Xcylur is very cool. He's the hippest kid I know. He has a deep abiding love for Star Wars. When things are going his way, he's know to shout "sweet lovin." He's very into pop culture. He could tell you about everything that is happening on Cartoon Network.
He likes to cook breakfast. Of course he's too young to do so, but he can give Mom or Dad some help in the kitchen. He can crack an egg with one hand. He can also stir batter, and toast bread.
He's better with a mouse than with a crayon, and he's an excellent light saber duelist. Right now Obi Wan is the "babe".
Much to his mother's dismay, he's discovered Pokemon. It's not that he has a new hobby, because Mike's been stressing that to play Pokemon, he has to be able to read, and Xcylur is trying a lot harder with his letters because of this.
My concern is due to the fact that Xcylur, much like his parents, has the "collector" gene. If he gets one of something, he wants the rest. There's a lady at my work who's kid is saving up 35 bucks for a Pokemon card. Xcylur hates to do anything around the house, so he'll be 30 before he actually earns 35 bucks.
But I have this sinking feeling that as his loving and devoted parents, that we'll be buying the next Pichachu.
When Xcylur was a baby, he was so small that he fit on the average adult's forearm. He's still a little small, but he's insistant that he is now a big kid.
When he was a baby he could not be away from his mom or dad for more than a few minutes. Now he feels totally comfortable wandering off on his own. He has no fear of the unknown.
What a charmer. And when he's not tired and acting his age, he's got excellent manners and wonderful social graces. Somewhere along the lines he learned to tell people that they look "great" to make them feel good.
And he really is a sweet kid. He really does like to make people feel good. I personally think he gets that from his dad.
Xcylur is currently really into stuffed animals as pals for bed. Often times there will be more stuffed animals in bed than there is bed.
He's got favorites, there have been those that have had their day in the sun, and then those that are the perennial faves that always get a chance to get off the shelf and into the covers.
The big ones right now are the Big purple frog, the purple cthulu, Drink the Dragon puppet, Humpty Dumpty and Moosey.
Moosey is a three and a half foot Moose that dad sent for Xmas. Humpty Dumpty is another one from my dad, this one the size of a pillow.
Of course there are always a few Pokemon who sneak into the bedclothes as well. You can hear him with his Pokemons battling when he should be sawing logs.
Xcylur is so cool.