Story Telling

Your vocabulary is growing like crazy and sometimes you get into what I call "story-telling mode" where you tell a story about something so that you can use as many words as possible. They don't always make sense, but they are SO cute. You'll string phrases together like "Oni come downtair and eh eh den I went bang and eh eh go outtide eh eh watch dye-do twain." The eh eh's are where you are inserting words that you don't know yet. That's very cute too.

Tonight you were in a story-telling mood while you and I were reading books before bedtime. We were in your room and you were reading the truck book very enthusiastically, picking out all the trucks and relating many of them to Bob, the builder.

One of your stories was to tell me about the bulldozer on your wall. You said, "Daddy paint my bulldozer and a made me happy!" You are so adorable!

I texted this to Daddy as he's at a soccer game. You are going to make his night!

Potty Training

Today was definitely a momentous occasion! You peed in the potty for the first time! Yep, you're going to LOVE this post when you're older! On the advice of Ms. Tracy, your "schoolhouse" teacher, I started having you sit on the potty as part of your bath time routine. Up until that point, I had simply asked if you wanted to sit on the potty before bath - to which you would say no and then pee in the tub the second I would place you in it. It's a game, you think it's hysterical! Tonight was only the second time...and you did it! You peed in the potty! Way to go, Kyle! :) We called Daddy upstairs to show him and you beamed with pride!

You are so polite!

So, in the last couple of days you have started saying, "Tank you, Mommy," and "Tank you, Daddy," whenever we give you something you ask for! It's SO cute!

Words, words, and more words!

I can't believe how fast your vocabulary is growing! This morning we played PBS Kids Online. We played one of your favorite games, find Spud (from Bob the Builder). We've played it a dozen times, but this time, you pointed out and named each of the things that were stuck to Lofty or Rolly. You named daisies, rocks, water, peas, sunflowers, dirt, leaves, flowers (lilypads), and trees. Then, you were able to match them up with the correct path using more than one of the things to match the path. Up until today, you always matched the correct path as soon as you found one of the things, but then you would stop looking as soon as you found one. The harder levels contain one thing in a couple of different paths so that you have to match up all three things. And today, you were a pro at it! I've said it a thousand times...you amaze me!

Keen and Cott

Today, we went to the Moss House for Mikayla's birthday party. We were having fun playing upstairs when you wanted me to go downstairs. I was talking with Aunt Shannon and Grandma when you started saying, "Mom...down-tairs." I said, "Yes, we can go downstairs as soon as I'm done talking with Grandma and Aunt Shannon." You waited a bit, then you said, "Mom," a couple of times. I was mid-sentence so it didn't really register. Then, you began saying, "Keen! Keen!" After a moment, it registered...you were calling me by my first name! I didn't even know that you knew my first name! We've never practiced it with you. We went downstairs and I asked you what Daddy's name is and you said, "Cott." You amaze me every day!

Meow Dot

Your language is developing daily at this point. It seems like you're saying at least five new words each day. Yesterday, while we were playing in the park, you were climbing up the green tube and you said, "BIG hill!" I didn't even know you knew what a hill was!

Today, after lunch, you pointed to the refrigerator from your booster seat and said, "Dot." I replied, "Dot?" You repeated yourself and I told you I didn't know what a dot was. Then, you paused, said, "Um...," looked up toward the ceiling as if to search for a better way to communicate with me. I could tell you had decided you better come up with some other way of getting your message across, 'cause Mommy wasn't gettin' it. It was very cute. Then, you got a eureka look on your face and said, "Meow dot!" OH! I get it! You wanted to play with the laser pointer that we got to play with Oni. I moved it to a new location, but you were pointing to its old location. And, last night, we called it a red dot when we were playing with it. You are so perceptive and smart!

Golfing!

Today we went golfing as a family for the first time. It was SO much fun! You are a natural at most sports. It will be interesting to see which one(s) you decide you really like when you're older.

Here you are with Daddy on the T.

You and Daddy both struggled with your short game today. :)