a typical two-year-old.  He can also identify most parts of the body, and most animals and their sounds  (how many times have I heard the words, "Horse!  Eeeeiigghh!" while driving to my parents house or to Kamas?)
Mckay loves to play.  His current favorite toys are still the choo-choo-train and Legos (which he likes to call Logi's).  Sometimes he gets so busy playing that he forgets that he needs to eat or have his diaper changed.  Those are mere distractions to him.  He has been known to spend hours (and a whole box of wet wipes) wiping down his toys.  These cleaning tendencies, I believe, are from his Mom:)  His love of putting things together and then taking them apart (or vice versa) are from his Dad.
Mckay loves his family.  He is a wonderful older brother to Logan (or, as he calls him, "Logi!"), and will give him lots of smiles and attention.  He is still a Daddy's boy through and through, and would shadow Chase all day long given the chance.  He still likes to call his Dad "Chase", even though Mom has been very diligent in calling Chase "Dad" lately.  He loves his Grandmas and Grandpas, and adores his aunts and uncles.  He also has lots best friends who live in our court that he loves to play with.
Mckay had a wonderful birthday spreading over the course of three days. One party for the England side, one party for the Sainsbury side, and one party at our court's weekly barbecue which happened to fall on Mckay's birthday!  He is so blessed to have so much love and support, and we are so blessed to be a part of his life.  We love you Mckay!
 What else would his cake be?
 Loving his new legos!

 We got him a bat & some balls for his birthday.  Mckay loves to swing that bat, and even manages to hit the ball sometimes!
Playing with his buddies outside on his birthday.

1 comment:

Summer Anderson said...

Happy birthday Mckay!!