Gunner hits the TERRIFIC (and terrible) 2's!!!!!!

Although this is a little late, I wanted to do a "tribute to Gunner" post. He turned 2 on December 29th. We were still in the Northwest visiting family. He got his first Happy Birthday song at the Gatten Reunion with all the December and January birthdays. Then, on his birthday, we went to Chuck E. Cheese with Grandpa and Grandma Larson and the Waite's (Andrew's sister's family). We had a "Cars" (the disney movie) themed table cloth and party hats. Artie made yummy lemon cupcakes, and Gunner had a blast!


From us he got a Mega Mack Playtown, and lots of the "Cars" hot wheels. He also got spoiled by grandparents and family. Cooper got him some Spiderman action figures.

Gunner is such a sweet boy (most of the time!). Everyone asks if he is always smiling. The answer is, he smiles all but about 1 hour of the day. He gets his daily fit in...usually around 10am...or when we have to leave somewhere where he is having fun. He definately does his best ot get his way when he wants to. :) He is such a talker, and makes it hard to say "no" to him because he almost always says please, thank-you, and your welcome. Here are a few more fun facts about Gunner at age 2!

* STATS: 30 lbs. 36 inches (98th percentile for height, and 50th for weight at 20 months)
* NICKNAMES: Cookie Monster, Gunner-face, mucker, Gunn-bunn, the Gunner, Mr. Moo, Buzz Lightyear, My Little Doggy
* BEST FRIENDS: Daddy, Mommy, COOPER, Ella, his nursery pals, and pretty much anyone that will play with him.
* FAVORITE TOYS: Cars, balls, bats, "guys" (little action figures), pirates, trains, light sabers, board games, the Leapster, Leap Frog letter magnets, empty water bottles to use for bowling.
* FAVORITE FOODS: cookies, chicken nuggets, hot dogs, cheese, eggs, pancakes, noodles, tacos, cinnamon and sugar bagels, juice, chocolate milk. bananas, fruit snacks, popcorn, marshmallows, salad, chips
* FAVORITE TV SHOWS: Tak and the Power of JuJu, The Wiggles, Spongebob, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Scooby Doo Where are You?, The Backyardigans
* FAVORITE MOVIES: Cars!!!!, The Mousekateers, Leap Frog Letter Factory, Everyone's Hero
* FAVORITE BOOKS: Cars books, Dr. Seuss books, Dinosaur Pop-up book, Let's Make Noise at the Ballpark, Little People flap books
* FAVORITE SONGS: ABC's, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Twinkle Twinkle, Do as I'm Doing, Ring Around the Rosies, I Am a Child of God, All the Letters From A to Z
* FAVORITE THINGS TO DO: Play with his brother Cooper, play "fight" and "boxin'" with Dad and Cooper, watch Dad and Cooper play video games and pretend he's playing, cheer at baseball games, eat, go for walks, read books, say prayers, color, pretend he's a dog, dance, play board games, fight priates. When he wakes up in the morning he immediately is asking for eggs and bagels. He also loves to ORGANIZE! He is always lining his toys up and knocking them down...and will play by himself for a while. He always has something in each hand...or more. Loves nursery. Has to have his hat on before we walk out the door, but doesn't always keep it on. Loves making "baskets", hitting "home-runs!", bowling "strikes", and soccer.

Gunner, we love you SOOOOOOOO much! You always make us laugh, especially when you blow on mom's tummy to say hi to the baby! You are Cooper's best friend. He loves you so much too. Thanks for being such a fun boy.