This guy CRACKS me up! These are all pictures from my phone I finally downloaded. He has recently developed an aversion to having his picture taken, so sometimes all I can do is snap a quick shot with my phone. Sorry for the horribly quality!
When we were setting things up for Will, we got out CJ's old swing. When he was little he HATED it. He probably spent 5 minutes in it his entire life, until he decided it was his favorite new spot to crash. We weren't too worried about it because it turns out, after an international move, a domestic move and being stored in the attic for a year, the swing wouldn't swing. It would play music and vibrate, but no swinging. CJ didn't seem to mind though...
If you ask CJ how old he is, he will always tell you, "one" but sometimes he'll show you one finger too. I have actually been amazed that he understands the meaning of one and two. The other day I asked him to take three things to my room. He put two down, and told me, "One go mama roo, back two." Translated, "I am going to take this one to mama's room and then come back for these two." Pretty impressive if you ask me!
Lightning was (is) a favorite toy around here. We got it at a garage sale for 25 cents, so we didn't expect a lot. If you shake it, it makes noise and then shoots off by itself. This makes CJ laugh so hard... like a throw his head back and laugh from the belly laugh. It's priceless. Unfortunately, Lightning has seen his better days. At first he would keep working if you changed his batteries. One day Scott wouldn't change the batteries fast enough, so CJ got out his tools and tried to do it himself. The first picture he is telling me that Lighting is broken and he needs batteries...
And then he gets down to business...
Why are these shoes in the hall you ask?
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