Drew got lots of clothes (at our request) and lots of books. What more does a two-year-old need? :) Whenever Drew opened a book, he was eager to dive right in and start reading it. Here he is reading "Green Eggs and Ham."
I love how this picture captures some of Drew's enthusiasm for opening presents. He pulled the tissue paper out of these bags with gusto!
Grandma Sue cheated on the "no toys" rule that Jana and I instituted, so Drew managed to get at least one toy (he has PLENTY of toys at home and he got PLENTY of toys at Christmas). Drew was pretty excited to get a new toy.
Here Drew is opening Richard Scarry's "Best Word Book Ever." Drew moved quite quickly through opening all his presents. He was focused and all the presents were for him (unlike at Christmas when other people had to open presents too).
Of course, Drew had to take a little break from present opening to read some of the Best Words Ever.
Drew didn't get nearly as excited over the clothes he got as Jana and I did. You can see his somewhat skeptical expression as more clothes are revealed in this box. Drew is getting to be a big boy and he's moving into 4T shirts and 3T pants. He's also a few inches taller than most of his peers . . . I can't figure out where he'd get his tall, slim build from :)
Drew was more fascinated by the receipt on this present than the clothes that Jana is holding behind him!
While the adults sat around and talked, Drew got busy with his new toy. He just plopped down in the middle of all of us and started to play quietly by himself.
After opening presents we had birthday cake. Drew LOVES fire engines, so Kelli helped out by drawing a fire engine on Drew's cake. It looked good and tasted great!
Drew was pretty excited about everyone giving him so much attention and he LOVED it when we all sang "Happy Birthday" to him. Since his birthday we've caught him singing "Happy Birthday" a few times . . . to himself! ("Happy Birthday to Drew")
For the special occasion of turning two, Drew was allowed to stand on the table before blowing out his candles. He's enjoying the clapping after "Happy Birthday" here! 
With a little help from Jana, Drew was able to blow out both his candles. I don't think he got the concept of making a wish beforehand. Drew thought the whole singing "Happy Birthday" and blowing out candles experience was so cool that we re-lit the candles and did it a second time for him. He was eating it up!
Drew ripped off his bib, but still managed to get a few bites of his birthday cake. 
Drew also recently had his two-year-old doctor's appointment, where we found out that Drew is right on schedule (or a little ahead) developmentally. His verbal skills are good, his social skills are good, and his physical skills are good as well. We were not surprised to find out that Drew is a pretty big boy. Drew is now 36 inches tall (the 90th percentile) and weighs 29 1/2 pounds (the 50th percentile). It makes sense that he's taller than most kids his age! Drew handled his flu shot very well last fall, but today's vaccination shot was NOT much fun for him. He stopped breathing for quite a while after the shot before letting out a wail unlike any we've heard from him in many months. Jana and I liked the shots when Drew was younger better because crying was more of a normal occurence and Drew couldn't talk about the shot afterward. We felt so bad for him! Even our nurse was a little upset about giving him his shot! Drew calmed right down though afterward and by the time we made it out to the car he was on the lookout for construction barrels. Construction barrels are one of Drew's new favorite things and he loves to point them out to Jana and me while we're driving around.
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