While driving in the car....

We were listening to one of Rand's favorite CDs, the Beatles' greatest hits. Apparently it was too quiet for Rand's taste because he said, "Mommy, music too small." I turned it up and he was happy again.

Relatives!

We've had lots of great visits with relatives recently. On Sunday, Grandpa and Grandma Fisher, plus Aunt Pam, Uncle Greg, and their daughter Janae came by for dinner. We had a lovely time talking and eating (and Rand had fun playing football!). It's so nice to connect with family members!

No amazing photos; it was a little busy. But at least I got a few for posterity's sake.

Brave boy!

Until a month ago, Rand never wanted to climb up high on anything by himself. Not at the park, or McDonald's, or anywhere unless mom or dad climbed with him. But something clicked in his head a few weeks ago and now he is unstoppable! At parks he climbs all the way up the playset and slides down the big slides all by himself. It's so cute how proud he is of himself as he climbs up and he laughs and squeals all the way down.

Please note how his beloved black train comes along for the ride.

Beware: lots of photos!

Today was a beautiful, sunny morning so Rand and I spent some time playing outside. It's been COLD in the mornings recently, so it was nice to go outside without putting jackets on!

This is Mack. He looks very regal but he's a huge drama queen.

Rand is sharing the train with Mack. Doesn't Mack look thrilled?

Rand has a funny look on his face because he is walking backwards. It takes lots of concentration!

This is Winnie. You may have guessed from the picture that she's kind of goofy.

Rand wanted me to take a picture of his train. He was telling the train to say, "Cheese!"


Trying to figure out how a trike works!

Wheeeee!

Cuteness.

Yesterday Rand and I were driving down the street. It was windy and we passed some palm trees blowing in the wind. Rand said, "Trees are wagging!"

Today I cut up apple slices for Rand to eat. He turned one slice over and said, "Look! A rainbow!"

On Thursday Rand went to stay at Bella's house while I trained a dog. They were watching Shrek when Bella's mom noticed that Rand was backing out of the room. She asked him what was wrong, and he said, "Shrek too scary. Watch Elmo instead." She thought that was hilarious and put in Elmo for him to watch.

I love having a kid that talks.

Catching up

Yesterday I finished Rand's photo album for 2006. Yep, I'm only a year behind now!

And I must say that we had one of the cutest babies EVER.