Thursday, January 11, 2018

Cooper 2.5

Since the kids are past the monthly update phase (how is that over already!) I figured every 6 months or so is a good time to capture what they are up to. First up - brother. At 2 and a half Cooper is......



SAYING
- tis-tis (Christmas)
- every part of a vehicle, wheels, tracks, smoke stack, engine, wheel, etc
- oh sore! (oh sure instead of yes and it gets me every time)
- Mommy, 50 thousand times a day
- Pel-a-pee and Bay-dee (Penelope and Bailey)
- long sentences, 5 plus words
- asking questions, whats that mean? who dat man? are 2 most popular
- in - tis-ting (interesting) usually his response when I explain something to him
- love ______, reading a book with trucks and he will say "love bulldozers Mama" or love a food he is eating. Its still a rare day that I get an I love you but the construction vehicles get all the love






EATING
- yogurt is a top favorite
- strawberry is still the favorite fruit
- cheddar cheese and pretzels are favorite snacks
- he still has a sweet tooth and loves chocolate
- he is great about drinking water but prefers OJ with breakfast
- will steal my coffee any chance he gets

PLAYING
- still 100% about trucks, trains and construction vehicles
- he would live outside if he could and the garage with his tools, wood and tractor are his happiness
- he and Charlotte play well together 75% of the time. They play chase, "tiger is coming!",  cooking with their play food and running around outside on adventures
- he gets along well with the other kids at school



PERSONALITY
- he is still more reserved than Charlotte when it comes to new people. He takes awhile to warm up and isnt overly affectionate toward most people
- he has a lovely sense of humor, almost dry for a 2 year old and makes me laugh daily
- he can be very sensitive and stubborn (hello 2's!) but Ive seen a maturing in the last month or so with being able to solve a problem and work through emotions
- he looks up to Charlotte so much and copies her a good bit but still has a good sense of what he likes/ wants to do
- he is still very much Mama's baby and I am preferred over anyone else and get lots of snuggles and loves
- still loving naps and sleeping for 3 hours most afternoons
- has paci at nap and nighttime, no sign of letting that go any time soon




-WHAT HE KNOWS
- he is able to 10 perfectly and 20 some of the time
- recognizes letters C, Z, T and O
- knows all his colors, animals and animal sounds
- great about remembering names
- so good and building things and putting things together and a great imagination for what his creations are
- independent with chores around the house and cleaning up. He loves having a clean room and wont go to bed unless its tidy
- I can see him making connections all the time - We saw smoke coming out of a chimney the other day and he said "smoke coming out, from fireplace because cold outside"


He is so fun to listen to and be with and I am really looking forward to this year and all the things we are going to do. We sure love our bay-buh, brodder, Coops, Coopie, my littlest love <3

xoxo
Ashlea


Tuesday, January 2, 2018

November in pictures

i love finding her creations

tree climber

leaf jumping

walking around downtown Auburn


War Eagle with the bests

best friends <3

really finding his knife groove

biscuit making


soaking up that perfect Alabama fall temps

working

digging

finished up our second soccer season

date with my favorite girl

art museum

xoxo
Ashlea