The Reasons I love you...

Oh my little man! You are a bucket of personality right now. There's not a day that goes by that I don't die laughing. We have the most fun together...and you keep me young each time we play!

Some of my favorite parts about you right now are: You love to give kisses...butterfly kisses, eskimo kisses, and regular kisses...you are so affectionate. I love how you hug and kiss both your dad and I each night before bed and we have to pry you off!

You are starting to "get" and initiate games like "hide and seek". You love to "hide" from mom and dad, even if we are right there beside you watching you hide. You love to giggle and "shhh" at yourself while waiting for us to discover you under towels, couches, behind beds, and under the table. We often find you buried under all of your blankets at night, sweating to death, still waiting for us to find you. When it gets quiet in your room, we tippy toe in there to pull you out from your sweaty hiding spot, put Sheepie under your arm, and cover you properly. We can't help but kiss your head and talk about how adorable you are.

You have started imitating people's conversations. Because you can't string together real words quickly enough, you often throw in the important ones and fill in the rest of the conversation with what dad and I have started calling "Dub a Dub" language. Your conversation might sound like this. "Mom! Dub a dubba dub a Sheepie dub a dubba dub down". We'll reply. "Oh no! Did Sheepie fall down?" Your answer: "Yeaaaah. Sheepie down." You also like to copy the exact words you hear in conversations between people. For instance, at church this past Sunday while waiting for us to remove you from your carseat, you heard us greet another family with "How are you doing?" and you heard them reply "Oh Fine!". Suddenly, from the backseat we heard, "How a do-neen? Fiiiiiiiiine!" Your dad and I cracked up and complimented you on your big words.

You are a little crazy...it's totally true. And you come by it honestly. At night (or really, whenever you're tired), you don't get cranky, you get WILD! Tonight was just such a night. You needed a bath REALLY badly and we put you into the tub a little late. By the end of the bath, there was more water on the floor than in the tub I think. You had your terry cloth puppet, "Mr. Frog" diving into the water at alarming speeds, sending water and bubbles flying over the edge of the tub. You were laughing at the top of your lungs. You thought it was utterly hilarious. (To be honest, I couldn't help laughing too.) Again, at church, we woke you before you were ready and you were tired inside the chapel. We brought Teddy Grahams to keep you occupied. You decided to make a game of it and tried stuffng the crackers in as fast as you could. You looked like a chipmunk that had had too much caffeine! Your cheeks were filled with cracker and you were shaking your arm was so tense trying to make it go faster and faster from bag to mouth! We tried not to bust out laughing right in the middle of testimonies!

You are a good friend. You still love and care for the other kids you play with. You're still good at sharing, though you have learned the word "Mine!", you're quick to say "Sorry" if another kid gets hurt...even if you weren't the one at fault. You're still laid back and easy going. You are a happy kid, and I love you so much for it! You are just happy to be alive...and it reminds me everyday to look for my blessings too and count them one by one...starting with YOU!