DADDY?!!

  If you don't get the joke... you have been living under a rock!

SOMETHING MISSING?

Oh the things you do for your child!!  Luke has spent months, MONTHS saying that he wants to be Curious George for Halloween.  He even helped me find the right costume on the internet.  In the family spirit we all picked out coordinating costumes, per Luke's request.  When asked what we should be for Halloween his response was pretty consistent "I be Curious George and Daddy be Man with Yellow Hat."  When I asked what I should be he would answer "A Mommy", as if that was not my everyday role.  Wanting to be in on the fun I just could not resist finding a theme appropriate costume myself (as you will see).   I LOVE Halloween (minus the sugar laden candy) so I was very excited about the dressing up and really the prospect of what would ultimately be the cutest family photo ever. 

 What we got instead was a very real depiction of how toddler's feel about wearing costumes for Halloween!!  As my readers will see there is definitely something missing from the photos...ummmm Curious George perhaps!

Parents DESPERATELY trying to persuade their son to put on his costume!!

To Luke's credit he insisted that he not NEED a costume because he already WAS Curious George.  And frankly I would have to agree!!

MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO

Luke has a gift for imitation. Well apparently this new face is an imitation of ME.   I am told that this is the face that I make when I am taking pictures in order to get Luke to smile.  I think it's cute!  Particularly on him :)

TWO PEAS IN A POD

    Since starting Children's Circle Mommy and Me Class Luke (and I) have made a whole slew of new friends.  One of his new best friends is Spencer.  Spencer and Luke have a lot in common.  They share a love of running, jumping, laughing, wrestling, and basically just flinging their bodies in and on any dirt and mud they can find.  We meet Spencer twice a week for a few hours of frolicking in the park.   Spencer has imparted his love of "Ring-Around-the Rosies" on to Luke who now insists that I do it at home.  The most fun part is watching the two of them just talk and giggle to one another and play with wild abandon!  

WHO HELPED WHO FALL ASLEEP?

YEAH SURE!

I am proud to say that we are officially through the toddler "NO" stage and it was VERY short lived. Luke can throw a good terrible two tantrum like the best of them but they are rare and usually induced by either exhaustion or hunger. Lately whenever you ask Luke if he would like to do something he says "Yeah SURE!". Would you like to go the park? "Yeah Sure!" Should we change your diaper? "Yeah Sure!" Its pretty endearing. For a few days I was not really certain where he picked up this agreeable phrase. I have been listening ever so closely to my husband (even more than usual) trying to figure out if he is the author of this easy-going phrase. NOTHING. Today Luke asked me if he could help mix the pancake batter and without thinking I said "Yeah Sure". ITS ME!! He gets it from me! His easy-going, upbeat, positive, agreeable nature comes from ME. Of course! I am doing something right! WHEW!! Well I guess this makes up for the fact that he told Daddy yesterday to stop singing to him because and I quote "It's driving me nuts". Yes also a phrase he gets from ....yeah sure...ME. Ooops.

OUT OF THE MOUTH OF BABES

  Just before nap Luke crawled into the big bed with his Curious George Doll.  He laid his head on the big pillows and took a big sigh.  "Mama I really like the quiet."  I truly can not remember ever saying this to him..he came up with it all himself!