Mess Up

After helping Mommy paint these Sesame Street characters, one of whom
was stepped on by the cat, Liam said:

"Cookie otay, Oscar otay, Elmo otay, Abby Dabby otay, Big Bird otay,
Ernie otay, Bert otay, Drover mess up."

Already an art critic. :)

Steve

Where's Liam?

Can you find Liam in each of these photos?

Tumble Bumble and the snow

A couple of weeks ago, we started "acting out" Liam's bedtime stories. One particular book he enjoys is Tumble Bumble. Soon, he was telling us that he also wanted to participate in the acting. We used to perform this with all of us acting, but it turns out he stole the whole show.



In other news, we had another Washington winter wallop. Here are some pics. Liam did not really enjoy the snow even though his Daddy made him a snow maze.

Radical Dude

Liam loves wearing these old 80's sunglasses. I think its a good look for him :)

Recently, Liam started "calling" us in the same way he "calls" the dog: "Mommy, come!" He occasionally even adds in some hand claps or clicks to hurry us along if we delay. We're slowly getting him to at least modify it to: "Mommy, come... please." He says it so cheerfully and it's hilarious (even when he's "calling" me).

Dancing to Hanta

Liam doesn't understand that Christmas is over--He loves to dance to this song and requests it at least once a day. Especially fun to note in this video is the outfit he picked out for himself. I can never get him to wear a hat when we go outside, but this day, he didn't want to take it off.

The month of December

With the exception of the small sneak peak that Steve left yesterday, we have not been very good about posting in the final month of 2009. So here is a recap of what we have been up to during the month of December.

Liam saw Santa (aka Hanta). For those of you who don't remember, we struggled with the Santa picture last year.

He was excited to see him arrive on a fire truck




He didn't mind seeing him while on Mommy's lap. He even decorated his head for Hanta.


But do not try to put him in Hanta's lap.



We had a crazy snow storm, which Liam was happy about when he was inside, but didn't much care for while outside. He didn't want to sled, he didn't want to build a snow man--he just enjoyed watching other kids play.






We tried to take some pictures for the Christmas Card. These are a few that didn't make the cut. Notice the hand in the belly button. This has been a new soothing habit Liam has recently adopted.


Christmas day/weekend was exciting. There were so many toys, I am not sure we have gotten to play with everything yet! Thank you everyone and thank you, Hanta!



His new game is not a good one--He likes to fall on the couch. This is how he recently acquired a big goose egg on his forehead.


Obsession with Sesame Street. Despite what you might see on the blog, Liam will actually only wear about 3 shirts and they all have to do with Sesame Street. If you see him in something else, it is by the sheer might of his parents. The other possibility is that he has agreed to a compromise and has one of the three shirts underneath his displayed shirt. If you tell him you like his top shirt, he is very quick to remind you that he has "Elmo un'neath"



Liam rang in the new year with some rock band and friends. He didn't make it to midnight despite his protests that he was not tired.

Happy New Year everyone!

Xmas Part One

Here's a small sampling of the toys Liam got for Christmas this year.
He got to open presents at three houses over the course of a few days
and had a great time. I think it'll be the last year we can easily put
him to bed on Christmas eve :)

Our basement is starting to feel like an indoor playground now. We'll
post more pictures from our camera, this is just the best one from my
phone.

Steve