One Year Ago today....

Oh my, G has grown so much in the last year....well, ok, maybe not a whole lot physically, but he is changing all the time!!

Currently, G enjoys:
1. jumping & running
2. "dawin' (drawing),"
3. hats (esp. when he and daddy wear their hats at the same time
4. moving everything from one spot to the next - lots of organizing and "toting" as they say down in MS
5. wearing shoes that look like daddy's
6. singing his own songs ("lawnmower," "baseball") Yes, his bat doubles as a bat and a microphone
7. telling us very interesting stories complete with sound effects and lots of expression through voice and body!
8. "hop hop" - his video...yes, you all heard me right! I'm letting him watch a video ....but only 20 min. a day some days a wk!! Ah - what is happening to me??!! HELP!!
9. UNfolding clean laundry (he likes to put it away for mommy)
10. handing us various items like paper and then telling us what it says on the paper (no, we don't comprehend most of his words)
11. counting (yes, last night he did repeat every number from one to ten after daddy) he usually just counts in his own little language using the same inflection that we use.
12. walking around with the phone in his hand talking to his imaginary friends
13. playing various things on the screened porch (our fav. place to be this time of the year....other than in the mtns!!!! )
14. playing soccer or baseball with daddy in the house
15. "dawing" on the office wall (just got some chalk board paint for that area....gotta encourage his creativity!)
16. jogging in the jogger for no more than 4 miles!! this makes long runs impossible!!!
17. putting various items in his pants/ short pockets
18. fresh and dried fruit but not vegs! I hide them in spaghetti!
19. cuddling with his mommy, of course!
20. babies....very interested in babies everywhere since we came home from being with cousin Kelso.
21. Uncle Jay!! (he cried last wk when Jay was going to Wal-Mart so Uncle Jay took him along!)
22. did I mention lawn-mower!!!!??? (thank you, Yana, for the new riding digger)
23. "out" - being outside, no matter how hot it is...thankfully it is getting cooler!
24. practices pitching the baseball, running the bases and even slides!!
25. this past wkend, he and daddy watched football with Uncle Scott and imitated getting into starting position and also getting tackled....too funny!!
26. playing with his buddies at church
27. "choo-choos" (thank you, Yana, for the new wooden train set!)
28. riding in the decorative wagon that Mimi gave to us for the porch (no flowers are in it yet, G likes me to pull him and his things in it! guess we'll have to get a real one soon!)
29. reading books to mommy and daddy - simply adorable!
30. visits to the library - esp. when they have story time!!!
31. sitting on the "paani" (potty/ toilet) - with an occasional pee or poop!

I'll think of more and post it later!! I have to go to bed...Jenni will be here in the morning to lift weights!! Good night! Hope you enjoyed!

Sorry for all the baby talk in this video; I'm not sure how to add music yet....need some help in that area!!!!