Lillian Almost Says Dog - On Aug 13

This is an old video of Lillian (from August 13th), but you can see she is starting to try to say dog!
Thanks for the video Jenn!

Backyard Fun

Some fun in the backyard.

Simon Says Part 4

Mama: Simon, do you remember what we had for breakfast?  Use your memory.

Simon: But my memory is asleep!

Simon: Tomorrow is my birthday! When will we set up the Christmas Tree?

Simon [morning of his birthday party]: When will my birthday friends be here?

Simon [watching two soccer players collide]: Oh no! They are going to get grass burns [on their clothes]. 

Daddy [makes noises like the teacher in Charlie Brown]: Simon, is that what adults sound like?

Simon: No, they sound like this: "DON'T PEE IN YOUR PANTS!!!"

Spice House employee [after giving Simon some small tasks to keep him busy and entertained]: Wow Simon, what would I do without you here to be my helper?

Simon: You would just do it yourself

Daddy: Simon, at the aquarium we can see a show where dolphins jump out of the water!

Simon [concerned]: But do they jump back in afterwards?

Simon [pointing at a statue outside a church]: Why is that man big and really really mad?

Mama: Apologize to Daddy for hitting him. 

Simon [to Daddy]: I am sorry I hit you. 

Simon [to Mama, thoughtfully]: I should have said "I am sorry for punching you".
Mama [smothering laughter]

Simon [to Daddy, very serious]: I am sorry for punching you.

Daddy: Simon, do you want to rock and roll all night and party every day?

Simon: No... I want to play with some things, then eat and then go to bed

Simon [after trying a sip of mama's root beer float, the first time he'd tried anything carbonated]: That is buzzing in my mouth!  Mama, I think your ice cream has a bee in it!

Daddy: Simon, why don't you want to walk home?

Simon: I don't want to talk about it right now

Daddy [hearing an unidentifiable noise]: Simon, what are you doing?
Simon: I'm hitting this door with my bum.
Daddy [incredulously]: Why are you doing that?
Simon: Because I want to and it's really fun.

Simon [to Mama]: You have long arms.

Simon [as we sat down to breakfast]: Let's talk about Eskimos.

It is so great to hear him explain and figure out words that he doesn't know.
Simon [We were talking about being sideways]: Then, when I am the upside way...
Simon [in the car, talking about the windshield with rain drops on it]: The thing you look through with dots on it.

Alan: I'm tired because I didn't get a nap, so I need to rest for a minute before we play monster again.
Simon: Do you know what is a good resting thing? Reading books. Want to read books with me?

Simon: You're making nonsense

Daddy: Simon, I need you to stop being difficult and start being a helper.
Simon: I just need to be myself

Simon: I can eat the banana worms.

Mama: Want some lemonade?
Simon: Um. Yeah, sure. [takes a tiny, obligatory sip] Back to baseball!

Simon: Daddy, I need to tell you something.  There is a really big vampire that eats bunnies, rabbits, and giraffes.  He has big arms and comes through the ceiling... and he's already here.

Simon [to Amy]: I like your tattoos, you should not wash them off.... Maybe you can peel them off and give them to me?

Simon [to Alan, interjected into a totally different conversation about breakfast]: Whoa. You have really big feet.

Simon [after Emily finished a story]: Mama, it took you a really long time to tell me that.

Hello Sunday Morning!

Block party 2014

We had a neighborhood block party yesterday and it was a ton of fun.  Jenn came and joined us for the day and there was a bouncy castle and face painting and a ton of neighborhood kids. There was a boy named Buddy who was awesome with Simon. They played catch for about 3 hours. Simon followed him around all afternoon and emulated him in all ways. 

Buddy and Simon playing catch.

Decorating a noise maker.

Making some noise!

Hey, can you open this?

Empty bottle, but she wouldn't put it down.

Whoa! Just a little dizzy.

Not homeless, just very very dirty.

Bouncy castle with Jenn

Reading to herself