Ice cream

90'F? Bring it on summer. We've got ice cream.

Shark

Ohh, hiii.

Wait. There's a shark on my shirt?

Roaarrrr!

Yucca plants

Mamma calls them yucky. I call them snakes!

OUR NEIGHBOR IS AWESOME!

A big huge thank you to our nice neighbor lady for lending us her bouncy-awesome-thingy. Daddy says Bandura is shaking his head. Whatever that means.

It's not what you want, it's what I want

n: That's Mamma. And Ewan. And Daddy. And another baby. And another little baby.
Two of Mamma's friends just had babies. And another is having a baby next month. It'd be nice to have more babies at our house. But Mamma said 'no'.
This is my imitation of Mamma's face when I introduced her to my image of our expanded family.

Garlic

Daddy has found a way to keep away potential suitors and vampires -- I love hummus!!!

Sharing

Here Nina, I share toe jam with you.

Make-up

A smidge more lip gloss... apply with help of compact... and voila!

Child labor laws

Mamma and Daddy are even teaching us skills that will help us earn a living. This time we earned hugs. Maybe next time we'll earn M&Ms!

Help me grow

Mamma and Daddy are such great parents. They will do everything they can to help me grow up big and strong.

Bad words

I guess you could say I've learned some bad words. I called Mamma a "stupid witch" a couple of days ago. And told her to "shut up" in the car. Granted, she was singing very loud and terribly. And today I'm drawing a picture of myself...

M: What are you drawing?
n: There's my legs and my toes, and two little eyes, and a big big smile, and curly hair, and my arms and my middle finger...

Little man

Usually Mamma calls me her little man. She forgot.

M: You're my little boy.
n: Man!

Love the weekend!

Butterflies. And water falls. And water tables. Ahhh. It finally didn't rain.

Growth

(As Nina reaches up to something high)
M: You're getting big.
n: And strong.
M: And smart.
n: And crazy!!!!

25 months!

I can torment my friends by taking their toys. I can chase after my sister and drive her nuts. I can shake my milk up and down creating wonderful milk patterns on the floor. I can touch the not-to-be-touched electronics. I can splash in the tub and drink bath water. I can throw toys. And most importantly, I can do it all with a smile and a polite "tank you". It helps to be cute.

I can count really well and use my words in sentences. Yes. I'm a smart baby.

I still go to sleep well. Or so I like to pretend. If I sweetly lie down in bed, Mamma and Daddy will shut the door and leave me alone to play with my animals and sing them songs as I stay up late. They're so easy to fool.

Tattoos

n: People with tattoos help people.

Catching flies with honey

While it is fun to be devious and take things from Nina to make her scream, I'm finding that I like the attention I get better if I'm cuddly and nice. Being devious gets me time-out. No like. Being nice gets me books and hugs. Better.

Growing up is hard to do

Sure, I'm learning how to write other letters and names. I'm learning how to share with a toddler brother. I'm getting myself dressed and learning new songs, and becoming more and more independent every day. But I still have a hard time with transitions. I don't want to go to school. I don't want Mamma to drop me off. I want to stay home and watch Shrek (1, 2, 3, & 4, but mostly 3 because it has more princesses). My current routine? Block the door at school, get peeled off of Mamma's leg and cry each morning as she leaves.

Sick

Last week I was sick. Not throwing up but looking great sick. But really, who can make throwing up through your nose look good? I can handle 102'F. I can run around and play all day with that kind of temperature. But 104'F? Doesn't everyone want their Mommy when they get that sick? Especially when she's supposed to be taking a really really really big exam. Come on. What's more important?

Carousel

We've lived here for how long? We've been to the zoo how many times? And Mamma and Daddy only just took us on our first carousel ride? Wheeeeee! My favorite things at the zoo now are the train and carousel. Ewan? He still likes the monkeys.

It must be spring

e: Mmmmmm.n: Mmmmmm.

Charlie Brown

My impersonation of Schroeder

Colors

M: What color is this? (right answer is red)
e: Pink.
M: What color is this? (right answer is orange)
e: Pink.
M: What color is this? (right answer is yellow)
e: Pink.
M: What color is this? (right answer is green)
e: Pink.
M: What color is this? (right answer is blue)
e: Pink.
M: What color is this? (right answer is dark blue)
e: Pink.
M: What color is this? (right answer is purple)
e: Rainbow.

Science museum

I see you cyber-watching me.

Writing my name

It's pronounced "Ewan".

Gender constancy ... still working on it

M: If Ewan puts on a dress, is he a boy or a girl?
n: Girl!

The elusive uninacorn

As it attempts to elude detection, a rare photograph is captured of the mysterious unininacorn.

Civic duty

The only thing on the ballot was whether or not to fund my future schools. But apparently if you're under 18 years of age you can't vote. It's censure I'm telling you. Age discrimination. If it impacts us, we should have the right to vote too! Fortunately, people in my neighborhood are smart and passed our school levy. Seven other neighborhoods weren't so lucky.

Kentucky Derby

Our hats are not nearly fancy enough. But they are fun!

Hair cut #2

Too short?

Mother's Day

Mamma asked for hugs and kisses and good listening ears. Check!

Genetics

Interrupting to ask questions: Normal child development.
Interrupting to ask 20 questions during the first four sentences of a book: Genetic.

Genetics

Some say loving popcorn is genetic. Others say it has more to do with salt and the fact that my teeth aren't all grown so annoying bits aren't getting caught between my teeth yet.