Figuring it all out

 L and B love these silky scarves that Sister Levanion left us with everything else awesome in the house.  They make great capes.

 L was very brave and got his flu shot.  He was mystified, as all children are, that the nurses said it wouldn't hurt, but it did.

 L likes to put the raisins on his ants on a log.  I call it Infestation on a log.  That's a lot of ants.  Yum!

 L had a great time playing at the park and after apologizing for hitting another small child, he did share his cars with that child.

We're nebulizing L in the hopes of keeping a cough from settling in his lungs.  'Tis the season.

gold bug and climbing bug

 L loves animals.  He loves to go play with these kittens every week while lP and B are at piano. 

 I cleaned up these books and tucked them away thinking nobody needed them since they were all on the floor.  Within 10 minutes he had them pulled out so he could search for gold bug.  L needs these books.  That's ok.

 The library has some awesome little kid toys.  I'm very grateful for the wonderful programs and friends of the library organization.

L climbs.  I try and stay calm.  He pushes my ability though.  I don't have any pictures of how high he can get in the verbina tree at this park.  I don't want to do anything to make him not focus on holding on and remaining aware of his situation when he's 20 feet high on spindly branches.  But he is easily the best climber in a family of climbers.  It's hard to stay calm.  I just say "Oh good!  Now show me you can get down.  Good!  I knew you could!"

So stinking cute

L pooped his pants twice today.  It is horrible of me to document this.  But look at this kid.  He is so ridiculously charismatic.  I love him to pieces.  He does not love the cold shower he has to get to clean off after these accidents.  Sorry bud.  You gotta stop.

Panda Express

We went to Panda Express yesterday and L was in a mood.  "I don't like Pandas!" he exclaimed as we pulled into the parking lot.  M calmed him with "We're not going to eat Pandas." Then came his bewildered reply "Oh, we're not?"  I love this funny boy.

While we were evacuated we went swimming at a pool.  L loves the pool and the next day when he threw up, it seemed he liked the pool too much.  He spent about 4 hours with clear spew-age and lethargic.  But it was good excuse to buy a new portable DVD player.  When the kids are sick we like to isolate them in the tub with a DVD player on the counter, out of spew range.

L was adorable and sweet.  He was really good at throwing up on the towel and not all over his clothes.  Win!  He told me "Sorry about throwing up!" 

2 weeks

L has been using the toilet for #2 for 2 weeks.  This is a pretty big deal because he's our youngest and latest to do so. 

He does things like make a mess, then when he is caught he starts to bawl and say "But I said I'm SORRY!" 

He likes to sneak food and is often in trouble for eating half an apple that he didn't ask for and leaving it on the floor.  He says things like "That is good.  Yum!  Delicious!"

I think he just wants to make sure we appreciate him growing up and never feel like we could handle more. 

Then he comes up and says "I just need to hug and kiss you because I love you."

Joys and Birthday fun

 Watermelon on the back porch.  So good.

 Playing with the dog that M and G are pet sitting.  As we leave L will exclaim that he wants to see Luke (the dog) twenty, ninety, sixteen, twenty five more times.

 We took family to the museum,

 butterfly garden, and

Splash park fun.  And now he is 4.

growing

L is so cute.  He screams a lot and we're trying to get him to stop being upset about everything.  He is cut from a similar cloth as lP which is creative and sometimes exhausting.  But they have an insight that surprises.