Crawford at 2.5

Craw,
I was just reading over your last post in March. I can't believe how much you have changed since then. You are at the adorable age where you come up with the most hilarious saying and we have no idea how. For instance, it was thundering and raining the other night and I said "hurry hurry we gotta get in the car"...when we got in the car you wiped your forehead and go "phewww that was close."
After mastering the single words and mini phrases like "no mommy cawford do it" you started saying funny things like "look mommy I tall" or "wow that was bumpy ride", "this is so delicious daddy", "I did it taaa-daa", "2 more minutes minutes." Now you talk in sentences and repeat everything that we say.
You know your name is Caw-ford Red (R-E-D two D's) is what you say when we ask you your name.
Your favorite foods were pizza and chick-fil-a for the longest time--surprise surprise. You now loooove peanut buttaaa and will usually have banana with peanut butter for breakfast, peanut butter sandwich for lunch and sometimes even for dinner. You are still very picky. Sometimes you would never touch what we are eating and other days you gobble up anything. I know there are certain things you will always eat but for the most part you would rather go hungry than be forces to eat something like grilled chicken and vegetables.
You wear size 3t shirts and shorts still can wear 18-24 months. The 2t are just so long so I have learned a lesson about buying ahead the hard way. Your shoes are a size 7 and that hasn't changed in quite some time. We have been working on potty training and you do great a) at home and b) when you are naked with no underwear on. Obviously consistency is key and I guess when everyone else that helps takes care of you gets on board we will eventually have you potty trained.
You still wake up wanting nana and papa every day. You ask about the multiple times a day. If you get hurt or we discipline you then you alwaysss want nana. "I want my nanaaaa" You are very much in love with your cousins and ask for Hope, Carter, Bobby, Amy on a daily basis. Aunt Cat will get added to the end sometimes too..I think you get confused that she doesn't live here.
You can sing songs on your own with us understanding what you are singing. Ex. Wheels on the Bus, Old McDonald, I've been working on the Railroad, etc
You can clearly sing your abcs and can point out all the letters and can trace most of them thanks to the ole ipad.
You always ask to go to the park. Then we get there and you would rather run around all over the park than actually play on the equipment. During the spring, you went to the park at least 3 days a week.
You are obsessed with trains still. You got to see Thomas the Train on tour at the Tweetsy Railroad. You went with Nana, Papa, daddy, Bobby and Carter. You guys got to ride on Thomas and play with all things Thomas. You still talk about the "black engine and red engine" every.single.day. You would rather go ride a train than just about anything else in this world. You wake up asking to see "big engine." When I pick you up from school you ask to go over choo choo tracks. There has never been a day that you haven't played with trains, talked about trains, or begged to go ride on a train. We have "George the Train" at the rec center and you ask to ride him every day.
You also started loving bridges...you wanna go over bridges, under bridges and get soo excited when you see a bridge.
You finished out your Tues/Thurs mother's morning out in May and then in June you started another "day camp" on Tuesday/Thurs. You always have adapted to these programs great unless it is papa dropping you off. I think it's because when you see papa you think you are hanging out with him all day so when he leaves you you cry and say you don't want to go. Completely different story when I go to leave you...you say "byeeee mommmy have a good day!"
It's funny how you know directions. You know which way to turn to go to nanas house, which way school is, which way to the park etc.
You are just the funniest little guy and we couldn't love you anymore than we already do. We pray for you every day and you continue to amaze us with all of the thoughts you come up with, songs you learn, and information that you remember. You are the biggest blessing in our life and we just love waking up to the sound of your voice each morning