Long time no blog . . . . .

So is he just the cutest or what?

Looks like it has been October 2009 since I blogged . . .I apologize but if you have a 2 year old you kind of understand. He keeps me very busy and frankly, exhausted.

In the above picture I was aiming to take a picture of a tower that David built that was taller than him but he saw the camera, knocked down the tower (which was between him and me) and said "Cheese" and what I captured was better than any tower!!

David turned 2 in December and he received many new toys and fun things between Christmas and his birthday.

Lately we're working on getting 3 canine teeth in and 4 molars. He is starting to show signs that he's working on the molars. He moved to the 2 year old class at daycare in January and is very well liked by his friends. He also was able to start music appreciation classes once a week with other kids and he loves those. He dances to anything that is even remotely musical and smiles a lot. We are having a lot of fun as he's at a great age where we can do things. He is fascinated with modes of transportation and knows all the sounds that the animals make :)

Long time no blog . . .

Wow, time has passed us by. David is almost 22 months old and his development is exploding everyday. Time to get y'all caught up.

We went to Nebraska over the weekend and on the way home, via Anselmo, NE, we were stopped by a train. David's in the backseat and craning his neck to see and his face was full of discovery. I realized that it was the first train he'd ever seen a train. He looked at me, pointed and said "choo choo." We read a book with Thomas the Train every night so he was making the connection between what he was seeing and the sound that the trains make. Next trip to Nebraska we'll spend time at the railyards in North Platte so he can see lots of trains. He's still saying choo choo in the mornings.

Last night David picked up his Bible to read some stories before bed. I told him that it was a special book called the Bible. David said "Bible". I told him it was written by God for him, mommy, daddy, Meghan, nana and papa, etc. Then we read some stories. When we were done I reminded him it was called The Bible. I asked him who wrote the Bible and he said "Papa!" (His grandpa). I think he understands that a very important man wrote the Bible. For him that is Papa.

Lastly, David is refusing to sit in his booster seat. So here are pics and video of him eating like a big boy. He opened the refrigerator (after dinner), grabbed a yogurt, opened it. I transferred it to the bowl and he ate all of it. Oh yeah, my son who used to run when you grabbed the camera, now stops and poses when the camera is out!

Ketchup

David loves kethcup but he isn't a fan of french fries. He views fries as the disposable mechanism with which to deliver ketchup to his tummy. Here he is enjoying his Happy Meal on Friday with lots of ketchup!

Summer update

Summer is almost over but we've had so much fun I keep forgetting to blog and post pictures. In June we took David camping for the first time. His little sleeping bag is so cute but he preferred mine. The first night he fell off his bed around 3 am so I moved my bag to where he was and he crawled in mine. That little guy is a bed hog. The 2nd night we made him a nest on the floor but that didn't work so once again, I slept with him in my bag. My bag is a mummy bag and wasn't built for 2, even one David's size! The last night we put warmer pajamas on him and he slept covered but not zipped up so I didn't have to sleep with him that night. We didn't take pictures camping but here's the only 1 I have of him in his new chair.

We had a birthday party for my sister and myself and the kids (my neice) had a great time. Here they are running around chasing each other. It was the first time they really played "together".

David also spent time with Nana and Papa in June. He really loves this bench so here he is taking in some sun.

Finally, David has a stuffed dog that he got for Christmas. This is in lieu of a teddy bear but is now with us almost everywhere. For Father's Day he met a dog that belongs to a family at church and the dog's name is Abby. Well, now his dog's name is Abby so here is David and Abby.

All in all we've had a fantastic summer. It has been a lot of fun, very busy and we're anxious for what comes next. David had his first concrete "kiss" yesterday and fared well, just a raspberry on his forehead.

More adventures coming soon!

Weekend of work

On Saturday daddy organized the garage and wanted company so David and I came out and joined him. Here is video of David "helping". He probably was thinking that he has seen trashcans brought in every week of his life, he knows how to do it.

He was also sweeping but I couldn't get a picture of that. Yesterday daddy was mowing so we went outside to water flowers and help out. The dogs were stuck in the house. This isn't the best picture but is kind of cute with the dogs inside and David showing his concern for them while he's on the opposite side of the door.

Little drummer boy

David is going to be a drummer in a rock band some day I'm sure. He loves to drum on anything and everything! I bought some drums for him on Saturday, one even has attached cymbels and drum sticks and so here is a video of him in the car, I'm on my camera phone taping him playing the drums. The boy has talent!

We love to plant flowers

We started getting flowers planted on Sunday. We have a very boring front yard with no curb appeal and I have no green thumb. So I finally got a pot together for the front walk to add some color and cheery-ness to the place and then put some flowers out back and David helped.

He's a little compulsive as doors have to be closed, things have to be put away (I love this!) and he likes to "clean" things. Here he is with the broom sweeping away the potting soil that I was spilling everywhere.