Meerkats, Planes and Buses, Oh My

Bren loves all things with wheels. And he loves this meercat. The best time to catch Brendan on video is when he is sequestered in his highchair.

Cute mispronunciations by Bren (18 mos - 24 mos...):

Ikaka helicopter

Go-Go yogurt

Ben Bren

Ticken kitchen

Built spilled  ("Mommy, I built" with milk drenching his shirt)

Dosie Josie (the cat)

Deevie Stevie (the cat)

Doan phone

Dicker sticker

Cute phrases spoken by Bren:

"Nigh Nigh Mike" Saying goodnight to his daddy (26 mos.)

"Car Wa Wa" First phrase; May 2009 (20 mos.) after throwing his toy car into the pool.

"Not Daddy juice, Bendan juice" Said after his dad pretended to drink his juice (26 mos.)

"Mommy dinkin wa wa" Bren said this at dinner and I couldn't stop laughing (26 mos.)

"Ben" Brendan's response to "what is your name?" (25 mos.)

Halloween 2009

Bren, in true 2-year old fashion, refused to wear his costume. In fact, he cried and pulled at it and spent 30-minutes naked rather than wear it. So, once I could get a shirt on him, we took Gracie the dog outside to spend Halloween on Kiki and Baka's front porch waiting for trick-or-treaters.  And of course, we had a great time. 

Here are 3 mini-videos capturing the evening. Note: carrying a tiny handheld camera while chasing a 2-year old and holding onto a 5-month old puppy's leash makes for VERY bumpy, jumpy, queasy-inducing video. Enjoy.

Hopefully the costume will fit next year. Costume or no costume, Bren loved saying "trick or treat" and then eating a piece of chocolate. Yes, the dog had chocolate too.  Hey, I'm new to the dog-sitting thing.