I can't believe my Little Big Man is 2 already!!! Even though he's a GIANT (33 lbs. size 8 shoes) he still kinda seems like my little baby. Maybe its the lack of verbal communication:-) Stetson is by far the easiest two-year old we've had yet. Don't get me wrong, he has his days, but overall he's super chill and hasn't gotten overly destructive or terrible. He has recently discovered the large deck box outside full of old dirty trucks and 4 wheelers. He loves to bring them all in the house.... at the same time..... all day long. Like a typical boy he loves horses, tractors and anything on wheels. He especially loves motorcycles. Tanner is borrowing a little dirtbike from someone at work and Sketty constantly asks to ride it. He'll hear the garage door when Tanner comes home and run out screaming! He can't actually say that he wants to ride the motorcycle but he makes a vroom vroom noise while twisting his hands (like on the handlebars). And he does that to everyone we see, no matter where we are. I get lots of questioning looks:-) When we're driving and we pass a motorcycle or tractor he'll get all excited and then when its gone he says "Aw, Dang it!"
Sketty has the funniest personality right now. He pretty much runs the family because he has all of us wrapped around his little bear paw. We are constantly in stitches at all the funny things he does. During church after a prayer or special musical number or whatever he'll usually yell out (super loud) at the end "All done! All done!" over and over again. Or he'll spot his cousins (whom he adores) and yell "Hey Jill! Hey Hai! (for Hailey)" from across the chapel. When he wakes up he has to ask where everyone is-"Daddy? B? Shish? Hud? JJ?" We go through this about 8 times a day. When I'm done telling him where they all are he says "Ohhh." He chatters on all day long and although he doesn't say many words I usually know what he's saying because he gets the inflection right. Then its just a matter of repeating it to him and he'll say Yeah if I get it right.
Some of his funniest funnies:
Someone taught him to do an air guitar. But really he looks like he's an ape scratching himself while bouncing up and down and swinging his head around. One of these days I'll video tape him because its pretty comical.
(showing off his new hand-me-down shoes)
He is super intrigued by gross stuff - dirty diapers, sweaty feet, mud, etc. When he takes his shoes off he wants everyone to smell his feet and then say "Ewwww!"
Someone tooted one time and it sounded (and smelled) disgusting. He ran over and tried to pull their pants down to check their bum. He kept doing this over and over and we just about peed our pants. He was bound and determined to see if the said person messed their pants. Then he ran and got a diaper and wipes and started yelling at this person to lay down on the ground. He was certain they needed their pants changed and he was yelling Ewww! the whole time.
We got to sing Happy Birthday to a lot of people this past month and now its Sketty's favorite song. He sings "Ha birdayyyyy, Hi Yah!" (the big kids always add on "cha cha cha Hi-Yah!" Thats where he gets it)
Stetson is very sweet about everyone's feelings. If someone is sad or mad he'll stand right in front of them, tilt his head to the side, do his crazy eyes, and open his arms for a hug. This brings laughter out of the grumpiest person. And he's the best cheerleader - for himself and everyone else.
If any of you have ever played Bingo in the car you know how obnoxious it can be. It usually causes big arguments because someone always claims to have seen the yellow car first. Stetson LOVES to yell out "Bee-YO! Bee-Yo! Mom, I Bee-Yo." Because he's so cute we let him win at Bingo all the time. Anytime someone calls out Bingo he yells "No, I Bee-Yo!" Like I said, he runs the family:-)
He's totally irritated by the neighborhood dogs that bark constantly. Sometimes he'll just go out back and start yelling "Bad Dog!" And then when they don't stop he comes in and says "Mom, UGHHHH!" He gets super frustrated when they don't listen to him.
Stetson loves Baby Einstein movies. His favorite is the Old MacDonald one. He comes up to me all day long asking for "Yi-Yo" because they sing E-I-E-I-O. He's also VERY particular about his music. If he doesn't like a song on the radio he'll yell at me until I change it. He LOVES Adele and Jason Aldean. He'll bust-a-move right out of his car seat any time those songs come on:)
His favorite books right now are Brown Bear Brown Bear and Polar Bear, Polar Bear. Who is the genius that thought up those ridiculously simple books? I've never met a child who didn't know it by heart and completely love the book.
Baby J was just too tired to enjoy the party. Got a quick little nap at Grandma's blazing hot house.
