Two

 I can't believe that this little guy is two years old!  

He is full of life, laughter, and joy, and a little bit of attitude and "two-ness."  

He is so expressive and becomes a wild man if he has an audience, especially a new audience.  He starts talking, walking, running around and doing silly things when he has an audience.  I love my little man!  We started his birthday off with pancakes, and H helped me celebrate.  All day long he kept bringing C "presents" of books and toys that he thought he would like (even if they are already his!).

 C has so many expressions, this is one of my favorites.  

It's his wild man/couldn't be happier with himself face.

I have a hard time capturing them because he is always moving and once I get the camera ready the expression is gone.

 C also has a serious side.  

And a whiny side.  I don't remember H being whiny.  I tried to teach C to say "Help please" instead of just whining when he needs something.  But now he just whines when he says "How peez." (Help please).  When the whining is balanced with such cuteness, it is easy to overlook!

 "Nose."

 At two, C likes:

Hats, balls, cars, french fries, "boo che" (blue chair), Goodnight Gorilla ("Reeda"), his blankie ("baytee"), Watch Doggy (doddy), milk ("mow"), playing with his "butter" (brother) and "Daduh" (Tatum), and sitting on or petting "were" (Leonard).  

He doesn't like: 

bugs (or anything that looks like a bug: fuzz, little leaves, etc), anything that might potentially hurt (splinters, mosquito bites, or fuzz), and doctors (or anyone who in any way resembles a doctor or is wearing something that looks anything like scrubs)

He also likes to do anything that big brother does.  He won't wear a bib anymore because H doesn't, we also just started wearing undies (fingers crossed) because big brother does.  He wants to wear "fee fah" (flip flops) because H does, and won't sit in a high chair anymore because brother doesn't.  If big brother is playing on his nabi, C has to play on his "haddy" (nabi).  This week when we've been dropping H off at VBS, C starts tugging at his buckle, saying "too."  He wants to go too!

 

Did I mention him liking Goodnight Gorilla and balls?

  He sleeps with his book and a ball (and blankie and Watch Doggy).