Associations

At the party yesterday I got to spend some time with my sister's nephew. He is 2 years old and I have heard stories about him constantly in the time he has been alive. He, like most kids that age, shuts down at family parties or when he is approached by people he doesn't know. Yesterday, was no different, at least initially. He was sitting with my sister having ice cream and I went up to try to say hi and ask him about it. The attempt was a failure.

About an hour later I was outside and my sister was in the backyard with him kicking the soccer ball around. She yells up and says he wants me to play and I thought she was just trying to get me involved. Next thing I know I hear "DAANNNYY" This, then, led to the two of us playing soccer and running around for over an hour. For 2 years old, this kid is full of energy.

At one point, he said something that sounded like "er-gawn-cuboi" After having him repeat it, it turns out he was saying "Where you goin', Cowboy" I'm not sure if he got this line from a movie or not, but apparently he decided I was a cowboy based on my hat I was wearing. (picture below). The rest of the day he kept referring to me as a cowboy. He eventually even went and got a paper plate which he held to his head, stating it was his own cowboy hat. Adorable.

So for those who were not aware, this is the style of the modern day cowboy: