Beck @ 2 1/2

2 1/2 might just be my favorite. I could probably say that about every age, but really, I feel like we've turned a corner lately and I'm loving (almost) every minute of it.

This boy is happy, sweet, funny, smart (a little too much), loving, playful and we are a bit obsessed with him. Do we still have our tantrums? Of course, he's 2. But they are few and far between and we're able to reason and talk through things (except for when he's tired...that's a whole nother story). He has learned to make good choices and he's come a long way with sharing and taking turns with others.

Some of my favorite Beck-isms:
- He's a tease (from the same mold as his father) and he thinks its hilarious to respond with "I love Daddy" (with a huge mischievious grin) when I tell him I love him. Then when I give him a pouty face, he immediately says "I love and daddy mommy!"
- every night when we go to bed, he runs to the side of Lola's crib and says "Oh, she's so cute" and blows her a kiss. And even though I'm worried about him waking her up, it makes me smile every.time.
-When he wakes up from a nap, he always excitedly proclaims "Mom, I had a good nap!"
-Whenever he does something nice, or is obedient, he will always say so proudly "It makes mommy happy" and will sometimes add "daddy and baby sister" too.
-He always wants to shoot hoops and play catch. Its funny how he only asks daddy to play those with him. he sometimes gets confused and calls his mit his "hoop".
-We read a story from the children's Book of Mormon reader (on daddy's ipad) every night and he wants to read the same one over and over- Alma 32 on Faith. i don't know how he does it, but he somehow is able to go to the reader, find the Book of Mormon, go to Alma and find the one he wants- chapter 32. It's crazy.
-I have always sung "You Are My Sunshine" to him at night and now he will sing along, but when I get to the last line (...Please don't take my sunshine away) he'll get that little grin on his face, put his hands on his cheeks as he waits in anticipation, and then say "I take your sunshine away! Ha ha!" and scoops up air in his fists. It's hil.ar.ious.

And now, a ridiculous amount of instagram pics of my little love:


 Playing hide and seek

 On a walk with mom

 Getting dirty at the park

 Watching cartoons in the bouncer

 "Helping" mom do his hair

"Mom, I have belly time too" 

"Cheese" 

My backseat buddy 

 Building a tower with dad

Painting a masterpiece 

 His absolute favorite- building tunnels

 Reading Thomas

1 o clock church is rough....for all of us