We're starting to settle into 2011 and life is returning to the daily normal.  As such, nothing all that exciting is going on to report.... so here's some little funny things....

We tell Connor that he can't sit too close to the TV and that he has to sit on the blanket so that we have a defined space that he sits in.  In the living room, he has to sit on the rug.  The other day, he decided that he wanted to sit closer to the TV than the rug is located, so he went to the basket and pulled out a blanket and sat on it.  We had to laugh and give him a little credit for ingenuity.  

We bought Connor a beginner toothbrush kit about 8 months ago -- and he graduated to the toothbrush and training toothpaste about a month ago.  The toothpaste is Thomas the Train (note earlier post -- he LOVES Thomas!)  One day, he tried to run away with the toothbrush so I told him he had to sit when he brushes his teeth.  He loves to make the sound effects that go along with brushing his teeth (he hears Mommy & Daddy's electric toothbrush) -- so he sits there and goes ahhhhhhh,  rrrrrrrrrrrrrr,   vrrrrmmmmm.... as we brush his teeth!

The other day we made crab cakes as an appetizer... who would have guessed that Connor would devour them!  This kid might just be a chef!

Is this normal for a 16 month old? 

My parents were over for dinner last weekend and afterward got to give Connor a bath.  He laughed so hard the entire time because Grandma Janet was squirting him in the tummy with his toy fish (which "spits" water). 

After a long weekend and bath time, everyone was tired and we all curled up on the couch together to decompress a bit....

House Note -- We're getting the house set up more and more.  I ordered chairs to go with my Grandma's old (circa 1920) dining room table.  I got them this week and really like the way its coming together.  Here's a sneak peak....