Liam: you are...

Liam: You are so amazing! You keep mom and dad smiling; most of the time!  You are a little stinker sometimes.  You have a strong personality.  You know what you want and are pretty good at communicating those things to us.  If you want a toy that you can't reach, you will come over to me and go "eh eh" til you get my attention.  Then you pat your tummy with both hands and point where you want me to go.  You walk a ways and look back to make sure I am following!  It is pretty sweet.  When I get your toy for you (which is usually a stuffed animal), you grasp it with the biggest hug and smile.

You learned to walk!  You took your first steps a couple days after your first birthday.  You quickly went from walking to running.  You are a busy bug!

You know some sign language!  At about a year old you started signing "more" and "all done".  Now you say "please" and it melts me!  How can we not give you chocolate after you brush your hand across your chest five times and smile? 

You hate going to bed! When I am getting ready to lay you down you immediately sign "please" and point to the door a good number of times.  It breaks my heart!  

You love balls! 

You like to be a big boy and copy mom. If I am sweeping you want to sweep; if I am stirring food, you want to; if I am in a big chair, you want to be in one. 

You LOVE mangos and blueberries lately.  You eat mangos like dad does and eat it off the skin til it is bare.

You always want to be outside!  You will bring us your coat and shoes and point outside! Your favorite toy is your red Little Tikes car.  You mostly love opening the door, climbing in, getting out, and closing the door again. 

You also love helping mom dig in the garden and eating the dirt. 

If dad is mowing the lawn you just HAVE to be held by him.  You get a big grin after he picks you up.

You like to do things on your own.  It takes you a million years to eat because you try to spoon things up by yourself.  If I get a spoonful for you, you shake it off and start over!

You are social!  If we go to the park you always try to keep up with the big kids.  One time, there were two girls going down the slide.  After going down they would come give you a hug.  Next time we went to the park you started hugging all the kids!  It was adorable, but the kids weren't that amused.

You love blowing kisses! And giving knuckles!

You love playing with dad!