We all know that raising a toddler is hard. The "Terrible Twos" are aptly named. Lately, I've been at my wit's end with my two-year-old son, Hayden. But, despite the frustration, I can't help but notice that he does some really cute things too.

So let's talk about some of the nice things that toddlers do. The things that warm your heart, make you laugh, and make you realize that they are in fact worth the daily struggle.

One thing that makes toddlers so loveable is the way they say such funny things. My kid says something that makes me laugh out loud - hard - often. I get at least a few chuckles every day from the weird things he says.

Recently my husband and I decided to "divide and conquer" to finish up our evening out and get home to get Hayden in bed somewhere close to his actual bed time. I was heading into Cold Stone to get us some take-home ice cream and Rich was going into the neighboring Publix to buy a few things.

As we pulled into the parking lot, Hayden said, "I go with you." We assured him that we were planning on taking him with us (we never leave him in the car, so I don't know what he was thinking). Rich asked whether Hayden would like to go with Daddy to Publix or Mommy to Cold Stone. Hayden said, "I go with Daddy," which made everyone happy. Hayden's been pretty Mommy-oriented over the last six months, so chosing Daddy was a big step which surely made Rich smile. And I was happy to avoid waiting in a line to have ice cream specially made while wrestling with Hayden, who now has a passion for finding the bathroom in every store ("Go see potty. Go see it. See potty. SEE POTTY!!!").

So, everyone won with that decision.

As Rich was getting Hayden out of his car seat, Hayden said, "Stupid." This was the debut of the word "stupid" for Hayden. Rich said, "What is stupid?" and Hayden replied, "Hair stupid."

Of course we couldn't leave it at that.

"Whose hair is stupid?" Rich asked.

The reply: "Daddy's hair stupid."

Now I'm not sure what exactly prompted that response, but Daddy's stupid hair got a little laugh from all of us and nearly wiped out the stress of the preceding trip to the mall.

It's too bad that he didn't wait to whip out some cute line until after he spilled his milk all over the place about two minutes before bed time...

Please share the cute things your kid has said in the comments section. I could use a laugh! You'll see more from me on this subject later.