2.5

Cole is 2.5 today... at the peak of his 2-year old days. And if we didn't know that by the calendar, the sheer volume of the tantrums would be a big clue... at least we're hoping this is the peak as far as that is concerned.

Besides being Mr. Intensity in whatever he is doing (including rebelling), he is also Mr. Imaginative these days. I love to watch him play, even when he thinks no one is watching him. He takes his pretending very seriously... for examples:

• When I picked him up to take him somewhere while he was in the middle of pretending a chair was his lawn-mower, he freaked out until I let him down so he could go back and "turn it off."
• He started doing somersaults with Rayna one morning, but then came running over to me to hand me (invisible) keys and wallet so they wouldn't bother him while in his pocket.
• Every time we go for a walk, he insists on bringing his tools with him: either his weed-wacker, his leaf-blower, his rototiller or his lawn-mower (all of which are old golf clubs in actuality. I always tell him he can only bring one tool).

He still is not too into toys, but give him any object that is either a straight line, or something that can be pushed on the floor, and he is instantly happy. Objects like that become airplanes, tractors, trains, tools, or work-related items.

And anything small becomes convenient pocket-items, like iPods, cell phones, wallets, etc. Here he is showing me what's "in his pocket" -- his cell phone and "a dollar."


He remains the Dennis the Menace of our household!

So happy half-birthday, Colsen! Your future looks very bright and we look forward to seeing what God has in store for you...