Drew's Favorites

Drew's favorite things at 22 months old (this Sunday):

Singing - he is a good little singer! His favorite songs right now are his ABC's and Baa Baa Black Sheep. He skips portions of his abc's a lot of times, but he still keeps the tune and fills in as he goes. He also loves to participate in "if you're happy and you know it", "skinnamarinky dinky dink", "ring around the rosey" and "the wheels on the bus". He does the motions to all of them and tries to keep up with the words. 

Mickey Mouse. This is the first character or show that Drew has loved. He still isn't that interested in TV, but if he thinks Mickey Mouse is going to come on, he is locked in. He will enthusiastically answer "yes" when Mickey asks if he wants to come into his clubhouse. He joins in on the magical words "mischka, mooshka, mickey mouse", yells "oh toodles" when prompted and sings along with the "hot dog" song with his arms in the air. He grins from ear to ear when he sees Mickey pop up on the screen. My mom went to Orlando a few weeks ago and brought him back a little Mickey Mouse doll that he loves to carry around and has started sleeping with him.

Shoes - Loves his shoes and always wants them on. He is adamant that he puts them on himself too. He got his first pair of cowboy boots recently and his reaction when he put them on was hilarious. He stomped all over the house and wouldn't stop looking at them. He also likes to get in to our closet and try on our shoes. Especially if they have laces that he can pretend to tie himself. 

Trucks, cars, school busses, trains - If he sees any of these things while we are driving, he will point them out and then make the noise. We read a book every night before bed called "Trucks go..." and he is so fascinated with the "big tucks" in the book and all the noises they make.

Running - He will often just take off running. It's like he's decided to get a random workout in or something. Occasionally we will hear him say "ready set go". It's cute because the first two words are really drawn out and "go" is super fast and loud. He is a fast little thing too! He kicks his feet up almost to his little booty and books it.  

Puzzles - I say it a lot, but he is such a worker. He loves puzzles and anything he can "work" on. He will not give up until he is finished and if he gets stuck he will say "help please" and he watches very closely. Such a determined little guy!

Snacks - Drew loves to snack. He takes after me with his love for chips. And he takes after Andy with his love for... pretty much all other snacking. He isn't too in to candy or sweets just yet, but he does appreciate them every now and then. I will say candy corn has been an exception this year!

Playing chase - He will run through the house, begging you to chase him. If you stop, he will say "help please. help please." until you start chasing him again. He wears us out with this little game!

A few sports  - He loves to play with his little golf clubs and makes really good contact with the ball. He swings his golf club left handed, so we think he may be a leftie. He likes to throw and play catch with any ball that he can. He's got a pretty good arm, but we are still working on catching.

Rough-housing - I don't really know how to sum this one up. He just likes it. One night last week, he literally spent 20 straight minutes climbing on top of Andy on our bed and immediately jumping into a pile of pillows face first.

Water! - The boy can drink a ton of water. I tried giving him a juicy juice box and he handed it back to me and asked for water. I bought the capri sun flavored waters, and he likes those, but he still prefers plain water.

Saving the best (picture) for last...

Making people laugh - He loves when he catches us laughing at him. The look on his face when he realizes he has done something funny, is so sweet. This past Friday, he ended up in my closet with Cassie and Halle and came streaking thru the house in part of my Halloween costume. When he figured out that we were all laughing at him, he wouldn't let us catch him and ran through the house like this for quite a while!