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The Best Things About Carl (at 2 and 3/4)


1.  He loves to sing and knows a prodigious number of songs.
2.  He can set the table.
3.  He usually invites friends over for lunch.  When there is no one to play with, he tells me "I want to visit someone!"  Since I also crave company, we make a pretty good team.
4.  He is a cheerful guy.  He smiles easily and often.
5.  When he gets upset, he bounces back quick.
6.  He plays imaginative games with Soren frequently.  They are pretty happy to cooperate in a flight of fancy.
7.  He likes hugs and kisses.  I love it when he rushes up and hugs my knees.
8.  He can be quiet during family scripture study.  And afterwards, he always asks for a synopsis in terms he can understand.
9.  He is brave.  Yesterday, he climbed up a great big curved ladder at the playground, all by himself.  
10.  He speaks clearly and politely.
11.  He can pull me in a wagon!  That takes a lot of strength.
12.  He is happy within the boundaries we agree on.  I can trust him to stay where I tell him to stay.
13.  He is an enthusiastic dancer.
14.  He enjoys it when I tell him stories and read him books.  He frequently requests stories and books, not just at bedtime, but throughout the day.
15.  He loves to "cook" for Benjamin Bunny.  Usually he cooks up peg soldiers and stirs them with a long lego.
16.  He still likes to be helpful and he is getting better at it.  He can now help mop the floor without spreading water everywhere.
17.  He likes to share.  Whether its imaginary or real, he wants to share what he is eating, doing, or otherwise enjoying with everyone.
18.  He is learning to restrain himself when he is angry with kids his own age.  He will ask to adult help in solving problems rather than hitting.
19.  He memorizes books and then "reads" them to me and to himself.  
20.  He is growing into a good-looking boy!

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