Joseph Playin Around

Well as you very well know, Joseph has a favorite movie, and that is Finding Nemo (we watched him get found again this morning. That Marlin sure is getting unbearable). But what you may not know is that he also has a favorite song (of the moment). Surfin from Ralph's Under the Sea CD. That's the song he is dancing to in this video. He's done much more elaborate performances but of course not while the camera was out. He surf's, wipe's out, and sings along to some parts. No dancing yet today, but we've bowled, shot some hoops, played "go go trucks" (a game invented by jay where he races his big yellow trucks across the dining room), and at swim lessons he jumped into the water without holding on to me (yes, I was there to catch him). Head still stays above the water but he seems to be getting more comfortable. He even blows bubbles (I told him that's what nemo does).

Preparing to be Two!

Jay was informed at daycare today that Joseph needs to be able to put on his own shoes and clothes for the two year old room (his next classroom). Nice of them to keep us abreast of what he should know how to do at each age (else we'd never know!) We'll be practicing for the first time tonight. :)
He's doing good with colors though, one day last week he turned to me, pointed at Rosco and exclaimed with excitement "Rosco is brown!). So we've started with small sentences it seems.
A few weekends ago when it was super warm I took Joseph to the zoo and he had loads of fun in the reptile house (which also contains fish else I never would have ventured in...I hate snakes). And speaking of snakes, we got to witness a python throwing up. Talk about fun. We've cut back to watching nemo just a few times a week, and so on Sunday afternoon we went to the aquarium at discovery world. Joseph wasn't as "awestruck" as the first time we went, but he had fun putting his hands in the water with the sting rays and pressing buttons to make gadgets move.

Still Happy

About the Steelers Superbowl win. A few shots of a couple of fans from last weekend.

Potato Fun

Joseph loves his potato heads, and it seems we've managed to keep track of most of the pieces (though an ear and set of feet have fallen victim to the land of the lost). As you can see he likes to use lips for ears and hats. I myself fancy the elephant pirate dressed for a birthday party. He's looking at me like I'm crazy, but trust me, wearing the glasses was his idea.....