Some of My Two-Year-Old's Favorite Activities

Favorite Activity #9

1. Opening doors by himself
2. Pressing elevator buttons
3. Getting his way
4. Sitting on my head
5. Wandering around in restaurants
6. Opening and closing the garage door 
7. Getting a water cup at Panera by himself; having me lift him up to fill the cup with water by himself; getting a top and straw by himself; repeating 17 times
8. Threatening to put his older brother in timeout
9. Feeling the baby
10. Having a relatively loose definition of "by himself"
11. Climbing on my back to "giddy up horsey" anytime I kneel, crouch, or lie face down for some reason
12. Depending on the day and week, watching either Robots, Inside Out, or The Cat in the Hat at least three times a day
13. Saying no
14. Running “super fast”
15. Marching with yogurt 
16. Waving goodbye to any car that leaves our property
17. Jumping on me when I'm sleeping
18. Browsing through iPhone photo galleries
19. Walking up and down steps in the swimming pool
20. Walking up and down steps in general
21. Microwaving his food because it's too hot
22. Serving as de facto dictator of our household