the 2 year olds have adopted me

hey yall. the purpose of this extremely organized blog is to try my very hardest to describe the beautiful two year olds that i occasionally help with when i'm not doing art with the big kids or painting on the walls. these kids have adopted me, i kid you not. and i don't even know all their names cause a) the nannies don't speak english b) i would forget, and c) it's more fun to do nicknames! so here they are:

Meron - this little angel was one of the first kids to approach me when i went in, and coincidentally the only name that i actually know! she is the cutest little button i have ever met who loves it when i pick her up and swing her around, and loves to be tickled, and loves to sit in my lap and do absolutely nothing. can i say favorite?

Buddy - this little guy is probably the most friendly boy i have ever met (yes, he is a boy... i wasn't sure if he was a boy or girl for days and then one of the nurses changed him and, yes, i peeked) his laugh is infectious, and once i start picking him up and throwing him down, i really am not allowed to stop. can i say other favorite?

Handsome - oh my gosh this little gentleman is always wearing overalls and he loves to go bump bump bump on my legs/back/feet/arms.... his smile makes me weak in the knees.

Angel - this lovely little girl was a little shy at first, but she warmed up fast. she loves it when i put things on her head, and she shakes them off and gives them back and i put them back on her head....

Beautiful - this little girl is BEAUTIFUL nuff said. she has a small bald spot on the back of her head, and her eyelashes are so long!

Little G - what i imagine garrison fuller looked like as a baby. no joke. (if you don't know garrison, ask my bro timi.) btw, timi, seriously, you know that pick of you and g when you were like four? this kid.

Little One - the smallest kid in the room, he is so so so so so sweet, i just love holding him, and he looks up at me with his big eyes and toothy smile and.... sigh.....

The King - if you decide to devote a small amount of attention to his majesty.... you better be prepared to devote ALL your attention to his majesty. but he has the most beautiful eyes so it's totally ok that's he's a bit of an attention hog.

Charger - actually, the only reason this little guy has a nickname is because he is one of the only kids i've met here who actually annoys me! whenever he comes over to me, he like, charges me and gets all up in my business, he runs over other kids and almost pushes me over. it makes me laugh, but whenever i see him coming i'm like, AAAAGGGHHH!

Mister Extrovert - wants to be everyone's best friend. except for the other two year olds. he just wants their toys.... (wink)

there are a few others, but that's all the nicknames i have come up with so far. i stayed out of the 2 year old room for the past few days cause i've been a little sick, possibly their fault. but i'm doing better now, so i went in for a bit this morning, and i was completely drained of energy after one hour. they all saw me giving buddy lift-up-drop-down-rides.... and well...

love yall, will try to update again soon with interesting tales of the amazing adventures i am having such as shopping for more paint today in the piazza and smelling something that made me wish i hadn't been born.

~tori

as a quick unrelated side note, i started painting a superman mural next to the spidey mural, and t said supes looked better than spidey so TAKE IT MARVEL FANS. (wink)