My 2nd Birthday

From: Garrett Maher <maher.garrett@gmail.com>
To: Mom-Mom <mmteeple@verizon.net>
Date: Nov 3, 2011 8:29 PM
Subject: My 2nd Birthday

Hi Mom-Mom,
Grammy made me the most amazing tractor cake for my 2nd birthday. We had a milk and cookie bar which was a huge hit! Here are some pictures from my party and some details, worth remembering, about life at two! 

Mom and Dad give me a sandwich hug every night, to which I exclaim, "I'm stuck, I'm stuck!". If it's bed time and I want to stall, I hold my arms up and say, "snuggle you". It gets them every time. I love to wrap my arms around their necks and give, "big hugs". I give kisses too. Every morning they ask me if I slept well. I always say, "yes". They ask me what I dreamt about. I always respond, "Anna".

My vocabulary is taking off and I love being able to communicate. On any given day it's likely I'll ask, "Where we gooin?", at least 50 times. You'll also hear me say, "pway twains?", "tickle me!", "wessle you", "I tooted!" and "weed da book?".

One of my very important jobs is to monitor the dogs. I track their every move and always report when they try to eat the food I give them. It's my job to grind the coffee beans too. I do it every morning.

I can count all the way to 10! I may not always get the order right, but I know the numbers. I'm working on my multiplication tables too. Ask me what 2 X 3 is and I'll tell you it's 7, 3, 1, 6.