We love Emma, almost as much as we love her parents! We were so glad when our friends came down for the weekend. On Saturday, we took the kids out to the river. Since we had a few extra people with us, we got to take turns riding the SeaDoo. We had a blast and I think the kids did too. I didn't get any pictures at the beach, but I got a few the next morning before our friends had to leave.
Liam was definitely not interested in having his picture taken at first.
He warmed up to the idea and I got a few okay pictures of the two kiddos.
When I tried to take a picture of Emma, Liam suddenly became very interested in getting in front of the camera.
Thanks for visiting. We hope that you guys can come visit us again, soon!
Liam has gotten quite chatty over the past month or two. He really impresses me with his vocabulary and the way he puts words together. I made a list of the words that he uses skillfully, about 60 in total. He also does another dozen sounds or so. I have tried to do a little baby sign language with him, but the few signs he uses, he didn't start using until he said the words that go with them.
Lately he has been understanding possessions: dada brush (dad's toothbrush), mama shoes, baby juice. He refers to himself as Baby. If I ask him where Liam is, he points to himself and says "baby." Any other kid under 4 or so is also a baby according to him.
Yesterday, we played outside after a rain storm and he kept repeating "water voom, water voom." This is toddler for "the car is wet."
He also speaks a lot of jibberish that I don't understand yet.
Another funny story with a video to go along, Dan and I were shopping for ceiling fans. Dan called one of the fans sleek and I said "sleek???" Liam thought that was hilarious so he tried to say it too, but it came out "geek." We repeated it for a few days but it's still "sss-geek."
The boys will play! I spent last Saturday visiting my family for my little sister's graduation. When I got home, this behemoth was in my living room. Liam loved it.
Liam's secret entrance in the cave.
Forts are a good place to play with cars.
Balls, too.
And wrestling with stuffed animals.
And wrestling with Daddy.
Until the wrestles turn into hugs.
Dan and Liam had so much fun in the fort that they invited the cousins over to play in the fort, too.
I'll admit that Dan and I laid in the fort and watched tv after the Little Dude went to bed.
After a few days, the fort was in disrepair. This was especially true after Liam started jumping from the couch to the inside of the fort.
What Dan didn't consider was that now Liam tries to jump off of the couch without pillows and blankets to land on. Not fun for the Momma who has to catch him!
