Counting

Last Friday Zarley started counting to ten. Most of the numbers are hard to understand, but when you listen to it over and over you can tell that he is making a different sound for each number and the same sound for the same number every time. He also knows which number is which if you show they to him out of order. Luckly we have a set of blocks both upstairs and downstairs so that he always has something to count.

Great weekend

We had a great long weekend. First, Zarley and I went to the Hands on Museum in Ann Arbor on Friday. He had a lot of fun playing at the water table and climbing all over everything. He enjoyed walked the two blocks from the parking garage to the museum. There was so much to look at. Then on Saturday, we went to the park to go swimming with Tracey and Cassie. Zarley and Cassie had a great time talking to each other and laughing with each other. Jeremy missed the fun though because he was helping Tim with his cash for clunkers truck that died on the way to the dealer. Sunday, Zarley and I went to the imagination station while Jeremy was mountain biking with Tim. Then Zarley and Jeremy went shopping in the afternoon together. It's their weekend tradition. And the weekend ended with the steak dinner; what could be better?

What's New

So, over the last few weeks Grammy and Pap have come to visit (giving Jeremy and me a night out as adults). As usual, he had a lot of fun with them. And they brought him a new giraffe stuffed animal and a set of blocks. The blocks were a big hit. Zarley is also starting to get his back molers in; that's been fun. He has been chewing anything that he can get to the back of his mouth; the puzzle piece, the handle to his popcorn-walker thingy. We finally figured out that straws are good and don't leave his toys damaged. We also think that the trouble twos are coming soon. I'm not sure that there was more than an hour that he wasn't having a tautram on Saturday. Anyway, he has been back to his more happy self over the last couple of days.

Have is a picture from today. I finally got him to stand in front of the camera and smile. When Grammy and Pap were here he learn that you can see Grammy in front of you and in the viewing screen of the camera. Pap took a great video of Zarley going back and forth between Grammy and the back of the camera, but we forgot to download before they left. I'll post it once we get it.