Emmet's latest Lego feat...almost no help from Dad on this one

Fun with circuits

Latest out of Finley's mouth

"Why is it so echoey in here? Hey, are there a parrot in here?"

"Mom, when will I go back in your tummy?"

"Maybe we can get a butterfly net and catch a butterfly and eat it."

"I wish I had big feets like you guys."

(while hiccuping)

"Mom (hic)"
'Yes Finn?'
"Mom (hic)"
'Yes Finn?'
"Mom (hic)"
'Yes Finn?'
"Mom (hic)"
'Yes Finn?'
"Mom (hic)"
'Yes Finn?'
"Mom (hic)"
'Yes Finn?'
"Mom (hic)"
'Yes Finn?'
"Mom (hic)"
'Yes Finn?'
(hic)
(hic)
(hic)
(walks away)

A worthy opponent

We gave Emmet our old camera...here are the first of the images he took

The age of reason

Back when Emmet was a 2-year-old I remember hearing how much easier things would be when he hit "the age of reason". This is something that happened gradually and something I forgot about until I had another 2-year-old in my life. Finn's current state of reasoning was exemplified perfectly yesterday evening when he ran into the living room and proudly announced, "I flushed the little cups down the toilet!"

"Ummmm, what little cups do you mean, Finn?" I asked casually, trying not to let him notice my panic (lest he panic himself and clam-up).

"The little white cups under the T.V. set!" He says.
Having absolutely no idea what he could be talking about, I proceeded to quiz him and learned that they were: white cups, big cups, little cups, play cups, medicine cups, cups with fluffs on the top, cups with fluffs on the bottom, cups writing on them, cups from Granny J, and not cups at all.

When asked why the cups needed to be flushed down the toilet, the answers ranged from "because it was fun!" to "what cups?".
We needed a new toilet anyway...

The cups: a bit of clear plastic packaging from nobody knows where (laying below toilet here).

Sunday morning drum jam

Auntie Barb reads to Finn from his favorite book

"Doodley Dot-Dot and his puffball gun" (by Emmet)

Rascals!

Owl enjoys a little breakfast

Viking Fest

"Sandwich anyone?"

Emmet's quote of the week

"I didn't know hotdogs were made from meat!"

Finn's joke of the day

Q: Why did the chicken run out of batteries?

A: Because it wanted to chase everybody!

"Cupcake anyone?"

Freestyle development

Emmet's Lego creations are evolving. He loves following the directions of his sets, but is getting more into the invention process lately too. This is a rocket tractor.

Picnic in the snow

Emmet registers for kindergarten!

A good-morning hug

At the Pancake-Ready