As a typical two and a half year old, Ian likes to be involved with everything and, preferably, do everything himself! He wanted an active role in making apple cake for small group last week. He cored/peeled/sliced all the apples we needed, plus one extra since it was just so much fun! He also chopped the walnuts all by himself with the nut grinder. Then, he "helped" with dishes. In the video, he'll tell you about his experience. (Momma's favorite part is when Ian mentions that he used an "apple corer/peeler/slicer.")
Our friends, Kati and Mike, watched Ian while we went to our 12-week prenatal appointment. Ian even got to help with baking at their house! Kati had Caleb and Ian decorate these cupcakes with icing squeezed out of a syringe. Fun! I'm sure Ian had fun decorating, and he certainly had fun eating the cupcakes!
With a little help from a broom, we were able to push the vehicles right through!
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After dinner while Momma was tutoring, Daddy took Ian to Baskin Robbins to use his half-birthday ice cream cone certificate. Ian chose "the colorful one with green, blue, and purple" (Wild Ragin' Sherbet).
Here's a video of Ian singing a portion of what may in fact be the most annoying Sunday school song ever. You may know the song as "I Will Call Upon the Lord," but the Sunday school calls it, "Karate Jesus." It is Ian's current absolute favorite song. It will be a happy day when this stage passes. :)
What else is Ian up to at the ripe old age of 30 months?
- He has just learned to pedal his tricycle, though he gets tired after pedaling about 20 feet!
- He LOVES routine. Ian will let someone know if he/she has broken protocol and will generally include the word "normally". The other day, Ian told Matt, "Normally, we put banana peels in the trash can, Daddy," after Matt set his peel by his plate.
- He loves to listen to his Sunday school CD but lets us know, "This is NOT a Sunday school song" if it's not one we sing regularly or "I don't like this song" if it's not one of the two songs on the CD he really, really likes.
- He's a very compassionate, tender-hearted kid. He loves kissing babies in real life and in pictures. He's very bothered when someone seems upset, sad, or hurt.
- He loves to know how things work. He's currently obsessed with speakers. In grocery stores, he has to find WHERE the sound is coming from. One of his favorite "games" is to find the small speakers on each of his electronic toys.
- He has a fascination with time but doesn't know what it really means. He'll ask, "What time is it?" When we answer him, he'll say, "What does that mean?" He also likes to ask things like, "Is it tomorrow? Is it today?"
- He only knows about 8 letters of the alphabet really consistently but is very interested in what letters SPELL. If he sees a word on someone's t-shirt, for example, he has to know what it says!
- He continues to be very opinionated. If we ask him to do something, he'll often initially respond, "It's not time!" or "I'm not comin.'" Given some alternatives, though, he'll generally comply. :)
- He loves to giggle! Sound effects (especially things that sound like someone passing gas) are hilarious to him! He also laughed for days about a funny squeaking noise that a toilet made when he flushed it. If something that he says makes someone laugh, he'll repeat it over and over to try to get the same reaction each time.
We love you, little man!
3 comments:
I love how your salad spinner art project worked out. I have been wanting to try it for a while but I didn't want to use the same salad spinner that I use for actual lettuce. Did you use the same one or did you buy a different one just for painting? I'm afraid it won't come clean all the way!
I also wanted to ask if Ian needs be called 2 and half now? Brian called them two the other day and they corrected him and said they were two and a half. Too funny!
Hope you are feeling well.
I love your artwork, too! How creative! I wish I had a salad spinner so we could try it.
Your comment about Ian saying "Normally...." cracked me up! It is so fun to hear all the things that kids think to say. Amelia went through a stage where she said "Actually..." all the time, as in "Actually, Mommy, that is a truck next to us, not a car." And then she would say "Mommy, are you listening to me? I asked you a question!" I guess those were both things I said a lot!
Oh, and what a fun idea to celebrate half birthdays. We are definitely doing that this year.
Funny enough, Becky, when we say that Ian is 2 1/2, he says, "No, I'm TWO!" I think he takes time to get used to changes. :) The salad spinner we used (same one that we use for salads) actually got very clean with minimal work after the project! A nice surprise!
Marcie, it IS funny to hear your child say things that you say, especially when you don't realize you say them. :)
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