pumpkinhead

today, panzer became obsessed with pumpkins.  starting with his pumpkin PJs ... to the grocery store where we picked up this little beauty (best 79 cents i've spent so far):

we fostered the obsession with a trip to the pumpkin patch, where daddy and panzer chose this monstrosity (which cost 70 cents per pound):

and ended the day by putting up zero fight when P insisted on taking the pumpkin to bed with him.  *shrug*

baby sad

today, panzer told me "baby crying.  baby sad."  while mohs was fussing in the other room.  and went about his business.  apparently when you're almost-2, things just are.

the laundry speaks

today, panzer told me that batman was hiding on the floor.  (what he meant was that his batman t-shirt was wadded up in a ball on the floor.)

his language skills are really taking off, and i imagine they will keep us all entertained for a while :)

peek-a ... zoo!

today, panzer went to the zoo for the first time.  he could not get enough of the monkeys and the alligator (who was swimming and also confusing panzer by being half over and half under the water).

and much to auntie karrie's chagrin, also enjoyed the reptile house, full of snakes and spiders and hissing cockroaches.  boys....

coffee & garbage

today, panzer sat on the front porch swing in his sweet shark hoodie, drinking coffee and waiting for the garbage man to roll by.

it's mostly water, but that kid will steal your coffee in a second if you don't keep a sharp eye on him and look you right in the face and say MMMMMMMMM! like black coffee is the best thing that ever crossed his lips.

i love it when you call me ...

today, panzer called papa tom "the big one."

and so, "big poppa" is born.

baking

today, panzer helped auntie karrie bake an apple crisp.

yay!  baking with machinery is right up his alley.

flower child

powder your nose

today, panzer figured out how to open the baby powder.  i didn't realize it until i saw this sweet face.

at least in the grand scheme of things, that was an easy and relatively sanitary mess to clean up...

buddies

today, panzer took mohs to the farm to play.

such a nice little sign of what is to come for my boys.

baby food

today, panzer helped mohs eat his smashed carrots.

now, he's over baby food.  back to nuts and berries ... little forager.

up up up

today, panzer got noticeably taller.  (and a little smarter, like every day.)

no way!

today, panzer switched from NO!  to NO WAY!

and he can't say it just once... it's a chant of no way! no way! no way!

i have no idea who says that, but it does kind of have a nice laid-back surfer-boy ring to it.

baby food

today, panzer followed the spoon of mushed carrots and baby cereal from the bowl to mohs' mouth.  one time.  once i gave him a bite -- he was happy to let his brother enjoy the mush.

under his close supervision, of course.

punk rock

today, the muppet movie soundtrack ended and we continued right into my alkaline trio CD.  which panzer informed me, loudly and multiple times, was LOUD.  but once we agreed on that, he seemed to enjoy it :)

fa la la la la

p loves the muppet movie soundtrack. and today, panzer started singing along... sort of.  i heard him talking super softly in the back seat, repeating the words like a back-up singer.

kermit:  is there more i could have said?
P:  have said.
kermit:  now they're only pictures in my head.
P:  picture.  head.
kermit:  that's why my green is feeling grey.
P:  green.  grey.
kermit:  sometimes even frogs have rainy days.
P:  frog.  rain.  day.

rat care

today, panzer fed his rat a bottle.

he's getting more and more interested in taking care of things and mimicking mommy and daddy, which is unbelievably cute.

shorts

today, panzer through a fit over wearing shorts.  where the heck does that come from?  i, of course, sent him to the babysitter in what amounts to a singlet and water shoes.  lookin' good babe.

i sit, i eat, i carrot

today, panzer sat in the fridge and gnawed on a carrot.  

um, ok, as long as you're quiet.

boogies

today, panzer handed me a booger.

at least he said "eeeeeew" when he did it...

mountain

today, panzer climbed a mountain!

at least that's what we told him he was doing to keep him going ... it only partially worked.  we got our labor day exercise carrying him back up.  (he says "mountain" and "tent" very clearly, thanks to his "great outdoors" signing time video.)

rainbow

today, panzer saw his first rainbow.  he called it a "beat-bow" but signed it correctly, and then looked for it again the next time we were outside.

favorite color

today, panzer correctly identified a toy as orange.

fitting, as he is preparing to celebrate the 2012 clemson tigers football opener today!