When Your Name is Shaw and You're 2 Years Old...

You're a mover, a shaker, an afternoon nap taker.

You like to think the world is at your disposal.  You point at something and a sibling scampers to get it for you.  You speak in garbled tones, that only you can understand, and another sibling runs to your aid.  You say "peeze" while flashing your one dimpled smile and everyone is putty in your hands.  You know you're so stinkin' cute and you work it. 

You are working on expanding your vocabulary .  You particularly struggle with your knowledge of animal classifications. For you, every animal - every bird in the sky, every furry creature great or small (domesticated or not) - is called a "puppy".  That still remains your favorite word and is spoken with such enthusiasm and spark that mom and dad are half tempted to run out and buy you one.

{And it can live at Grandma and Grandpa's house.}

Your cheeks are constantly pecked and you don't mind it (much).

You shake with excitement when told to go get your "shooooooze" because you know it means you get to go outside (your favorite part of the house).  

You know that look on your brother's face means, "su bola es mi bola".

You love the whole monkey see monkey do phenomenon.  Taiden flexes his muscles, you flex your muscles (in your shorty McShort PJ shorts). Kennedy dances like it's 1999, you do the same.  Your dad kicks the ball, you kick the ball.  Brittan shoots his Nerf guns and suddenly you're Rambo Jr.  

Mom empties the dishwasher, and then finishes the job on her own.

{Why doesn't anyone like to play my games?}

You love and adore and can't get enough of mom from 9 - 5, Monday - Friday. The rest of the time you have eyes for dad and dad only.  You won't even let mom hold you at church during Sacrament meeting. {Perhaps you've already realized that dad is a wee bit more lenient than mom?} 

You don't mind that you get homemade strawberry pie (with shortbread crust) rather than the traditional birthday cake.  Your discriminating palate likes all forms of dessert equally.

You don't know exactly what a golden birthday is (the day when your age matches your birth date) but you soon find out that with that special day, grandparents, presents, and a whole lot of singing comes your way.