Brinsley & Alex & Dylan

Disappointing carrot harvest, a photo by wallheater on Flickr.

Disappointing carrot harvest

Saturday morning we took Dylan for his first haircut. He did not resist, but was a little suspicious of the process.

Should we have gone with a mullet?

Dylan is two years old today. We can hardly believe it.

Here are a few pictures from my camera.  We’ll post more from Alex’s camera later.

Click on the small image to see the full picture.

Enjoy!

Dylan is so much more talented than he was a few months ago.  He still loves doing baby sign language to communicate with us, including milk, hungry, banana, open, bath, hot, cold and sleepy.  He makes animal noises – dog, cow, pig, monkey, lion.  He says a few words, “cheese” and “hi”, and he makes some recognizable sounds, like “tzaaa” for cat and “ba-wheee” for wheee and “hoo” for shoes. He laughs like The Count from Sesame Street, slaps his hands to his cheeks and says “Aye yai yay!” and loves honking people’s noses.   He is walking pretty confidently now – he can make it across our bumpy lawn without falling – but he still takes some hard falls that leave scrapes on his face.  He loves taking baths and playing in the kiddie pool and dumping his water cup onto himself.  He can point to his nose and ears and belly button and takes great delight in nibbling his toes.  Sometimes all this learning makes him tired and crabby, but usually we just love to be around him!

We got this newfangled “iBert safe-T-seat” bicycle seat a couple of weeks ago and took it & Dylan out on their maiden voyage. He seems to like it! The seat mounts on your steerer tube (or stem) behind the handlebars, so the kid can see where he’s going instead of staring at your butt, and it’s easier to talk to him. Whether the iBert will leave any room for your knees and steering motions depends on the geometry of your frame. (The manufacturer could be a little clearer about this in their product info.)

We got all gussied up to help our friends Sean and Laura celebrate their wedding.  Dylan impressed the guests with his cool seersucker suit, his ready smiles, and his ability to snack all night.