McCoy's 3 Year Update.

McCoy Age 3

His favorite type of play is playing outside. Basketball, baseball, football, golf.

his best performances are if he does a "touchdown" there is a large dance and show put on.

 Loves riding bikes and plasma car. He will take his plasma car to the top of the street/sidewalk and then goes down at 100 mph to the bottom. which of course makes me a nervous wreck. but i think he has been doing this since he was about 18m. haha. Or driving his car..he loves to take the ladies for a spin!

Favorite books: Seek and Find Razorback. Anything pirate. big green monster.

instead of lullabies he wants me to sing the razorback fight song (and i try to sing it in a lullaby voice) and take me out to the ball game.

he says...."heeeelllloooooooo mama" (or whoever walks into a room)

Loves to talk. he has been saying...

i have a story! once upon a time....(and then it is one sentence)

he calls almost all of his friends by first and last name..ie:eyan gribble, camden mitchell, lyla peterson, alex streett...but then he has a  "wellsie" (wells bracy) too.

he LOVES to run around with the big boys in the neighborhood. BUT LOOOOOOOVES to chase the girls. this is probably where he is the happiest. it drives the girls crazy and they are all scared he is going to do something crazy like hit them with a bat or something (he has tried numerous times). the satisfaction he has when he does this is enormous. last night he was doing it and had liza running around like her life was at stake screaming mom!!!!! save me he is going to hurt me!!!! and i said maybe he is just playing! :) and she said noooooo he said he is going to kick me, so i said mccoy are you going to kick her?? (this is all happening while they are running around at 100 mph) and he said, YESSSSS!!!!! I AM GOING TO KICK HER!!!! with a grin the size of christmas morning.

Moved him to bed in Jan ? (i think that is when) done fairly well but was getting up every night and coming into our bed and we have to lay with him until he goes to sleep. we have started a sticker chart and he is staying in his bed throughout the night pretty good now but putting him to sleep is still rough.

Fav tv shows are little einstens, mike the knight, umi zoomi. Chipmunks movie

Likes nose kisses. and i give him a lipstick kiss on his hand every morning (unless he is in a bad mood and refuses it)

Loves his fast razorback shoes (red pumas)

Loves his razorback shorts and jerseys. loves them. would wear them for weeks at a time if he could.

Wants to wear them under everything.

Likes to have his nails painted. ;)

Hits.shoots.spits.kicks.screams

Turns everything he can into some sort of weapon or gun.

he tells me everyday on our way home from school how he wants to ride motorcycles. and everyday i tell him nooooooooo, not my baby!!!!! that is too dangerous. and everyday i look in my rearview mirror to a big big smile at the thought of himself doing something dangerous that i disapprove of. and he replies... "i'm not a baby boy!!!!!!!!!! it is not too dangerous!!!!!!! i am mccoy carter and i am BIGGGGGGGGGGG!!"

he loves to show us his muscles.

Potty trained very easily in jan.

Doesn’t like for his hair to be in his eyes.

loves dress up. he wants to wear his super hero capes all day. but he doesn't like to wear them with clothes..just underwear.

Likes milk. A lot.

Likes goldfish

Likes peanut butter and honey and jelly sandwiches.

Likes grapes

Pretends to be a pirate and will walk with his hands on hips and takes big pirate steps with his head down and VERY serious.

Dances likes puss in boots. FULL routine that includes a crab walk break dance.

Loves to sing " lean on me"

Plays the “piano” while he sings it

Loves musical instruments.

he listens to you tube clips of the razorback band on the computer every night and he pretends he is in the band and usually "plays" either the trombone/trumpet or drums.

He pretends he is “mr. mark” (his music teacher at school)

He pretends his guitar is an auto harp.

But then he will turn it upside down and act like it is a driller and he is drilling a street.

Loves to say “oh. My. gosh” look at that. or sometimes it is "oh my goodness, oh my goodness"

still LOVES his sissy (despite tormenting her) i would say she is his most fav friend. he looks up to her and loves being in her presence. (liza LOVES playing with him too, despite the danger it puts her in) she calls him lil buddy.

he is the rowdiest little dude but has a sweet sweet heart.
his eyes are full of wonder and possibility.
his lil buns still fit perfectly on my hip and he will wrap his legs tightly around me and snuggle his head in my neck.....and the next second will jump out of my arms and run off to find some mischief. ;)
mccoy, we would have lots fewer laughs if it weren't for you. we love all that you are and are thankful for all the smiles you produce! you are a gift!!!