Life on Autumn Trail: Dear Beckett: 22 Months

Dear Beckett,

It has been way too long since I have written you last. Maybe it's because you are keeping me so busy - laughing, cleaning, feeding, trips to the park, seeing the horses, more cleaning, and lots and lots of laughs. It's the very best kind of busy.

Right now you are talking more and more. Each day you say new words. Yesterday it was house and horses, the other day it was necklace and "nastics" (gymnastics). Your most commonly used words and phrases are "here/there ya go," whoaaaaa, snack, uh oh, help please, thank you, B, oh dada, mama, moose, paci, app app (apple), nigh noh (night night), bye bye, oh no, yeah, yum, nummy, owie, nose, ants, eye, and no. But of course, you say a lot more than this.

You are also excellent at making animal sounds. Your dada and I never tire of hearing your dinosaur roar or chicken "bock bock bock." And you love animals - especially the lizards, horses, dogs, and ants around our neighborhood.

You also love sports and anything that involves a ball. Right now golf seems to be your favorite. You run all over the yard with your plastic golf club and a ball, whacking as hard as you can. You also love to lay down with Dada and watch the tournaments on TV. T-ball seems to be a close 2nd.

You also love your family and friends. You get ecstatic when you see your grandparents or friends. Nearly every day you look at the photos around our house and point to each person so that we can talk about them. You will often kiss the picture too!

The other day we played outside with your new kite. Dada was trying to show off and he ended up getting your kite stuck in the tree. You weren't upset, but you talk about your kite being stuck every.single.day - yes, really. You laugh and say, "ohhhhhh dada." It's a running joke around the house now.

Rock collecting seems to be your new favorite hobby. I can't tell you how many rocks I have stacked in the laundry room because they were in your pants. You collect rocks and put them in your pocket every time you go outside.

We spend hours and hours outside each day. You are always happy to run around outside and it keeps the house just a little bit cleaner! Your favorite outside toys are your little plastic car, balls, the bubble maker, and your playhouse. You talk about bubbles all the time!

We got to the park a lot. Your favorites are the slide (bigger the better) and the swing.

Trains continue to be your very favorite indoor toy. You will play with the magnetic ones for hours on end. You rarely play with other toys. Looking at books is also a favorite.

You are just like your momma when you wake up - lay in bed for awhile, slow to wake up, and a *bit* on the cranky side. You also eat like me too - love carbs, fruit (you love bananas, apples, and berries the most), chocolate and are very finicky about meat.

We both agree Chick-Fil-A picnics are the best.