I'm Two!

Greetings from a brick house!  Megan and I love playing with our new blocks from Uncle Steve!

I try to sleep in Megan's bed a lot of nights.  It never quite works. 

On this particular day I got soaked playing in the sink. Before I could get new clothes I enjoyed a little diaper dash on my car.

I got this new apron for Christmas.  Now I look super official when cooking in my play kitchen.

Another fun toy I got for Christmas.... a rocking puppy.  He's pretty fun.

My new Olaf blanket is so cozy. I love it! 

 Doing some light Christmas reading.

 Christmas was so much fun!

Just helping Grandma brush her hair.

I love my new roller coaster!

I make ride on toys out of toys that aren't actually meant for that.  Toy manufacturers must know that boys are going to do this because so far, everything has been sturdy enough to hold me.

Just hanging out on New Years' Eve.

All ready to play outside!  We finally had a little snow and not quite as cold temperatures this day so we finally got to play.

We attempted sledding.  It went ok.  We really needed a lot more snow.

More fun in block houses.

We went to the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells a couple weekends ago. Mommy's college hosted its 2nd annual alumni event there.  We had lots of fun at the indoor theme park and of course, the water park.
 

This is me in the morning.  I borrowed Megan's jacket and Daddy's shoes.  It was quite a sight.
 

I loved all of the water slides



I got really brave and started going on bigger slides by myself.  When I got to the bottom I immediately said, "AGAIN!"

Drying off after a fun day at the water park!

Before heading home we stopped at our favorite restaurant in

Daddy and I cheering on the Gophers

 

This is how I cheer. "Go go go go go go YYYYYEESSS!"  I could have learned this from either of my parents. 

I had a fantastic time painting a cardboard house at ECFE.  Mommy loves it when I get these sort of experiences at school and therefore don't need to do it at home and make such a mess!

 

Nana and Papa came for my birthday.  They came a few days early, and Megan had the day off from school so we headed to Mall of America to use our unlimited ride wristbands we got from their Christmas shopping promotion. 

 

 

The trucks were my favorite.  My fluffy hair must have made the ride operator think I was tall enough to ride alone as he let me do it.  I loved it!  And went on it several times.  Thanks unlimited ride wristband.  I also liked the Blues Clues ride, the train, and the carousel.

 

 Then it was time for my big birthday party!  I was so excited when I saw my Daniel Tiger birthday cake!!

The cake was delicious.  I especially liked the ice cream with it.

I got two Daniel Tigers as presents.  One is bigger and sings and talks.  Then I got a little one that I can snuggle with in bed that doesn't say anything.  I love my Daniels!

Grandma and Grandpa got me a comforter for my future big boy bed.  It's Cars and I loved it.  I snuggled up and pretended to take a nap. 

Mom told me it was time to go upstairs and get dressed for the day.  I decided to strip down in the living room on the way.  I'm quite proficient with a zipper!

Other stuff

• My favorite foods are hot dogs, craisins, Lucky Charms cereal, pancakes, yogurt, fried rice, alfredo mac and cheese, turkey, corn dogs, most fruits--especially berries and grapes (still don't like bananas!), peas, corn, French toast, peanut butter toast (if you hold it..I do not like sticky things on my fingers), chicken, cheeseburgers, cheese, tortillas. I don't like all foods but I am usually willing to at least try things.  I like things the most when they are on Mommy's plate. 
• I am talking up a storm. I ask pretty good questions like, "Where is ________?" If you ask me a question, I am getting much better at giving an accurate answer.  Daddy asked me what I did at school yesterday and I told him bus.  That was true. I spent a lot of time playing with buses and trucks. I like to identify everything I know.  Today at the grocery store I pointed out all the foods I saw, "apples! pear! peppers! bread! berries!"
• My favorite TV show is Daniel Tiger.  All other PBS shows would be distant seconds.  If I had my own way, Daniel Tiger would be on TV all day long. 
• I am "showing my two" more and more lately.  It's so hard to not get my own way!  And so frustrating when people don't understand what I'm talking about. 
• Some of my favorite books to read:  Just Me and my Mom, any lift the flap book, Trains, Tractors, Fire Engine (any transportation related book), Teeth are Not for Biting (I call it "crunch crunch crunch"), and my Elmo book.
• I like to play "Baby" where Mommy holds me like a baby and I ask for a bottle and then pretend to drink it and then I like to be rocked.
• I also like playing with Megan's baby and feeding it a pretend bottle.  And then I like sailing the baby down the slide.