ElephanTuesdays

As a "thank you" from the zoo for being a member, we had special tickets for ElephanTuesdays. It was not exactly a big thank you - we had to wait in line for 45 minutes before entering and were not allowed to walk around the rest of the zoo. BUT Liam did enjoy seeing some of the animals, especially the owl.

Little Gym Beasts Class

This year Liam moved up to the Beasts class in Little Gym. He just finished up his spring semester with Teacher Bill. Liam did a great job!

Tickle Time

We tried to teach Liam how to tickle. We emphasized the whispering part of when you tickle someone, but somehow that translated into yelling tickle tickle! He was cracking us and himself up!

Swimming

On Memorial Day weekend we took Liam swimming at my mom's pool. He enjoyed the baby pool much more this time. Unfortunately, he also got his first skinned knee in the baby pool! For 20.5 months I kept that boy skinned knee free...I guess it had to end sometime! He was a trooper about it and did not even cry! We didn't even noticed until we got in the car. He was fascinated with his "boo boo."

Blossom Time Festival

We took Liam to the Chagrin Falls Blossom Time Festival in May. The game and play area was a muddy mess, so we avoided that area and basically went straight for Popcorn Shop ice cream, funnel cakes and lemonade! Liam LOVED the lemonade, even though it would make him shake all the way down to his toes!

Liam the Talking Baby

Liam's vocabulary is expanding every day, but he has certain favorite words that he says a lot. Here are some of those words, including elbow, Elmo, Oscar, Big Bird, Oso, nose, eyes, hop, Layla and more!

Oh no Boots!

Liam loves wearing his too big fireman boots all around the house. Sometimes he gets a little caught in them!

Liam is Super Cool!

Liam loves trying on different shoes. Doc Martens are NOT the easiest to walk in for a little guy, but he pulls it off!

Easter Weekend

We had an absolutely fabulous Easter weekend, all kicked off with an Easter Egg hunt. Liam had so much fun looking for eggs on the farm. He loved their "PUPPY" dog! He was also so excited to see the "moos" (that would be cows). Here he is checking them out.

Choo-choo Time!

Liam learned how to say "choo-choo" and I am in love!

A Typical Moment in our House

Liam is perhaps the friendliest child in the world. Anyone that has gone shopping with us, knows that he says "Hi!" and "Buh-bye!" to EVERYONE in the store, sometimes 3 times over! Heinen's and Yours Truly definitely knows this is true! BUT, this is just a quick snip-it from an evening at our home, but a sample of what he is like in public.

Potty Time?!

I know it's early, but Liam has shown interest in the potty. So, we went and bought a potty chair for him. Within 10 minutes of setting up the potty, on March 27, 2011 he peed in the potty! YEAH! Since then, it's been on and off. Mostly, he likes stripping down and playing in the bathroom, but he also wants to go on the potty and hear his potty sing. One particular funny episode involved a bubble bath, pee pee time and a naked boy running around the bathroom! Regardless, I'm very proud of my boy for wanting to try. We're going to keep this up and our goal is that he'll be potty trained during my summer break!

Late March Snow

When it began snowing the other day, a late March treat, Liam and Layla decided they wanted to play with it. The first video is Liam yelling at Layla outside and attempting to say snow. I LOVE how Liam says Layla! He struggled for awhile calling her "yay-ya" but it is now a definite "Layla" and sometimes "Lila." He loves her more and more, and she is really trying to love him back!



After he stepped out in the snow, he didn't want to go back in!

Liam at Little Gym

Liam is still loving Little Gym SO much! He loves Teacher Katie and I think he is quickly becoming the teacher pet! He follows her everywhere and even asked her to pick him up last week! He's getting better at hanging on the bars and swinging. We just adore watching him each week!

Click on the link below to see him of his skills:
http://sharing.theflip.com/session/11ef4f279cde4a3d5dc846f4cd399995/video/75643091

My Little Irishman

We took Liam to the Knights of Columbus Hall after Tom worked the Akron Parade. Liam loved the Irish music, the Irish girl dancers and just chasing the other kids!