More gems...

The latest from Xander...

"Bodhi, 'nuff! Make me crazy!" (I wonder where he gets that one from...?)

"Mommy run?" (no Xander, Mommy is done running for today) "Mommy walk??" (oh, ok...)

"Mommy play wif trains?" "Mommy play wif Diesel? ...grumpy Diesel!" (one of his favorite trains)

"Thomas little blue steam engine...lives on island of Sodor..." (yes, we read those books incessantly, not to mention owning a whole stable of Thomas the Tank Engine DVDs...) - and we are all very excited about our trip to the Conway Scenic Railroad planned for July where we will spend A Day Out with Thomas and actually get to meet Sir Topham Hatt and go for a ride on Thomas!

"Diesel 1o goes beery fast! Trevor the traction engine... George the steamroller...

"dogfish, no it never barks..." (a line from a Cat in the Hat book about life under the sea -- the six-inch long dogfish...no it never barks...)

31 pounds. JUST starting to get some air under his feet when he jumps, and goes up the stairs like a big boy (while holding onto someone's hand, of course). Runs everywhere ("beery fast!"). Puts his clothes in the hamper at night, and brushes his teeth (with a little follow-on help by Mommy...). Loves to dig in the dirt and play with rocks. Sleeps (no kidding) with rocks (or his dinosaurs or trains, depending on the day). Happiest, sweetest, snuggliest little guy on the planet (with only a few meltdowns here and there) who makes us laugh and smile like crazy.

Happy Birthday (in March) to Sara Quinn and Rob Fogg3! And congrats to Shaun on 5 months sobriety! Check out Shaun's blog to hear his thoughts on being sober. He also got accepted into an online Bachelor's degree program for game software development with Westwood College, and he starts classes next week!