Bubbles In The Pool... Why Not?

The littlest things make a kid so happy. Mr. Bossyboots kept requesting "more bubbles" so thats what he got.

Playing With Food Is Fun

The Kid Cracks Me Up

Whenever we are getting ready to go somewhere I ask Demitri if he wants to bring something with us. He usually gets a car or a book, sometimes he brings his blanket. A lot of the times he will carry his goodies but sometimes he wants me to and will put them in my purse. I was getting ready to go out to dinner tonight when I found this little surprise in my purse

I Am Not Colorblind

Demitri picked his own outfit tonight and was very proud of himself. I tried to tell him that it did not match but he insisted on wearing it. As you can see in the picture, he wanted to tell anybody who would listen that he picked his clothes. Right at that moment he was telling Nana all about what he had done.

My Boys

The three of us went to the park after dinner and the sun was setting and I caught them looking at the sunset together. I think they look sweet together.

Sunday is Beachday

After I got off of work we headed to the beach. We all love our Sunday beach ritual and Demitri seems to be getting used to the water. The fog rolled in at the beach so we stopped at Nana's and went for a swim in her pool before going home. We had a great day!

23 Months Old

Here are some pictures from Demitri's 23 month photoshoot.

Helping Daddy At The Studio

Demitri and I went to visit Daddy at the studio and Demitri thought that Daddy needed a little help sweeping up. He is such a good little helper.

Demitri's New Ride

Nana bought Demitri this tricycle. He has been playing with it quite a bit but I have not been able to get a picture until now. His feet are now just reaching the pedals and he is finally understanding how to make it move although he still needs our help. P.S. Don't laugh at his hairstyle , it was really hot out.

No Nap + Dinner Out =

Nana and I took Demitri to Super Mex tonight. He fought so hard to keep his eyes open. He kept dozing off in between bites of food but he was just too tired and he passed out without finishing his dinner.

Mama's Favorite Book

This is a really sweet story but I love it for another reason. Whenever I read it to Demitri, I get showered in kisses. He is very generous with his smooches but I love how he is ready with them right on cue when the story calls for them. He is such a smartie pants ...just like you know who.

What We Are Watching

I turned on the tv a little early the other day for Sesame Street and there they were. The Teletubbies. My son's new obsession. He walks around the house saying TaTa and I know he means Teletubbies. These creatures scare me a little bit but they fascinate Demitri. Nothing has ever kept his attention like the Teletubbies do. He giggles and dances and even talks to the screen. He loves these guys. I think that the subliminal messages even got to me because I found myself buying a Teletubbies DVD at Toys R US. I wanted to put it back but it was cheap and I just couldn't. I guess I have fallen under the spell too.

The Return of Samy

Demitri is happy to announce that his best furbuddy has been found and returned home. All is well in D's world once again.

Do They Accept One Year Old's in the PGA?

Joe is thrilled that Demitri is interested in golf and actually has a good swing. The kid may be a jock because he seems to know what he is doing.

Demitri's BFF is MIA

Demitri's best buddy, Samy, has been missing for a couple of days now. Demitri is sad as we wake up every morning and feed Sam and give him treats. Demitri is saying treats all of the time. He does not understand that Samy is gone. I hope that Samy is taking an extended walkabout and will be back, for D's sake.

I Wanna Be Just Like Daddy!

Could there be a cooler kid?

A Little Boy's Dream Come True

Demitri adores fire trucks so when one pulled up next to us in the parking lot he was beside himself with excitement. He loved looking at all the hoses and nozzles. I love the look on his face in the last pic, he was very pleased with himself.

New Favorite Book

We must have read this book 25 times in the last 3 days. I am getting ready to hide it but he really enjoys it. What to do? Help the kid learn or preserve my sanity????

The Armpit is the New Belly Button

About six months ago D was obsessed with his belly button. He would pull up his shirt to show strangers his belly button and would expect the same in return from them. Yesterday he learned how to say armpit and is now fascinated with every ones pits. He really gets his head stuck up under your arm too. This kid is a strange one...he takes after his dad!

Cousin Ava's 5th Birthday

We headed off to Corona Del Mar for some fun in the sun to celebrate Ava's fifth birthday. Demitri is still scared of the water but if he has a hole near the water's edge he is content and will splash around. Demitri loves the beach. He calls it the "Big Sand".

BEWARE of bees at this beach!!! LOL, I think I may be the only person in the history of the world to have stepped on a bee at the beach and have gotten stung. Joe is still laughing at me.

The Circus

My good friend Dawn invited Demitri and I to go to the circus with her family. I was a little apprehensive because I know that Demitri is very sheepish when it comes to events like that. Dawn and I talked it over and decided that Demitri might surprise us because he would probably be so enthralled with all of the animals that he would not notice all of the people and the noise. SURPRISE...we were wrong. Demitri lasted all of two minutes in the circus and we spent the rest of the time meandering in the hallway. I felt so bad because we left at intermission and poor Alex, Dawn's son, wanted to stay and watch the rest of the show. Lesson learned... NO MORE BIG EVENTS FOR DEMITRI FOR A LONG TIME! Second lesson learned... if we do go to an event like that, take two cars so everybody does not have to leave at intermission. Thanks again to the R. family for inviting us.

Demitri did love riding next to Mia in the car, he was holding her hand at one point.

Lambert

All of a sudden Demitri is a little , ok maybe a lot , scared of things. We are talking about everyday things that he wasn't scared of before. I know that it is just a phase and he will get past it but Joe has given him a very fitting nickname. He is Lambert, our sheepish lion.

Santa Ana Zoo

Nana and I took Demitri to the Santa Ana zoo today. The highlight of D's trip had to be the monkey's and the tractors. He also liked the choo choo but refused to ride it around the zoo. He just liked to watch it go by. There was a petting zoo. Demitri liked to look at the animals but wouldn't touch any of them. He did think that they water fountains to wash your hands were pretty cool.