Word play

It seems that Daniel has decided that some words are hilarious. Some of his current giggle-inducing favourites are: snirt (dirty snow for those of you unfamiliar with the term), banana, blah, yes! & gooey.

I tried to capture his out of control giggling over having a gooey sandwich, but I am not sure why the focus goes in and out. Enjoy the laughter anyway!

Clowning around

Me: "What are you doing, Daniel?"
D: "Dressing up like a clown."

And he said it as if it was totally obvious, like, really Mom, how can you ask such a ridiculous question. I am really not sure where this came from. I can't think of any books or shows we've seen that have had clowns in them. It's not that I am against clowns, just can't figure out how Daniel knows about them and what they look like. A mystery.

Daniel is getting to be such a big boy, it's hard to believe that he isn't even 2 1/2 yet! Despite the emotional roller coaster that is being 2, he is usually a lot of fun to have around. Everyday brings more words, stories and games. He is really into cars and trucks right now. He has given all his various toy vehicles names (some related to the movie Cars, others are less specific like "Daddy Dump Truck" for his biggest truck) and likes to make them "talk" to each other as well as the rest of us. He insists on lining them all up for listening to any truck related stories, especially "Little Blue Truck" which is his very favourite story to act out right now.

Buddies

We headed up to Calgary for a few days this past week, and Daniel had a blast playing with Caitlin again. He was very sad to leave and has requested we go back to Jen & James' house again soon. I guess the drive didn't seem too far to him this time!

Chew-chew train

Seriously, that is what it is called. It comes apart to make a plate, bowl, mug, & utensils. Daniel LOVES it. I haven't had to find a place in the cupboard for it yet because just as soon as it is clean, it gets called into service again. Thanks, Cynthia!

Big Boy Bed

Finally! Daniel's bed is set up in his room. He was very excited about it in theory, and has been taking afternoon naps in it, but at night time he is still choosing the crib. I think it will take my cautious little boy about a week before the crib can be removed from the room.



Say cheese!



I thought I was the most excited about the bed finally being ready, but it turns out Stella thinks we did this entirely for her benefit. She is quite indignant when she gets kicked out.

Whilst Daddy was on the phone...

We switched to tape.