pop

today, panzer had his first soda pop -- orange.  he loved it.  thankfully a lot of it made it down his chin -- because no one is more in need of a shot of sugar directly to the blood stream...

little weed

today, panzer tried to lock the door with the key, like he always does.  except he can now reach the dead bolt!

i would walk 500 miles

today, panzer went for a walk on his leash -- over 2 miles mostly on his own 2 feet, but with some encouragement from auntie tosca, who raced along with him.

he apparently was already familiar with the term "walk" because when i told him we were going for a walk as soon as mohs was done eating, he promptly informed me "baby done" and tried to pull mohs out of my arms.

yellow pages

today, panzer read the phone book.  he dutifully pointed out all the trucks and houses (there isn't really a whole lot else). 

he also got super excited when he saw an ad featuring a wizard dressed in purple and white stars, proclaiming it "daddy."  obviously he is not fooled by the man behind the curtain...

P and the wi-ZARD, august 2011

mine!

today, panzer demonstrated superior usage of the dreaded word "mine!"  (which is always followed by an exclamation point.) 

also, he started dragging his bike around the house screaming "my bike, my bike!"  then he screams in frustration when he lets it go and it doesn't stand on its own.  then he remembers that he can just pick it up again, and "my bike, my bike!" starts up again.  for hours.

no smiles -- it is a very serious enterprise to declare ownership.

rollin'

today, panzer caught a ride to siti and grandpa's to say happy father's day.

anything with wheels will do!

grandpa!  (pre-dishwashing bubbles :)



sneakers

today, panzer rocked his new kicks.

ra ra ra

today, panzer helped cheer on the oklahoma city thunder in game 4 of the NBA finals.  although the thunder didn't win, p's version of defense *fist pump* *clap clap clap* was awesome and should be perfected in time for football season!

teacher

today, panzer took each piece out of his puzzle, named it (i.e., boat, taxi, firetruck, etc.), showed it to mohs, and put it back in its place.

splash

today, panzer slid down a hippo's face in a tropical paradise.

more money more problems

today, panzer counted out his "moneys" -- ooooone, twoooo, threeeeeee....

i guess he's figured out that putting them in his piggy bank is a fleeting thrill.

inspiration

today, panzer was inspired by his construction pjs to build with his blocks.

scavenging

today, panzer pulled leftover macaroni off the counter, and a strainer out of the drawer, and partied on...

people-mover

today, panzer took mohs from here:

to here:

of course, rather than intervene, mommy was standing by, ready with the camera!

p loves mohs.  he gives him a lot of hugs (that mohs tolerates despite the crushing weight of panzer's head), brings him diapers and toys, offers him snacks, pries his hand open so he can give him high-fives, and says "hi baby" every time he runs by.  we're still working on "gentle," but its clear that panzer means well.

fire truck

today, panzer deemed everything red with wheels as a "fire truck."  apparently color is a the distinguishing characteristic.

cue the "psycho" music

today, mommy walked around the corner and into the kitchen to find panzer squatting on the floor, wielding a knife over a mutilated strawberry, and laughing.  eek!

flashback

today, panzer spent the day with siti and grandpa, so i have no idea what kind of messes he made or dangerous situations he encountered.  but in June of 2011, P decided the funniest thing ever was to watch mommy wiggle around outside the bars of his cage.  er, crib.

wash your mouth out...

today, panzer went to the bike shop to help daddy.  when daddy confiscated the aerosol-windex from p, it was missing the little white spray cap.  after sweeping the floor and searching for the cap for 20 minutes, daddy asked panzer where the cap was.  at which time, p pulled it out of his mouth, and handed it to aaron.

water balloons

today, panzer experienced his first water balloon at play group.  he was very surprised when he bit into it and it sprayed water in his face!  he was equally surprised when he dropped one and it disappeared. 

i foresee much more water balloon fun in our future as P figures them out -- and specifically how to torture mommy and Mohs with them!

choco-taco

today, panzer had his first choco-taco.

YUM.  i don't think he's ever even had a real taco before.

side note:  i will never tire of phone conversations that begin "i chased down the ice cream truck; what do you want?"

zzzzzzzzz part dos

today, panzer drug the comforter and pillow onto the floor and took a little snooze.

garbage

today, panzer took the garbage bags out of the box under the sink one-by-one, and deposited them in the trash can.  that's sort of how it works.

still, this is an obvious improvement over taking things (anything) out of the trash can.

bubbles

today, panzer screamed and screamed for bubbles ... because i have not figured out how to keep him from drinking out of the bubble bottle, i put bubbles in his bath instead.

success!  and good to the last pop ... he was so engrossed, he wouldn't even cheese for a photo.