Life with AG at two and a half...

Are you really two and a half?!? I can't hardly believe it. Just yesterday we received your registration packet for preschool in January. As we drove on to campus yesterday tears welled up in my eyes because you squealed, "There it is! There's Berry!"...at two and a half you already love this special place. I pray that in the years to come you would continue to fall in love with Berry. Your Dad and I are excited to see you start school. We are grateful there is a place that believes in educating not only your head but your heart and hands too.

AG, life with you is a sweet adventure because you are constantly in motion and constantly have something to do. In all my years of nannying I have never seen a child love sports the way you do at two and a half. You eat, sleep, and breathe all things baseball, golf, football, soccer, basketball, and hockey. Most days you jump from playing one sport to the next and in the evening when Daddy comes home you have to play together. This is usually followed by watching Sportscenter and watching whatever sporting event is on that night. This morning you woke up and asked me to watch baseball...I had to tell you that the Braves don't play till later today. You were okay with it and went to get you bucket of balls, bat, and glove ready for when they do.

AG, already you are an incredible big brother. Avi-Kate is so lucky to have you. You love to help get things for her when I need help. You ask to hold her and feed her a bottle. When she's sleeping you love to check on her and make sure she is okay and sometimes you try and wake her because you want to see her.

AG, you love Moe's and you constantly ask to eat 'Moe's Dinner'. Your favorite thing to eat is all the burrito fixings in a bowl. You also have a deep love for 'K-Blay' aka Chick-fil-A. K-Blay little door is the Dwarf House and K-Blay slide is the Chick-fil-A in the mall because there is a playground at the mall. In addition to these places you have a keen eye for spying anything that says Home Depot, Coke, and AT&T...for example at Target in May you saw a print of Turner Field. You proceeded to look at Daddy and I and point out the HD logo, the AT&T logo, and the Coke Bottle. And then you said, "Daddy, where K-Blay cow?!?!" You were frustrated because the photo was an old stock photo that was taken before the Chick-fil-A Cow was added next to the Coke bottle. You have a keen eye for details.

AG, you are crazy about all things Disney. When we put on a Disney movie and the opening shot of the castle appears on the screen you jump and down and cheer. Followed by you squealing, 'There it is! There's Disney!' You ask weekly when 'AG go Disney' it's hard to explain that we are going to be there in three months to celebrate my birthday. The other day you saw a picture of the Tea Cups in Fantasyland and you told me that you had ridden them with Daddy and Aunt Mis. You can spy anything Mickey...you even declared the three circles on a sign in the foodcourt a Mickey. Or while watching the opening credits of 101 Dalmatians you see Big Ben and declared it the Peter Pan clock...again, your eye for details amazes us.

Here are some of our favorite AG-isms these days...

-Come here. I show you. (While using your hand to signal us to come on.)

-Moo Cow Do Chop! (Followed by you starting the chop...this is said and preformed during Braves games. Or when you request to watch YouTube videos of the Cow doing the chop.)

-Shoe-weeee! Stinky! (While you wave your hand back and forth.)

-J-umping! J-umping! (This is what you call Sugar Hill Gang's song Apache. You discovered this song at the start of the baseball season because the Braves play it when a home run is hit. You heard it on the tv and needed to hear it again...it has since been added to your iTunes playlist. When it's played you hit a ball and run the bases. It won't be long before your Daddy and Tino teach you the dance that goes with this song...they use to preform it with a group of guys in college at all the Berry Talent shows. I think that's why your Dad and I get so tickled watching you get up and move to it. The Dana Funk lives on...)

-Ready GOOOO! (This is a part of the chorus from a Switchfoot song that they use for a Braves commercial. One night Daddy decided to see what you would do when he put it on the computer...keep in mind you've never heard the whole song only the chorus. As soon as the first line was sung you started squealing 'Ready GOOOO!' You also have an ear for music...)

-Arsenal! Arsenal! (You chant this anytime you play soccer or see a soccer game on. Makes your Dad super happy that you're already an Arsenal fan...I'm sure when you are older there will be a trip to London to see them play at Emirates Stadium. What a day that will be.)

-Oh, no! Not again!

-Avi-Kate hold. (While holding your hands out to hold her.)

-Hey guys!

-Let's go team!

-I fink so!

There are lots of things you say these days that crack us up but since I've taken two days to finish this post I'm going to post it as is. I'll do another AG-ism post soon. AG, each day it is a joy and an honor to be your parents (and a little tiring too!). We love you so much!