New Things

John Dickson has been changing so much lately! If we thought his talking was taking off before, we had no idea! He is starting to put together 3 or 4 words at a time, and is majorly taking advantage of it. He knows we are suckers for "Peez help" along with a "mommy" or "daddy". He also asks for sauce and a "boon" (spoon) and eats his sauce with his spoon. And its so dang cute, we let him. He says "Henry" in the cutest way imaginable, and as if the name wasn't already set in stone, there is absolutely no changing it now! He has also taken a huge liking to the phrase "Oh wow" (an Adam Kelley daily staple) and he uses it to tell you how impressed he is at Olympic skiing ("Oh wow" - "oh wow" - "all done" - clapping - and 100% unprovoked), or to tell you how amazing he thinks Costco is (walking in is like stepping into Disney World for this dude). He LOVES "air pay" (air planes) and even points them out when they are just white streaks in the sky. He figured that out on his own - child prodigy this one is! I've already decided that task #1 when we move to Columbia is to set up a picnic near the airport and watch planes come and go. Of course he still loves trains,cars and trucks, but he has also developed a love for water and turtles. We thought he was asking for the moose in our closet the other day because it sounded like he was saying horse, but when we pulled it out, he immediately identified it as a moose! And he knows what alligators say and does the big clap thing with it - we didn't teach him those things - so I guess college - er - daycare tuition is paying off. HE LOVES EVERYTHING THAT GOES "ROUN AND ROUN". Period. The microwave. The washing machine. The vacuum. Making turns in the car. He's gotten very good at asking for "hep!" The other day he closed himself into the laundry room while we were eating dinner and he hung out in there for a while before he finally uttered a little "hep" and we opened the door. I'm partial, but they pretty much dont come any cuter than that.

Last weekend we went to Ella's baptism. We hadn't seen Ella in 2 whole months and she has gotten sooooo big already! She's got the perfect amount of chub in her little cheeks and is the perfect size to hold. I didn't think I'd break her this time, but she was still so tiny. The baptism was great and John Dickson let us enjoy the entire thing (no help from his apple jacks, of course...) He then went up for his first children's sermon with his Papa. He looked pretty handsome in his tie and british boy hat, if I do say so myself. He then went out with his grandparents where he discovered the bird on the playground that I believe you kind of rock on, and it was a one track mind for the rest of the afternoon.

Also last weekend was the greatest show on earth! John Dickson went to his very first Ringling Bros circus - and it was a success! He lasted for the entire thing. He asked for more when these guys did some sort of acrobatics on these flimsy pole things, and he told us with his hands that he didn't understand much else. He didnt know what was going on, but he did love it! And just when he started to get really restless, the elephants came out and John Dickson was absolutely in heaven! He wasn't too impressed with the tigers, and neither were we. Don't get me wrong, 10 tigers in a cage sitting on stools and not eating people - impressive - but that was the extent of it. They didn't do what they were supposed to and their only tricks were sitting in the begging position. Bear knows more tricks. Bear.

Pictures to come... I had more to say, but I typed it all up and it got deleted and I have to get remotivated to type it again...