I'm back!

Holy geeze! It's been over a year since I wrote a blog post. I guess I just got tired (and lazy)...But things around here are always interesting and busy, especially now that we have a running, climbing, cabinet-opening, remote-stealing TODDLER.

That face!! Swoon.

Leo Bean is now just over 18 months old! It's hard to believe how quickly the last year went, but now we have a real little boy living with us. He's at that awesome stage where he has to run everywhere, all the time. I tell everyone that he's only got one speed: fast.

He loves to play hide & seek, to push around his lawnmower in the kitchen, and to throw the ball to brother Vinny. He's still into watching "Sesame Street," but now we've discovered the "Cars" movies as well, so there's a little more variety for Mommy.

 His absolute most favorite thing in the world is reading books. We are reading at least 5-10 a day, with his favorites being "The Sneetches," "The Wheels on the Bus," "Go Dog, Go!," "Is Your Mama a Llama?," and "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom." He loves to turn to pages and to point out the words he knows.

He is talking SO much! He says between 30-40 words, and he says something new almost everyday. Today he said "pirate," clear as a bell. Insane. He still uses some made-up words ("ga-guys" = pacifier, "maaa"= milk, "keys"= duck, "nin"= Vinny), but he chatters to me all day. My favorite thing is when I walk in the door and he first sees me, he sprints towards me, arms raised, and yells "MAMAAAA!" Best. Feeling. Ever.


I'm really trying to appreciate and take advantage of every moment that I get to stay home with Leo. It's such a blessing to get to experience all these new, exciting things alongside the coolest, handsomest little dude I know. Every day is an adventure. Life is SO good!