Happy July 4th

As I write this entry we have loads of illegal fireworks being shot off in our neighborhood, one sleeping boy, one sleeping dog, one dog hiding in the bathroom due to the previously mentioned illegal fireworks, one cat sleeping on a table and two very tired parents...and one of them is going to be 42 years old in about 26 minutes...

The fact that we have not blogged anything since May 19th does NOT mean we have a lack of material...life is still going full speed ahead. Lisa and I are watching Nicholas continue to blossom everyday. His vocabulary is getting larger, his pronunciation is improving, his understanding of concepts such as 'cause and effect' and 'hide and seek,' are also coming along.

LONG STORY, but I just flew back from downtown beautiful Burbank, California today at 12:00 pm. I arrived in Burbank around 12:00pm on July 3rd.....this meant I was not home to put Nicholas to bed for the very first time.....he barely noticed since Lisa was here for the both of us.

Now some "Quick Hits"

I went upstairs one morning since it sounded like Nicholas was awake. When I slowly opened his bedroom door, I was amazed to see him sitting on his bed and "reading" a book. I then sat with him and read him a few stories before taking him downstairs for breakfast.

Places Nicholas knows by sight: Tom Thumb grocery store, Target, various banks, various restaurants like Jersey Mikes, Chipotle and Chili's.

We were at the far end of our Super Target, near the groceries when Nicholas began walking off on his own...I followed closely behind asking him where he was going. There was no answer...just walking...walking with a definite purpose and goal. About two minutes later he managed to find the toy section.......and with no help from the studio audience!

While reading books or sitting in his car seat and as we drive all over North Texas, Nicholas likes to say, "Is that?" as he points to something......his curiosity is always set on HIGH.

Nicholas loves to sing, and just like his Dad, he doesn't let the fact that he doesn't know all the words stop him from belting out a tune. His current song list includes, "Oh My Darlin' Clementine,' 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,' 'Itsy Bitsy Spider,' and 'Video Killed The Radio Star.'

He also likes to point at Lisa and I to get us to sing along and will continue to point and look at us until we comply and begin to sing. After a few words of the song he will then stop singing and begin to clap wildly and shout, "YEAAAAAH." During our recent Father's Day celebration, Nicholas demanded to hear singing from not only Lisa and I, but her Father and his friend Carol as well. He pointed and pointed until we were all singing!

More Later....