Michael

So I don't talk about Michael enough in my blog...

Yeah...right!

I love this most recent picture of Michael. So full of joy, fun, speed...and of course, a bubble blowing thing.

Michael's "latest"

• When naming people he's going to do an activity with...he sometimes names the same people 2-3 times each. Ex: "Mommy, do you want to play wood choo choo with Michael, Daddy, Mommy, Daddy, Michael, Mommy?"
• He's starting to name emotions to things that happen to him. He told me on Friday that "I am sad because I lost my Mommy." This was what he told me when I picked him up from preschool and it broke my heart.
• He loves to help cook, blow bubbles, run with abandon down hills, ride on scooters/bicycles, play with trucks/cars, hunt chestnuts and throw them in the stream.
• Lately, he's been picking the color pink for stuff. Drives me crazy. He knows this so he continues to pick pink so I think I better play nonchalant about the whole thing. He likes trucks/cars/boy things though...so I'm trying not to make a big deal out of it.
• He climbs in our bed and sleeps between us without us knowing. So we wake up and voila, there's Michael.
• He recognizes Edith Piaf songs and has a favorite one he goes crazy to.
• Michael knows our CDs and picks them out to listen to. He'll choose some Alan Jackson and announce that we're listening to him. Lately, it's been U2, which we do not contest.

I think that's it. This is for me. So I don't forget what he's like at 2 going on 3 years of age.

For every child, there is a small kingdom that is just for them to roam: Happy 3rd Birthday Karstyn!
We had a great time at Karstyn's 3rd birthday party today. Great food, great company, and fabulous fun. I had an awesome time doing a mini shoot. The lighting was Oh-So-Yummy. Who would have guessed at noon that it would be the case. Will proof the pictures soon!

The kids couldn't have had any more fun I don't think. There were balance bikes, balloons, parachutes, playgrounds, big hills, sand pits...my word. An awesome time.

Love,
P