Calvin Update

Taking in the Wild game at the X

He climbs up in his chair all by himself

This is what I see anytime I eat anything...

Brothers!

With his best baby (he's such a good big brother!)

Here's a bit about Cal at (almost) 21 months:

--He walks, runs, and climbs like a champ.  We always say he has good "body awareness", meaning good balance and dexterity.

--He shoots baskets, shoots hockey pucks, and throws a ball very well.

--He can string 3-4 words together.  He says things like, "Here you go, Dad" and "Nice catch, Mama"  He also tattles on his siblings by saying things like, "Bobo took puck!" and "My stick!  Tooken!"

--He knows that "C" is for Calvin and his name is "Calvin Gway-shub Wes-phall"

--Can identify star, heart, circle, and triangle (not so good with colors yet)

--He loves Jane.  He looks for her, tells me when she's crying, and is generally very sweet to her.

--Tries to sing a few songs like "Jesus!  This is know!" and "Cookie, cookie, C"

--Starting to identify and name NHL teams.  He's good with Predators, Blackhawks, and Wild

--Loves the Wild, especially Nino, Suter, and Harding

--He loves to play with our little plastic "hockey guys".  He randomly named one of the goalies "Poopy Pants" (which we all find hilarious).  He also makes them fight, then yells, "Get off!"

--Still has lots of baby pronunciations of words like "chockick" (chocolate), my-aldee, (my little deedee), and "weffawee" (referee).

--He is good at identifying all farm animals and a few more exotic animals like kangaroos, lions, tigers, and an octopus

--He has climbed into the bathtub a few times with his clothes still on.  Kid LOVES the tub!

--Likes to read Sports Illustrated (and any book, really)

--He's had a few big-boy haircuts now.  He sits very nicely if he gets the sucker BEFORE we start and he can eat it in the chair :)

--We trick him into wearing his hat and mittens by calling them his helmet, catch glove, and blocker.

Calvin is growing into a very sweet little guy.  It is hard for us to remember some days that he isn't even 2 years old yet!  He tries very hard to keep up with his older siblings, but sometimes he wants to just "nuggle" with us like a baby.  We are enjoying watching him grow and change every day.