somebody's two

i have a two year old. weird. and two he is, he threw a tantrum this morning because he had to leave the hair salon, more on that later. but he is oh so cute, and (for the most part) sweet. he's such a smart boy, sometimes too smart. some facts about this little person.

he talks a lot. sings VERY loud. loves to dance. some of his favorite songs include itsy bitsy spider, abc's, twinkle twinkle little star, i love you, wheels on the bus, happy birthday. he loves to read all books, his favorites are curious george and five little monkeys jumping on the bed. he's starting to like movies, disney mostly, the classics. he loves loves to be outside and take walks. he has this weird new smile he does, as seen in some of the pictures. he reminds me to say a prayer every night when i'm putting him to bed. loves the water, he would stay in the pool all day if we let him, rain or shine. has been to the beach three times, and finally loves the waves. is obsessed with pinching bums, yes that's right. it's my fault really cuz i'm obsessed with pinching his little bubble butt, and now he runs around behind us screeching "pinch pinch pinch" with his chubby little fingers pinching away. likes trains, cars, airplanes, all forms of transportation really, and thanks to his friend quinn, yells 'choo choo all aboard!' whenever he sees a train. loves to take baths with bubbles, hates showers. he's not really eating much these days, or napping very long, not sure what that's all about. he uses my ipod as a "phome" and now i can't find it, cool. he talks and talks to whoever, and when he's done says 'ok bye'. hates to go shopping, clothing stores mostly, as soon as we walk in he asks if we can go. he's a pretty good sport when it comes to grocery shopping, fatty. he likes other kids but doesn't like to play with them. he shares pretty well ONLY when instructed. he misses everybody back home and loves to talk on the phone and skype.

we had a fun party at our place yesterday. we had croissant sandwiches, fruit salad and a delectable cake. i'll admit, it may have been a little too intense for a two year-old's birthday party, but whatever, i needed an excuse to make a good cake.

notice his smile. that's the one.

that's a little less squinty.

some miniature party guests

one of eli's many presents. he loved them all and had so much fun.

this guitar, from mike's friend, was bought after seeing this video. when he belts, that's exactly what eli looks like singing. and that smile? come on, identical. we have high hopes for eli.

aaaaannd after being on my feet all day cooking and prepping, mike took charge and started cleaning and doing dishes right after the last guest left. so very kind. it was such a fun day and eli had so much fun. thanks everyone for coming and celebrating with this little boy!