Stop whining

We're working hard with L to stop the screaming and crying.  It's a process.

nana boo boo

Today when I called for the children to leave the steep slide playground L stood at the top of said steep slide and cried out "Na na Boo boo, you can't get me mom!" several times.  I just grabbed some trash from the car and walked it to the park trash can.  Back and forth I walked paying him no mind.  Eventually he came down the slide and said "Don't leave me!" 

I love how talkative he's getting.  I don't love the sass.  I remind his brothers and sisters all the time to be a good example.

Hours of fun for everyone

L is 3!  He had so much fun at the science museums we visited.  It's really strange having our youngest child be 3.  We still think of him as 18 months old.  But everyone is so independent.  L will probably learn to do the monkey bars this year.  We can't go to mommy and me, or toddler events because we don't have anyone small enough!

B was sick when we visited goblin valley so he isn't in this picture.  But L was right there along with the big kids enjoying EVERYTHING!

At one point I had climbed a rock and felt proud of myself.  Moments later there comes M with L by the hand. 

life

 L fell asleep in this box today and when P tried to put him in bed he cried for 30 minutes.

We've been going to the beach a ton lately.  L loves it so much.  It used to be that we stayed until he started walking back to the car, about 25 minutes.  Now he's the one crying when we leave after an hour.

O-tay Brrr

B and L are such a funny team.  B names the game and tells L his lines.  I often hear L's reply "O-day Brrr" (OK B). 

I recently put them side by side in the car and they had a blast until L pulled B's hair.  The bromance goes only so far.

growing up

 P and L share this tender moment as L gets a bite of P's swiss cake roll.  So nice.

We went to the splash park today.  L kept wandering off.  It's amazing how much he's grown and how independent he is.  He's a fun kid.

Spend time with me!

L is pretty independent but he's also getting into games like pat-a-cake and reading books with me.  I love this little sweet boy.  One of his made up games is to play tag with objects in hand.  Like if I have a car and he has a car, he'll make his touch mine and say "Tag You!" 

Today we were at a park and saw a wild turkey.  L was intrigued and kept wandering after it until he made his way out of the cultivated area and around a pile of brush, to the dirt road behind.  There he stood, when I finally found him, saying "Where go?"