Noman

Dear Avril,

I don't expect you have any idea what christmas is about, but you love the decorations! You helped mom and dad put up the tree – handing us the branches out of the box and everytime you come downstairs you can't help but go over to it and stare at all the ornaments, naming each one. “Angel...Snowman (Noman)...Bear...Bambi” Yes, you think Rudoph is Bambi, as they are both deers. It's too cute to correct, but you are getting the idea of reindeer and how they are different. Dinnertime is getting challenging with you – you don't seem to ever want to get into your chair or eat anything at supper! Breakfast and Lunch are usually OK, but something happens in the evening and you don't want to eat! I think mom coming home is just too exiciting and you want to be doing other things instead of getting strapped into your chair!

Speaking of the season – you love the snow! I took you out in your sled on a cold sunday morning walking cooper and we went all around in the park and you had such fun! You always want to munch handfuls of snow!

Today at swimming we played the usual games “See the sleeping fishies unil it's nearly noon....Wake up little fishies and swim swim swim!” and you said hi to your swimming friend Travis. You're jumping off the ladder and into my arms from the side. I think you're almost ready to jump in off the side by yourself, but i'd like to see you get a bit more distance before i let you do it by yourself.

You're stringing together lots of sentences now “Look Daddy! Glasses hanging over there!” language seems to be a gift for you. You surprised me today with a word i didn't know you knew 'sailboat' – i was wearing my Pirate Bay sweatshirt and you astutely named the ship! You can sing quite a few songs – you almost know “Ring around the Rosy” - even 'pocketful'!