Friday, December 23, 2011

Compilation

This post is a collection of a lot of stuff I've been meaning to blog about but just never got around to doing it.

Michael learns to say "Boo!":

Here's Michael scaring daddy. He only does it if we react, so Jeff's using the manliest reaction he can. Michael's a lot harder to hear, sorry.


Doesn't he look fabulous in stripes and plaid? Not everyone can pull that off.

There's another version of this game where he runs into the room, yells "Boo!", waits for a reaction and then runs back out. He goes back and forth for as long as you're willing to scream when he yells.

Michael loves to help his Mommy by swiffering the kitchen, reorganizing the lower portion of the pantry, and finding his own milk in the fridge:


While Michael loves to help his Mommy, he loves to copy anything his Daddy does. They are so stinking cute together:

Michael even has his own keyboard and mouse for when he sits on his Daddy's lap in the office:


Ever since Michael could crawl, he has loved "catching" Sadie (it would be more of a challenge if the silly cat would just run away):

The poor thing puts up with a lot, including us telling Michael multiple times a day "Do not step on the kitty!", which is why it is so funny to watch her follow him around the house and nudge him for attention:


My last bit of news is probably the best. We've been trying to teach Michael sign language for a while and it's finally paying off!



He knows More, Please, Thank You, Milk, Water, Cracker, Apple, Bird, Tree, and Truck.

We watch Signing Time almost every day and he loves watching other kids doing the signs. Jeff would like it noted that Signing Time was created by Rachel de Azevedo Coleman, daughter of Lex de Azevedo, the man who wrote the music for Saturday's Warrior and My Turn on Earth.

We're really excited for Christmas tomorrow and I'll make sure to take a lot of pictures!

5 comments:

Jen Duke said...

Aw, what a cutie! I love that he has a keypad and mouse to work with Jeff. And you're right, not everyone can pull off stripes and plaid that well!

Kaylee Steiner said...

He's a cutie! We're excited to see you TOMORROW!!!! That's all. :)

barb v said...

Loved all the pictures, Michael and Kitty rubbing on him was so cute, I watched it over and over. He is the sweetest and smartest!

Liz said...

He is a cutie! Glad we got to see him so much this last week!

Edie Veronin said...

Can't wait to see Michael next week! Oh, it will be nice to see you, too, Cyndi.