All In

At the end of his workday today, Bryan came upstairs and asked Topher to come give him a hug, Topher obliged and Bryan scooped him up. I looked up when I heard Bryan comment on the hug. Topher had his arms and his legs wrapped tightly around Bryan. When asked about it, Topher said, "I'm hugging you with my feet."

Piano Time

Danger House

I was going through some neglected stacks of papers and came across this drawing from Cooper.

Behold, Danger House!

Hold On

I love that Phoebe still wants to have long conversations with me about all the things in her head. I recognize that this will probably not last for much longer, so I'm trying to savor it now. When I'm in the middle of a task and she comes up to me and says she just needs a mom hug, which happens several times a day, I try to remember the finite nature of childhood. Then I hug her and hold on as long as she'll let me.

I am exceptionally thankful for these moments.

Fitness Routine

Recently Topher has been starting his days with a few push-ups. Apparently he learned about them from Phoebe. It's adorable.

Everything Is Awesome

Topher movies two days in a row? Lucky you!

Topher was singing happily to himself while he was playing today, so I pulled out my camera. Not knowing the lyrics doesn't stop me either.

The Transformer

Remember yesterday when I said that Topher likes to pretend he's a transformer? Well, today I was able to get video proof.

Roll to the Rescue

Topher discovered the show Rescue Bots last week. He's both fascinated and a little scared of it. If anything gets too intense he yells out that he "doesn't want to watch this one!" Then we turn it off and he asks to go back and watch it again. Then he spends time making robot sounds and folding himself onto the floor, mimicking a specific robot's transformation.

Today we found that there is a new Rescue Bots show, Rescue Bots Academy. The animation is a little different and the new Bots appear smaller. Later in the day Topher asked if he could watch "baby Rescue Bots." He's right, they do kind of look like babies.

And it's not nearly as intense as the original.

He's a fan.

Bambi

On one of our walks recently we were joined by a very speedy fawn. It came running at us twice, then veered each time just before reaching us. The second time it stopped and turned to see what we were doing. Topher grabbed his chance and made his own mad dash in an attempt to touch it. The fawn took the cue and ran off into the trees.

It was pretty magical.

Punctuation Power

During a recent dinner I was at the stove cooking crepes (thanks go to my college roommate Tricia for this skill) instead of sitting at the table. Crepes are delicious and sometimes a bit messy, so Peter asked for a napkin. Since I wasn't nearby I told him yes, then asked Sophie to hand him a napkin. But Sophie only heard the beginning of my sentence.

Sophie: Why did you say yes to me? Peter wanted the napkin.

Me: Yes, I was asking you to hand him a napkin.

Sophie: Oh, I see, you meant Yes comma Sophie.

It was a proud moment.