The big TWO!

Our little guy turned two!
I cannot believe it! He is so much fun and just brightens up our day!

I must say he is not as easy to photograph as he once was. Now that he can run and climb and get away! We had a really fun party for him and some very fun birthday activities. I just want to document what this two year old likes!

Toy Story- obviously

Monsters Inc Characters

Balls of all sorts- currently I think his favorite is football

He loves to tackle.

Begin tickled

coloring-drawing

riding in Emarys toys (swing, exersaucer, bouncer, bumbo)

 Playing baseball and running the bases

Wearing a helmet while playing football

knows most of his shapes (receptively and expressively)

knows most of his colors (receptively and expressively)

he loves having us pretend to eat his fake food and he loves doing it too

A recent conversation in the car:

(about 2 months ago)

BENNETT: Mommy, Slinky Dog

MOM: Yes, what about slinky dog

BENNETT: swing, hit the ball, run run run, get on base

MOM: Oh really Bennett, then what

BENNETT: Buzz's turn

And the conversation continues with the toy story characters playing baseball

Some of his most common/funny phrases

"Down, set, hike!"- when he is in proper position of course

"Daddy Come here, I'll show you" (leads you to where he wants you to go)

"Daddy/Mommy come to nursery too?"

"Mommy you hold Emary." (when Daddy has Emary and Bennett wants him to play ball- we don't throw the ball near Emary)

 "Mommy in the car go great grandmas house?"

He loves making lists here are a few (he is pretty good at categorizing)

List 1:  "football, soccer, baseball, basketball..."

List 2: "salad, blueberries,

"Mommy, Buzz and woody splash in pool/water?"  He always wants Buzz and Woody to get wet, even if its in Mommys cup of water.

"Daddy/ Mommy hands down" he tells us how to position our hands when catching a ball.

"Right there, behind you!" (I love this one, its so cute.)

"Oh Emary cute."
"Lobster, lobster, lobster" being chanted down the aisles of the grocery store...along with other food requests

"Mommy play with friends?"

"Mommy I love you."

"Hi Daddy I miss you, play basketball?" When Robbie gets home from work.

"Bennetts turn."

"Daddys jacket." (in reference to Robbs scrubs.)

"Mommy you ok?" when I pretend to cry

"Daddy wake up... dadadadada!" Thats how he wakes us up when we are really asleep or pretend to be asleep. In fact when my Mom closed her eyes in church Bennett started yelling, "dadadadada" - so funny!
"Wee its fun!" when we drive down a hill in the car, when he swings, etc.
"Whoa big one!  Mommy be careful" when I went had to pass a stopped car and go off the road a little-it was bumpy.

Another funny story.

Robbie was laying down with Bennett to help him fall asleep and Robbie fell asleep first and was shall we say "breathing heavy..maybe snoring" 

Bennett sits up in bed and says, "Daddy you ok?"

It was so funny hearing it from across the room. Bennett then laid back down and went to sleep.

I keep asking Bennett not to throw his toys over the couch when Emary is on the ground. 

I tell him, "We throw balls, we don't throw toys."

I pulled him aside one day and told him this and he said

"No throw toys, Buzz and Woody fall down" and then continued to throw them over the couch.....I guess our interpretations were a little bit different.
 He says so many fun things that I want to remember so I recorded a few.  Its so fun to raise this amazing boy. 
Bennett is beyond fun to be around.  He continues to be as smiley and happy as ever.  He is so sweet and social.  He gives hugs, kisses and high fives that make our days and the days of so many others.  He is so excited about life.

We absolutely love our little chatterbox, football player, baseball player, basketball player, big brother, dreamy dream boat....well I could go on forever!  We love our little Bennett Boy! He is just a perfect piece to our little family!!

On another note: I am so proud of my amazing husband for being hired at the nations best hospital!!!! Way to go Robert Cornwall RRT !