These are a few of his favorite things

It has been fun to watch Kenyon's personality come out more. He definitely lets us know what he likes and what he doesn't. Here are a few of his favorite things these days, in no particular order:

-101 Dalmations and The Jungle Book- the movies, the books, he loves it all. At a minimum, we read the 101 Dalmations book twice a day. He loves to talk about the Mama wusha (dog), Daddy wusha, and Baby wushas. The elephants and monkeys are his favorites in The Jungle Book and he will often quote lines from them or march around the house like the elephants

-Salad- he loves it!

-Macaroni and Cheese, otherwise known as "cheese"- still a favorite around here

-Sweets- he is starting to develop a sweet tooth, but thankfully most of the sweets he consumes are relatively healthy- granola bars, fruit snacks, yogos, and juice are current favorites. These are definitely limited, but it has been good to see him expand his food interests. The salad balances out the sweets, right?

-Singing- his current favorite songs to sing are "Jesus loves me" and "Pay me my money down" by Dan Zanes (one of our favorite children's musicians). So you'll either catch him singing about Jesus' love, or the money you owe him and putting you in jail if you don't pay him

-Playgrounds- slides are still a favorite, although he also enjoys climbing and swinging

-Playdates- he loves playing with his friends

-Our local Children's Museum- we usually go once a week, thanks to the membership we got as a gift. He loves the carousel there and would ride it all day if I let him

-Helping mama- he wants to do whatever we do, so I've been trying to put this to good use. He likes to help me dust (on the rare occassion that I have time to clean), stir pots in the kitchen, use the dustbuster, and feed our dog Rainey. One of his favorite jobs is pushing the button on the salad spinner (and sneaking out lettuce to eat when I am not looking)

-Books- other than "101 Dalmations" and "The Jungle Book," just about any book that has animals in it, this kid loves. Current favorites are "Soon Baboon Soon" (we've renewed this from the library 3 times), and "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly said the Sloth." Kenyon loves books and has most of his favorites memorized.

On September 6, he will have been home with us for 3 months. He has added so much joy and laughter to our lives. He is a delightful challenge- testing boundaries and limits as most toddlers do, yet so fun and sweet at the same time. I look forward to continuing to watch his personality develop and see him become the person that God made him to be.