Sorry for the long absence.  Working at 5:30am each morning and having to go to bed when Justin does hasn’t left me much time for telling all that’s been going on!  This has (so far) been a fun and exciting adventure of a summer (and lots more to go!).  Justin has made lots of discoveries:

1. Outdoor water – generally in the form of fountains and sprinklers:

 

Is it safe, Daddy?

Filling the pool!

2. Penguins are awesome.

Well hello, you're a penguin!

3.  Shopping carts can be bent to the will of this toddler.

Who needs a naked chick on the bow of a ship?!

(You’ll note that he’s buckled in.  When we first put him in the cart he was facing the appropriate direction.  He has toddler powers I’ll never be able to understand.)

4.  “He-Man Day” is the best day of the month.

Man-at-Arms!

Each month MattyCollector.com releases a new Masters of the Universe Classics figure.  Justin loves He-Man and the MOTU more than just about anything.  He has endearing names for He-Man (Bubba), Battle-Cat (cat-cat!), Orko (oukkg), Mer-Man (“gtgrr” is the sound Mer-man makes), and Skeletor (pronounced “skeh-toe” and frequently followed by an open mouthed “he he he”). 

5.  I can use my words to get what I want:  One morning, repeatedly handing Momma one shirt after another and demanding “And this!” got me to have 6 shirts on at once.  Also, shoes are to be applied simultaneously, not one at a time.

More to come!!  (especially since we’re going to the Northwest Washington Fair on Monday afternoon with Nanna and Poppa!!!)