Night Night Trucks

Some children pretend play with dolls, others use stuffed animals, etc. Our child chooses to use TRUCKS. These trucks can be quite animated: they talk to each other, laugh, etc. When Connor wants to move them (all) to another room, he'll say, "Come on guys!" They are basically his little friends. They even each have their own name & Connor does NOT get them confused. If you call them by the wrong name, he will correct you. We rarely go anywhere without some (or all) of them. They have their own bag. Recently, Connor started putting them to sleep before it was his bedtime...they like to sleep on their sides or backs, obviously. Sometimes they get their own blanket. This is starting to make the bedtime routine longer...and longer...

Cunningham Christmas #1

This year we will be celebrating Christmas multiple times...with multiple different family members. Our first day of Christmas was last night with Connor's Uncle Troy & Aunt Erica. I'm pretty sure that Connor is loving the many days of presents...er Christmas already. Aunt Erica homemade Connor this cool "road" blanket complete with a few "garages" to park his cars and trucks. Connor LOVES this blanket. In fact he loves it so much he has decided it will sleep with him. This is no problem, of course. Well, except for the fact that Connor already has 3 monsters, and 4 specific blankets that MUST. SLEEP. WITH. HIM. All these sleeping accessories makes traveling a bit cumbersome.
Connor was also a fan of his Dad's new headlamp. That will NOT be sleeping with Connor.

Christmas Tree Hunting

Here are the hunters looking for the perfect tree...

Connor loved to help decorate this year!

You may not be able to see it in the picture, but our tree suspiciously has an abundance of ornaments between 2.5 and 3 feet high RIGHT. IN. THE. MIDDLE.

I casually mentioned this to our decorator, and he said,

"I like it THERE!" Ummm...well okay then.

It apparently looks quite nice if you have the right viewpoint.

Daycare

This is cousin Scottie's version of daycare... Surprisingly, the children loved it & didn't want to get out.

In fact they were more than happy to pretend to be

monkeys, bears, and lions while in the cage.

Maybe I should get one for my house?

Nobody Likes Me...

Everybody hates me.

I guess I'll go eat worms.

Long skinny slimy ones,

Short fat juicy ones.

Itsy, bitsy, fuzzy, wuzzy, worms!

Dear Santa

I asked Connor what he thought Santa might bring him, and apparently he has some specific ideas for Santa in regards to the whole family...

Me: What do you think Santa will bring you this year, Connor?
C: Toys and Puzzles
Me: Do you think Santa will bring anything for Daisy?
C: Yes, Pajamas! Daisy, do you want Santa to bring you pajamas? Uh Oh, she said "NO!"
Me: Maybe that's because Daisy doesn't wear clothes...?
C: No, she said yes. SHE SAID YES!
Me: Umm okay. What should Santa bring Daddy?
C: Puzzles. TWO puzzles.
Me: Do you think Daddy likes to do puzzles?
C: Yes!
Me: What should Santa bring me this year?
C: Legos!
Me: Hum, that sounds fun.
C: And you can share with ME!
(Is is just me or do all these gifts all sound suspiciously perfect for a certain 2.5 year old that I know??)