Second Christmas.
Your second Christmas began with a road trip to Dallas, where we spent the night with your Uncle Steve and Aunt Ashley, and you discovered not one but three dogs to play with! The new puppy Moose had never met such a little human and was as scared of you as he was curious. But … Continue reading
Mr. Frog.
You’ve acquired a menagerie of pacifier animals – what started as a single giraffe has grown to two giraffes (from fear of losing the first one), a bear, a frog and a puppy. But the frog is your favorite. You ask for it by name: “fra.” We had a little scare one evening when you … Continue reading
Busy box.
As much as you love your choo-choos, you’re remarkably good at finding entertainment from everyday objects around the house. When I’m trying to cook and you want attention, I pull up a chair for you, and you rummage through the drawers and find amusement from things like measuring spoons and tape measures. And I got … Continue reading
Train tracks!
Right after Thanksgiving you received an early Christmas present from your Grammy J: a set of train tracks for your new choo choos. You were so excited you could hardly stand it. You crawled up on the table to get closer to the action, and helped daddy put the pieces together. And now, when you … Continue reading
Orange tree.
For the first time since we bought our little satsuma tree 5 years ago, it’s grown fruit. Big, juicy, sweet satsuma oranges. You see them hanging from the tree and call them “ball.” I showed you how to pick one — which required you to tug and tug and then get a little help — … Continue reading
Black and Sun 