Super Heroes

Jack has a towel with a hood that makes for a pretty awesome cape. Tonight he said he was a super hero as he spun around the room in his "cape". I asked him what a super hero is & he told me this:

They fly up to the sky.

They pick up people from the rain.

Now you know.

Jack Phrases

Two of my favorites:

Instead of, "What's that noise?" he says, "What is that noise about?"

Instead of, "Is that little car catching up?" He says, "Is that little car going to catch us up?"

Toe Talk

Since Jack is getting so good at expressing himself, there have been several funny conversations lately. Example from last night after hurting his toe:

Toe is crying!
Little tiny toe is crying!
Need ice pack. Mommy get ice pack please.

After he feels better, he notices my toes which are in need of a pedicure...as in, one big toe is lacking the red polish of the others. He pointed at each of the other nine saying, "Pretty toe", then stopped at the ugly one:

Where that come from?
That toe not pretty.
That big toe crying.

Being Two

I've done a lot of picture posts lately, but haven't included as many details about life with a 2 year old, so here it goes...

Jack is seriously awesome. He is energetic, inquisitive, funny, adorable, feisty, stubborn, too smart for his own good, musical, joyful, affectionate, loving, empathetic, talkative, rambunctious, bossy, and I'll say it again, awesome.

I love the way he is communicating so clearly now. There are some phrases he uses we still can't figure out, & you can just see him processing, "How can I explain what I mean to my silly parents who can't seem to understand what I'm saying?" We've been asking about one phrase in particular for weeks now: oohtoofee. We asked him to show us, point at it, etc. Nothing. Finally I asked the right question: "Jack, what do you mean by oohtoofee?" He said, "Numbers. Counting." John and I both responded with, "Oh! One, two, three!" I had just been asking the wrong questions this whole time. ;)

Jack is still really into trucks, tractors, and fire trucks. He's going to be a fireman or Halloween- I'm sure another picture post will cover that soon. He is still going around singing and dancing to "Our God will meet all your needs" from Vacation Bible School last June.

Another favorite activity of Jack's is doing puzzles. We have a lot of wooden puzzles from his cousins which he has pretty much mastered. Luckily we have harder ones in the closet that we can break out next. He also loves playing the Tozzle app (more puzzles) on the iPhone. He is amazingly fast even with the more complicated ones.

Now for Mommy's favorite: Jack says "I love you" now! Well, he says "Love ooh", but it's so sweet. He also asks for hugs and kisses, which also makes my heart happy. :)

Airplane

So Jack has been obsessed with this particular item for weeks. He calls it "airplane" and he seeks it out before bath time each evening. He often takes it in the tub, carries it around, or just sits & stares at it while chanting the endless refrain: "Airplane, airplane!" I'll admit, I even rescued it when I cleaned the floor & returned it to its home on the tile when I finished cleaning. Enough said. Behold...
Airplane: