Friday, October 21, 2011

Do As I'm Doing

Michael is getting bigger and wants to do more and more things on his own. Things he sees Mommy and Daddy doing every day. Things like vacuuming:


We finally got a new vacuum cleaner, and while I'm ecstatic that Michael is no longer terrified when I vacuum, I wish he was maybe a little scared. Now he refuses to get out of the way and wants to do the vacuuming for me. It's almost harder to get it done than before when I had to hold him.

He also loves to brush his teeth. Not only does he love it, but he thinks it's a privilege! Only good little boys get to brush their teeth with yummy toothpaste:

Michael especially loves to go outside. When Mommy and Daddy are tired, they take a seat on the porch and watch Michael run back and forth. When our little boy sees us sitting, he'll come running to sit next to us. He even has a preferred side to sit on. The left:


It also shouldn't shock anyone that we're starting him early on one of our favorite things- gaming. So far he's just really good at dying, but we're working on it: