TJ's 28th Month

This month TJ has enjoyed playing the game of inventing words and telling me to say them... "Mommy say meech" "Mommy say neap" until he eventually gets to, "Mommy say poop" and the game ends.  He also enjoys playing Monk-e-mail on the computer where he "talks" to his friends, the monkeys. Trent or I will type the words and the monkey speaks them back. He especially loves it when they sing the little monkey boy song. Lately, he has enjoyed unscrewing lids off containers (a newly acquired skill), making mischief (a not-so-newly acquired skill), and jumping from very high surfaces. When Ayla is asleep he always asks, "where A-ya", and when she is around he loads her up with toys to play with (probably so that she won't take his). He loves to horse play and rumble and tumble with his cousins and Trent (and occasionally poor Ayla). He is covered in bruises and scratches but of course that doesn't slow him down one bit.

Eating pureed peas by the handful

Getting a closer view of the ostriches at the zoo

Santa Fe Teaching Zoo playground

Long leaf pool

Fire Station on 9/11

Julian and TJ, playing red light green light

Climbing on the fence

And sprinting for the Sirman's house

Making teething biscuits for Ayla

Water balloons at playgroup

One morning I heard noises down stairs, I was worried
because I knew Trent had already left for school and I
*thought* the kids were still in bed. I went downstairs
 to find TJ here, on the stove, reorganizing the kitchen...
bread must be removed from package and stacked
 as such. Bouncy ball on top.

All dressed for church

He was chasing this dragonfly all over the place, until
some how he was able to finally sneak up to it on
the fence. TJ said he could see the dragonfly's tongue. 

Picking grass for Ayla

TJ talks non stop. My dad says it's no wonder he talks so well, he practices it all the time. It's true. Sometimes what he says makes us laugh, sometimes it makes us wonder "how in the world do you remember that?" and sometimes it makes us tell him, "don't say that unless you're in the bathroom!" And all the times in between he is either asking questions or narrating his life. He has been quite the gentleman lately and will open the door, pick up things with out being asked, or bring me things I don't necessarily want, and will say "For you, Mommy." Love this sweet boy.