This morning I woke up to a loud shout of: "JADE!" followed by peals of laughter. I listened to Dayton talking with the cat (who had gone into Dayton's room to play), and after a few moments of silence, I began to hear a plaintive call for "Help, help, help."
When I went into the room, Dayton was dangling his leg through the crib bars, and Jade was batting "ferociously" at Dayton's foot.
"Help," called Dayton.
I just laughed and got him out of his crib. Dayton has learned the best word to get my attention, and although his leg wasn't stuck, he really believed that he was in dire need of assistance. After all, one little boy can't take on a "fierce jungle tiger" like Jade all alone. He needed help!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Dayton's Favorite Things (Age: 2)
FAVORITE FOODS: Milk, green beans, and bagels with cream cheese.
FAVORITE FRIENDS: Uncle Will, and Jessie's kids - his cousins: Audryana (Audy), Logan, and Chloe. (He calls them all "the Audies".)
FAVORITE ACTIVITY: Playing with the laser pointer. Jade (our cat) chases that red laser light everywhere, and they are entertained for hours!
FAVORITE TOY: His big, yellow dump truck, which he pushes around the house at high speeds, trying to run over everyone and everything in his path.
FAVORITE COMFORTS: His bottle (we're trying to wean him off) and the little quilt I made for him. Blanket-washing day is always tough for Dayton.
FAVORITE PERSON: Daddy.
FAVORITE WORDS: "Jade" (pronounced "drade"), "Mow-Mow" (cat sounds), "Go Go" (he wants to get out of the house) and "ba-ba" (bottle).
FAVORITE FRIENDS: Uncle Will, and Jessie's kids - his cousins: Audryana (Audy), Logan, and Chloe. (He calls them all "the Audies".)
FAVORITE ACTIVITY: Playing with the laser pointer. Jade (our cat) chases that red laser light everywhere, and they are entertained for hours!
FAVORITE TOY: His big, yellow dump truck, which he pushes around the house at high speeds, trying to run over everyone and everything in his path.
FAVORITE COMFORTS: His bottle (we're trying to wean him off) and the little quilt I made for him. Blanket-washing day is always tough for Dayton.
FAVORITE PERSON: Daddy.
FAVORITE WORDS: "Jade" (pronounced "drade"), "Mow-Mow" (cat sounds), "Go Go" (he wants to get out of the house) and "ba-ba" (bottle).
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Choo Choo! Dayton's TWO!
Dayton turned 2 today! It was a really nice day - everyone made a huge effort to make sure that he had a great time. Mom and Dad came with Jacob, James, Grant, and Will (Dayton immediately tackled Will - they are wonderful playmates). Cindy and Russ rearranged their schedules for their grandbaby (THANK YOU!), and Jessie and Seth brought Dayton's cousins (Audryana, Logan, Chloe, and Kynlee) along to join in the fun.
We had a "choo choo" train cake, high-speed chases down Dayton's new slide, and plenty of noise. Dayton got a little overwhelmed at first - it was a large group - but after some cuddling and distraction, he was ready to play! I think he was a rather successful host, for being only 2 years old.
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