upside down

today, panzer started using the phrase "upside down."  correctly.

i know he's a genius, but where does he learn this stuff??

wildlife world zoo

today, panzer visited the wildlife world zoo and aquarium.  they have lots of monkeys and birds, which was cool because those are the same animals that ride on the bus on a show he is obsessed with, so he kept saying "hi papaya" to all the tropical birds.

P rode the skyride with me and saw the animals from above, including the camels that were "pushing" each other.  i think he had fun but i was terrified and promised him any number of bribes to get him to calm down once he decided he was "done flying in the sky" halfway through.

 he tried to feed the giraffe, but was stingy, only passing out one pellet at a time.  the giraffe quickly lost interest.

he spent a lot of time inspecting this guy and naming all of his parts.  here they are, comparing teeth.

P would not participate in the touch tank even though mommy set a good example and (for the first time ever!!!) touched the horseshoe crab, the urchin and the starfish.  proof that parenthood makes you crazy.

pull my finger

today, panzer learned to "pull my finger."  a hilarious and valuable skill, thanks daddy.

best big bro

today, panzer tolerated this with a very calm: "mohs eat my foot.  yucky."

sometimes he can be a very sweet big brother.

i make it

today, panzer built a dump truck with daddy.

he loves screwing and "not screwing" the wheels on and off.  plus, i've even got him taking laundry in the back, one piece at a time, from his bedroom to the laundry basket in the back of the dump.

thanks uncle john & co.!

picking boogies.

today, panzer got a bunch of goathead thorns stuck in his bike tires.  he stopped and very carefully pried them all out (apparently daddy's OCD can be inherited) while loudly proclaiming he was "picking the boogies out of my bike."

big bad wolf

today, panzer stole mohs' house.

i got mohs this little garden activity center on super-clearance after christmas.  it's been 3 days and P has not stopped touching it.  although he calls it "mohs house," he mostly makes mohs stay in "the yard" unless he gets an express invitation in.  it's cozy.

still helping

today, panzer helped me fold the laundry.  it's hilarious to see yourself re-enacted by a little curly-headed kid.  apparently, when i'm folding laundry, it looks like i am furiously balling things up for a solid minute and then throwing them at the couch as hard as i can.

choo choo part quatro

today, panzer celebrated christmas with siti and grandpa ... and scored this sweet train!  he still loves choo choos and this one is a particular favorite because it has a string for mobility, and because it gets daddy's attention too.

hiccups

today, panzer had the hiccups.  this is one of my favorite things, because he calls them "heep-ups."  which is one of my favorite of P's words.  and he insists on talking non-stop about "my heep-ups" until they go away. :)