Having "Daddy Cereal"

You guys typically have cereal before bed due to that being one of my habits and you like the cereal I eat and call it "daddy cereal" instead of Kashi or shredded wheat. :). It's cute!

Shut up and dance with me...

You love this song right now but the second line you sing isn't quite right but it's adorable. The line is "this moment is my destiny" but you sing "this moment is my dancetiny". I chuckle every time. Your amazing little guy!

Love you bunches!

Daddy

Cute sleeping pose

You couldn't make it through Charlotte's web tonight while listening in Eleanor's  room. It was too cute not to take a picture. 

Love you!

Daddy

Reading numbers

The last few nights you've been reading 1 to 10 in one of your books. It's pretty cool to see you learning and expressing more interest in numbers and letters.

Love you little man!

Bowling and bed time

Hey buddy,

We found some mini bowling pins that we had had a while and you've taken to wanting to "roll them down" a lot lately. The pins are barely an inch long and you have found a soft baseball to roll at them. You'll do it for as long as I'll set them up. It's very cute!

And bed times are a complete joy with you. There are a couple things you like to do that make me chuckle. First you like to hold the books in a pile and hand them to me as we finish them. This is something new but cute!  On top of that you like to lay down and pick up the books with your feet and crane them to me. You get mad if I just pick them up.  :)

Also I lay on the bed near the bookshelf and when I lean in to put a book away you will roll into my spot and want me to "squish me" as you say. It's funny!

You also only want me to sing twinkle twinkle Little Star for going to sleep. I'm not sure why you like that one but it definitely calms you and you go to sleep pretty quickly. Sometimes I fall asleep too.

Lastly sometimes you ask me to rock you to sleep which I never say no to as it's something I love doing.

You've been growing like a weed lately too.  You've grown nearly two inches since your second birthday and It's been less than 6 months!

I love you more than I can express in words. Thanks for being in my life!!

Love,

Daddy

"Look at that big mint!"

After dropping Eleanor off at school, I needed to kill some time before your music class so I ran to Safeway and as we were parking you said "Look at that big mint!"

I was very confused until we walked closer to the entrance and you pointed and said "Mint up there" :)

I love the way you make me laugh - every day!

Emmett-isms

Age 2 is pretty fun so far.  You potty trained yourself just a week and a half after you turned 2.  You decided you didn't want to sleep in diapers anymore so Daddy and I tried it and didn't put them on the next week either.

We assumed it was just a lucky phase, but that we would eventually return to diapers.  It's been over a month so I think you are proving us wrong.  

My favorite Emmett-isms right now:

"Trucks, I luuuuvvve it."  I played no part in encouraging a love of trucks, but your love for construction toys and spotting tractors is undeniable!

"Promise the train" instead of Thomas.  :)

"eyebrowns" instead of eyebrows

You are a nonstop chatterbox, mima bird (sp?) right now and while fun it can be exhausting!  Eleanor and I get tired of your chatter in the car, but you never quit despite us asking!  Today is Eleanor's first day away at camp and she is really looking forward to a break from her brother ;). She and I both love you more than words however!

Love you little dude!

Mom