The Fourth and random thoughts

Before I get to our fourth of July, let me just tell you a few things I have learned about two year olds:
1. Two year olds begin at least 90% of their sentences with "I want".
2. The other 10% consist of "NO" or in Gavin's case "No WAY!"
3. Two year olds discover bodily functions are funny. This might only be the case with boys, I guess I will find out soon enough!
4. Two year olds do not share ANYTHING that belongs to them with their siblings.
5. Two year olds think EVERYTHING belongs to them. This can include, but is not limited to, toys, food, people, furniture, and even entire rooms.
6. They like to eat on the go. I have to keep a close eye on Gavin when it comes to snack and meal time. Today I layed Madison down for her nap while he was eating lunch and came back to Gavin and an emtpy plate. Later I found his burrito on the bathroom counter. Gross.
7. They have great imaginations. Gavin was moving all the dining room chairs around and I almost stopped him, but he seemed to have a plan, and he did! He made a train out of our dining room chairs and the buffet. He lined them up one after another behind the buffet, put his stuffed animals in the back chairs and he held on to the buffet at the front and choo chooed. Isn't he smart?
8. Two year olds think they are smarter than you. Gavin gets stickers for going potty. Somtimes he will just sit down on his potty for maybe 2 seconds, then stand up, close the lid really fast, clap and say "yay" and expects a prize.
9. They can make you feel incredible joy. I never realized just how sweet the words "Nite, Nite Mommy, Love you" would be.


Our fourth of July was really fun. We went to the parade and Gavin really loved it. He figured out you were supposed to clap and wave at all the floats and Madison had just learned to clap, so she clapped to. Gav's favorite thing was watching the road sweepers that would follow the horses. After the parade we were planning on hanging out with our friends Shan and Daniel for the weekend, but sickness got in the way. Such a bummer. Instead, we took a family trip to Ruidoso and it was great. Hopefully I will post about it in the next week (or knowing me - month). Hope everyone else had a great holiday!