Will: 10 Things

1. Will laughs on command. And not just "Ha Ha", it's more like:

"HAAHAAA!!!" Every time.

2. Will gets obsessed with certain toys. For days (or weeks) he gets attached to one toy or object and he MUST have it with him at all times. Currently he's very attached to a souvenir stamped penny we got at the Santa Barbara Zoo. He calls it his "Train Penny" (because we got it by the zoo train). We accidentally left it in St. George at Grandma's house yesterday and lucky for us he thinks it's pretty cool that she's going to mail it to him in an envelope. Otherwise we might have a full-on riot on our hands.

3. For the past two months he has worn cowboy boots everywhere. He wears them with shorts, pants, diaper, even his swimsuit occasionally. When he first got them we had to set a rule that he couldn't wear them in bed. The only time he doesn't wear them is for church, when he knows that he's supposed to wear church shoes. He's also got a cowboy hat and rides a stuffed monkey through the house. (He wanted to ride a horse like his friend Harrison and the monkey is about the same size. Giddyup?)

4. Will loves to ride his bike. He has a balance bike and he's really getting the hang of it. It's pretty amazing to watch his balance improve as he gets more daring and lifts his feet up while he rides. The bike is supposed to allow him to skip training wheels and go straight to a regular bike and I believe it. I wouldn't be surprised if he were able to ride a normal bike within a year. Plus it's cute.

5. His current favorite books to read before bedtime are: "The Ugly Duckling", "The Little Red Hen", and "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree". He also likes "Are You My Mother" and "You Can Name 100 Trucks".

6. In St. George last week Taylor took him off-roading in the Jeep we rented for the trip. All that day (and the next, and today) Will kept telling me all about it. "I go Jeep!" "I go bumpy road!" "Bump bump bump!" and some other jibberish that I think was describing his awesome adventure with Daddy.

7. Speaking of Daddy, Will often calls him Taylor (or "Taya") and we can't seem to break him of the habit. I have to be very careful to call him "Daddy" all the time but I slip up a lot. Most of the time it happens when I yell something down the stairs to ask Taylor a question and sure enough, Will is right beside me yelling, "Taya! Jibberish-that-sounds-like-my-question."

8. Will suddenly asks to hold Emma all the time. I think it's because his best friend Harrison has a baby sister now too and Harrison likes to hold her. When we first took our family over to see the new baby, Harrison yelled, "My baby!" pointing at his sister and Will yelled, "My baby!" pointing at Emma then they both started laughing and yelling. (Boys are crazy.)

9. Will is so helpful. He throws diapers away, gets wipes for me, pulls out the milk from the fridge (if the carton isn't too full), puts his dishes in the sink, and cleans up his toys. Sometimes he's too helpful (or his help actually means more work for me) and sometimes he completely ignores me, but for the most part he likes to help.

10. He is loud and makes lots of sound effects. He's always crashing something (cars, trucks, planes, balls), laughing at himself or at Emma, and just yelling in the stairwell where it echoes most in our house. If he's awake you can hear him and if he's quiet it means he's sucking on his fingers, watching a movie, or asleep.

But he's a cutie pie and we just love him to pieces.