Helpful Hayden

Hayden is at the stage where he wants to do everything Shane and I are doing. He has a lawn mower and wheelbarrow to help Shane around the garden...and he likes to help me with the dishes as I get dinner ready at night.
He has started speaking in multiple word sentences...he tells Boone to eat sand out of the sand box, asks for a "bite, please", asks for "milk, blanket, book, couch" when he is tired as well as many other sentences (which can be misunderstood to be orders!). New words enter his vocabulary every day and he constantly spots "Os" and "Ss" every where. He is showing an increased interest in numbers as well as letters and is very proud of himself for being able to write a "1". He does not have much time for drawing; however, he has plenty of time for anything involving water...hoses, pools, bath tubs, water tables - you name it. He loves watching Shane build things and tear things apart. I think he is going to be a lot like Shane in his drive to know how things work. He is so much fun...he just loves to laugh.
He is my helper helping me with dishes: