Chatterbox

TJ has turned into such a chatterbox in the past few weeks (really, we don't know where he got it from!). :) He'll wake up in the morning and just talk and talk in his crib for about 20 minutes before yelling, "Mom! Dad!" And while most of the time, we have no idea what he's saying... his vocabulary seemed to have exploded recently... especially when he was at Ga & Pa's last weekend.

Here's a little sampling of what he's saying nowadays:

ball, mom, dad, dog (Ja for Jackson), cat (Bo for our cat), house, boat (for Grandpa's boat), butt (when he points to Bo's tail), doh doh (for donut, thanks Grandpa & Grandma), Ga (for Grandma), Pa (for Grandpa), hot, G (for Auntie Angie), more, choo choo (when he sees a train), bed bed (when he's going to sleep for the night), please, nana (for banana), car

It's crazy how much he changed while we were in California for just a few days. He came back with four new words, and he's much more independent now. He likes to do a lot of things on his own, and Mommy's not quite ready for that just yet! :)

Last weekend Mommy & Daddy flew out to California to celebrate our friends' Dave & Kelly's wedding. We had a chance to spend time with Frankie's friends and his Mom & Bill.

It was a quick trip, but we managed to get a trip to the beach and Universal Studios in. It was a great time, but it was also tough since that's the longest Mommy's been without TJ. After two days, I got to come home, but Daddy had to fly to Vegas for work... so he had to go even longer without seeing the little man. TJ was SOOOO excited when Daddy got home, it was so cute!

While we were away, TJ had a blast at Ga & Pa's. They played in the sandbox Pa made him nearly everyday, went to the park with "G" (that's what TJ has decided to call Auntie Angie), ate doh dohs, and played in Pa's boat.

This week was the last of our crazy-busy weeks at work (for now), so Mommy can finally take a breath, slow down, and spend some extra time with the little man. Even though we tried to have a non-eventful weekend, we still managed to help celebrate two birthdays.

We went to Auntie Jay's birthday party yesterday evening, and G came up for her birthday today. TJ played in the front yard with her, then we went to lunch. G headed downtown for some more birthday fun with Victor, and TJ, Mommy and Daddy went to the museum.

We were really surprised at how great TJ did! He sat so well in the stroller... he loved looking at everything. He was so into the Pirates exhibit and the dinosaurs. He was so funny!

When we left the museum, we walked by a big fountain in the park... all the kids were playing in it, and TJ pointed to it like he wanted to go in. We took his shirt off... and he took off! Right into the water. Daddy followed, and TJ wasn't even phased when the water would shoot up in his face. He squealed and giggled... and had a ball! He cried when it was time to go home. When we got to the car, both TJ and Daddy were soaked, but they had the biggest smiles on their faces... it was awesome!

Here's a video of the fun he had.