Michael Asks For Them By Name

So, seeing as I'm terrible at this and Cyndi's really busy, you're going to get a low quality post! Hooray!

I also considered naming this one "A few of Michael's favorite things" but decided not to.

Being a two year old boy who's learning to communicate pretty well, Michael's started getting more opinionated about what he does and doesn't want. These are some of his favorites that he asks for all the time.

Grandpa's Honey

Michael and Cyndi visited her parents last month and her dad gave us some honey. It's phenomenal and we eat it every chance we get. Michael requests it on his peanut butter sandwiches and Cyndi and I use it to sweeten our tea when we have sore throats.

Grandpa's Truck

While visiting Grandma and Grandpa Veronin, Michael fell in love with Grandpa's tractor and truck. And chickens. And house. Anyway, the point is, for a few weeks afterwards Michael was asking to go visit Grandpa and Grandpa's truck.

Amy and Katie

Cyndi's sisters are over often enough that he asks where they are. It's cute. He really loves his aunts.

Amy's Truck

The last time they were over here, Michael wanted to go outside with them and they took him to their truck and let him play around in it. Apparently he enjoyed it, because he's still asking about it. Every small green truck we see around is Amy's truck, too. 

Grandma's Daddy Car

This one's a little weird. Michael loves my car, especially when I let him play inside, because it's the car he never goes in. Also, he loves my mom's house because she's got so many cars and trucks and, it goes without saying, Grandma. One day he borrowed one of her cars without telling her (sorry, Mom) and started calling it daddy's car. We've since amended it to Grandma's daddy's car since it belongs to Grandma and we're going to return it.

Songs

This kid loves his songs. He loves the Bunny Song that we sing to him before he goes to bed. He'll ask for songs about whatever he's interacting with, like this morning when I went ahead and made up the Big Chair song. We've also made up truck songs, chicken songs, and window songs. The boy loves his songs.

In addition to making up songs, he has a set of songs he loves to watch on youtube. It's a good way to get him in a better mood, and he uses it to delay bedtime by 15 minutes. These songs include:

• The Naked Song (aka Somebody That You Used To Know) - so called because the people in the video aren't wearing clothes. He's always enthralled at the colors and the way they appear and disappear on the singers.
• The Car Song (aka Call Me Maybe) - Michael saw the car in the thumbnail and had to listen to it. He also remarks on it every time she falls off the car and the boy takes his shirt off. He doesn't seem bothered by the lackluster dancing or the minor homophobia at the end.
• The Robot Song (aka Party Rock Anthem) - He loves the robot, but he's also amazed by the person standing on a car at the beginning and then the person dancing on a car as well. He's started standing on my car sometimes when I take my bag out there in the morning.
• The Horse Song (aka Gangnam Style) - If you haven't seen this then you need to, because it's amazingly weird. Michael doesn't seem to care about the critique of Korean society or the economic impact of Korean music gaining popularity in America. Apparenly, he just loves the horses, the dancing, the red sports car in the background at one point, the flailing around in water, and the fact that the singer's sitting on the toilet at one point.