Nixon had a birthday shout hooray

By Desiree -
Nixon has turned 2! It was definitely a 3rd child event. We sort of kept forgetting about the birthday. However we did have mini birthday celebration with one of my YW friends Jackie. And then after she left, Nixon's little buddy Luke was playing outside with his dad, so they came over and had cup cakes with us. So 2 friends, and his sisters, what else could a 2 year old ask for?

Nixon did get this awesome tool set; hard hat, drill, chain saw, skill saw, tool belt. Yes, very manly, he loved it.

At 2 years:
Nixon loves Barbie, Dora, and now Diego (thank goodness). He is kind over Yo Gaba Gaba. Nixon loves to play with his buddies in nursery, but is awful through sacrament meeting.
He finally likes the pool, and will float around with just his arm floaties, he likes the deep end of the pool, and doesn't like us trying to help him get around.
Nixon is a good little talker, with more words, and small sentences coming together everyday.
Nixon loves sports balls. Basketball, soccer ball, beach balls, bouncy balls.
He likes to kick and jump, dance and twirl. He likes karate, and will put on shows with Roxy and Riley.
He thrives on attention and loves to entertain us.
He likes cereal in morning, and makes the biggest mess. He is OCD about the placement of his blankie for nap time. He loves nap time and bed time, and usually lays right down.
He does have a blankie that he drags around. He now sucks his pointer finger, after me putting band aids on his thumb for a few days (trying to get him to stop sucking his thumb).
His newest favorite phrase is "No Way" I say this all the time, so I assume he got it from me. However I only first heard it the day I came home from girls camp. His favorite word is Candy or Gum, which are also his favorite things to munch on.

That is Nixon in a nutshell. Happy Birthday little Buddy, we love you!

Comments

Kris said…
Cute! Sounds like I have some fun things to look forward to~
July 12, 2010 at 9:41 AM
Amy said…
ARE YOU SERIOUS??? He's 2???!??!?

Happy Birthday Nixon!!!
July 14, 2010 at 6:29 PM
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