Lev is 2!

He's a very big boy. Super smart and very persistent. He knows what he wants. He love splaying with his toy trains and cars and can keep busy doing that for hours. He also lies telling me "momma, I ate it" or " I drank it" every time he finishes something. His favorite color is orange - he loves all orange food, clothes, toys, etc. We had a birthday party for him with an Easter Egg hunt as the main activity. He enjoyed hiding and then finding the eggs. He was a pro.

The Big Island

Lev just got back from a wee in Hawaii where he played in the sand, dipped his feet in the water,and worked on his tan. He loved the Luao that was hosted in our hotel 3x below our balcony. The hula girls made him smile. He loved the fresh pineapple from the farmer's market that they would cut open for us. He was so happy there that he would come over for a big hug every half hour. 

No Momma, I can Do It

That seems to be what I hear a lot of these days which is col b me. He insists on feeding himself, waling Rascal, pushing his stroller, anything he can think by himself. Its usually messy process, but worth it to see him assert himself. He can also count to 20! Wow. Brushing those teeth is a major struggle every night, but on a brighter note he is finally sleeping straight through from 8pm-5am with no interruptions. Which means we are sleeping too.

Practicing walking Rascal in the house.

He loves trying on m shoes and walking around the house without tripping.

Getting over a cold.

Counting to Eleven

I can't believe it. Lev can credibly count from 1 to 11 and he seems to credibly understand the concept of  quantity right about up until number 4 or 5. Its amazing since I couldnt count til 11 until the first grade. Future math whiz?



Big brown eyes, small snotty nose, SO cute!

More and Mine

These are the two words I hear most from Lev these days. More of everything please and of course all of it is only his.

MINE!

MORE!

21 Months

Our little boy at 21 months is a happy, fun loving, adventurous tyke. He loves the girls, apples, and Yo Gabba Gabba obsessively in that order. He loves playing in the sand and reading books.  He loves the beach.  We have been having amazing 80 degree weather in January so he got to play in Santa Monica and Manhattan Beach this weekend. These shots were taken after he got wet and I had to strip him out of his clothes. I fashioned a sun dress out of my sweater and he picked up where he left off with his playing, jumping, babbling, and running.

He can identify many animals, parts of the face, foods he likes, vehicles (bike, plane, train, car, truck, bus), Sesame Street and Gabba characters now. He can repeat most anything you say and string together 3-4 words. He understands everything you tell him, just stubbornly refuses to listen some times. He is also very lovey and gives out kisses and hugs to all the people who catch his fancy.

The Boys

Lev adores his best friend Nico. The urban hike near our house is not half as fun without Nico. Here they are at the top of the stairs "stretching" with Alec.

 And here they are at the park making mud pies.

Anything Nico does is the coolest thing ever for Lev and he must mimic. He also tries to think of naughty feats to impress Nico with so the two of them together are a handful, but an adorable handful.