Caden: List 1

Caden likes to:

• Play with cars, trucks, fire trucks, tractors, trains, airplanes, race cars and monster trucks
• Play with his trains and track
  
• Play with Legos
• Color in his Mickey Mouse, Thomas & Friends and Diego coloring books
• Read books (his current faves are several stories in a 5-in-1 Book of Berenstein Bears)
• Count to 15 (his favorite numbers are 14 and 5)
• Sing the "ABC's", "Twinkle, Twinkle" and "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
  
• Say, "Hi, I'm Caden. I'm 2", "Come back", "Oh man", "I coming", "Sticky", "Down, down" (which really means "Up, Up" :)
  
• Point out the moon and/or the sun, planes, birds, clouds, rainbows, rain, snow and anything else in the sky
  
• Watch "Umi Zoomi", "Dora the Explorer", "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" and his all-time favorite "Mighty Machines"
• Go to Church and see his friends
• Talk to people when we're at the store
• Talk your ear off (he's quite a good talker for just turning 2!)
• Eat: FRUIT (berries, mango, grapes, oranges, melon, bananas), Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches, cheese (especially Laughing Cow wedges and cheddar), spaghetti, bagels, hot dogs, ice cream, pizza, popcorn, juice, milk, bunny (Nesquick) milk, waffles, yogurt, cereal, sausage, bacon, french fries, any green vegetable (broccoli, green beans, lettuce, peas)
• Take "naps" (day or night) with his blanky (any of his soft, fleece blankets)
• Have his feet tickled
• Be outside
• Go for rides in the car
• Boss the dogs around
• Play with his uncles
• Take showers
• Listen to music really loud and dance
• "Watch" football and the Blazers on TV w/ Daddy
• Throw stuff (which is NOT a good thing - we're working on it...)
• Play with balloons
  

Caden doesn't like:

• BUGS
• Time out
• Dirty diapers
• Being without a diaper
• Haircuts
• Sun shining in his eyes
• Having dirty hands
  

I thought it would be fun to make these lists so we can remember what he likes as a 2-year old 10, 20, 30 years from now....I know that seems like a long ways from now but the last 2 years have seemed like only a few months.