good thing you checked the blog today!

hi again! here's what we've been up to lately...

more doughnut face at the grocery store... (more on this at the end of the post)...


i will not smile for this picture...


oops - mama caught me grinning anyway!


we went to a local high school football game a few weekends ago because my cousins play in the band (and we like football, of course!). the game started at 7:30p (my usual bedtime), so this was a special night for me to stay up late! i had a great time, especially hangin' out with daddy...

towards the end of the first half, i have to admit i gradually started losing interest...

and fatigue was just barely starting to set it...

eventually, i actually turned into a zombie!

we came home at halftime, but luckily jessica and austin's school was whoopin' up on the other team, so we were confident in the win. and we got to see them perform in the band (in their cool uniforms!), so the night was a success. i think i'll stick to my early bedtime for a little while longer...

back at home, mommy has been working with me on colors, letters, and numbers. i love to color with crayons and colored pencils as long as there are stickers involved - because i love stickers! i can identify and name several colors all on my own: blue, green, red, yellow, orange, purple, black, white, and sometimes brown and pink! truth be told, i still don't pronounce all my words that well, but you can usually tell what i'm saying. :)

mama gets really excited as i learn new things, so that's fun!

i also love building with duplo blocks. making huge towers is my favorite, and daddy is a great helper...

one of my favorite parts of building a tower...

is crashing it!

and then building it up again, of course! good times...

i also have been working some on using a potty! i find that it's a wonderful place to sit and read...

or just goof around and be silly!

a little privacy please!

sometimes i use it for its intended purpose, but not consistently. i'm not quite ready yet, but mama says i only have a few months to get this thing down and get rid of the diapers (which you'd think i would be in favor of since i still fuss nearly every time i get my diaper changed!). we'll see... at least it's fun to sit on in the meantime...

we've all been busy lately, so i've been doing my part with the weekend chores around the house...

what? can't a kid have a little milk while he vacuums?

this week's bonus faces...

and this was me when mama said we're going to have a baby!!!!!!!! :)

more on this in the next post, but i'm super excited to be a big brother! mama is due in april - yahoo!!! :) (this explains the doughnuts in the grocery store, the busy-ness around here lately, and the diapers threat!) more to come...