28 MONTHS OLD

Mekele is 28 months old, and here are the latest meke stats...

FAVORITE FOOD: cheese stick

FAVORITE TOY: Animals {he loves all animal toys, especially a collection of animals, like his Africa animals that he lines up looking to be in "charge" position. Recently at the store, while shopping for a bday gift for a little friend's party, he placed 3 rows of dinosaurs at the end of the aisle in what looked like "charge". I laughed every time I saw it.

FAVORITE FRIENDS: cousins Brady, Canon, Mason, friends Evan, Ryan, Jacob, Blake, RJ, Maliki, Luke, David

FAVORITE MOVIES: Lion King, Sesame Street, Word World

FAVORITE THING TO DO: jump onto a stack of pillows he has thrown off the couch, point to and touch each letter everywhere we go, run and play hide & seek with mommy and daddy, line up his collection of animals, ask me to put diapers on his elephant tiger lion and giraffe stuffed animals, play in his water table, watch tv, play with big kids, play with his sea creatures in the bath {my maiden name is Seals, so Aaron has renamed the sea lion "Whitney Seals"- I hear my name so many times while he is in the bath!}, scare us with "boo" and "surprise", help cook and lick the bowl, "drive" the car in the front seat, push the alarm button on mommy's key so he can say "onk, onk, onk..."

FAVORITE WAY TO HELP: cook, get his vitamins down, fill up his cup with water, put laundry in, start washing machine, start dryer, match socks, wash dishes, start dish washer

FAVORITE TREAT: M&Ms {for potty training}, fruit snacks, yogurt raisins, popsicles

FAVORITE PHRASE: Hello hello hello... (commercial) "A-B-C-D-A-B-C!", "church time!", "play time!", "school time!", {surprised sound} listen... (pronounced "wisten"), Here you go (pronounced "here do doe")

FAVORITE BOOK: Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too, Lion King board book, Choco, anything with animals


We love you Mekele and continue to be amazed at the joy you bring us each & everyday. You truly are a gift from God!