February 2014 and Charlie is Two!

East Tennessee must be beautiful this time of year, all that snow. We had a few more snowy days in February, the last one being deep enough to play in, and make big snowmen.
We also got to celebrate Charlie's 2nd birthday. Here are 10 things we love about him:

1. He is OBSESSED with cars. Anything with wheels is fascinating, but also specifically the Disney Pixar movie. He loves "Whitening a-keen" and "tow-meeter." Points to you if you can decode those two names.
2. He continues to get sensory overload in uneven ground, not really enjoying the snow, and lately insisting upon wearing shoes at all times. He even has fits sometimes taking them off for bath. When we come inside and take them off I have to put them out of sight.
3. His language is increasing by leaps and bounds. He has favorite books - "Go, Dog, Go!" and "Moo!" I'm so glad he likes to read as much as Nora does.
4. He's starting to color a little bit, mostly scribbling back and forth.
5. He will play by himself with his cars or trains for long periods of time, totally engaged in moving them back and forth across the different terrains in our house.
6. He's staring to be able to answer questions like, "what's your name?" "what's (point to someone else)'s name?" and "how old are you?" If he's not sure what you're asking, he just answers, "good." (!)
7. He is starting to sing and pitch-match (approximately). 
8. He's learning his colors, and has pink, orange, and blue pretty much down. We argue about the others!
9. He loves his blue blanket, and has started taking it in the car with him.
10. He says, "I love you" back.