Up! Down!

Playing Up! Down! is one of the many favorite things I like to do with Mommy. Its kind of like follow the leader. When Mommy says Up! And we have to reach up to the sky. When she says Down! We touch the ground. Up! Reach for the sky! Down small like a ball. Up, catch the stars! Down to the ground. Then we wiggle our fingers and shake and spin around. It makes me laugh every time! You never know just what move Mommy will go with next!

The Latest in Style

I wear my watch on my ankle just in case my toes need to know the time..

And two pairs of shades...

and I look damn good.

Trains

I love trains. When I first got my train table, I wasn't so much into them as I was into driving things around.... it really didn't matter what it was - a train, a car, amshoe. Now, I really like trains, especially Thomas the Tank Engine - I call him Tommy. I have several Tommy's and other trains as well. I like watching Tommy on TV and saying Choo Choooo and driving my trains all around the table. I still like cars very much too though. So between the trains and the cars, I have lots to drive. Along with driving them around the table in circles, I really like pushing them down the ramps and causing a backup. And recently i've taken to climbing on the train table and playing King Kong Khai. I like to terrorize the people of train table land. hee hee heee...

I read my Tommy books almost every day.

And watch Tommy with my shades on.

My Kingdom

Ruling a Kingdom is not an easy job and I often drop in to visit my people. The first thing I do is meditate.

This helps get me to a calm, centered spot - which I believe is imperative if you want to be a good, strong, leader.

I then sit with my people, listen to them, their concerns, opinions, etc...

Then I remove their bridge so they cannot escape. Ever!!!

Mwahahahaaaa.

And yes... I have lost my pants. So what, I'm the leader.

I can do what I want.

New Shoes

Just picked up my new kicks today... typically i'm not a big fan of character shoes...but these ones called my name. I look pretty darn good in them too.

My Kawasaki Ninja

Awww yeah... I got a new bike. I had thought I'd be getting a new car now that I'm 21 months old, but this is way better! Most definitely the ladies won't be able to resist me on this .... that is, if I could reach the darn pedals and get somewhere!!! Alas, I have just a little bit more growing to do before I can zip thru the streets. For now, I scoot along.... yeah, I said scoot. Man, that sounded pretty pathetic. Nonetheless, I make it cool....make the most of the situation.

Taking my Ninja for a spin around the living room.

The epitome of COOL.

Oh but whats cooler than cool?

Eating my snack and watching TV, all while chillin on my new bike.

Sometimes I Rock.

Dairy Queen...yumm

Ice cream is good stuff.

Especially when it gives you a mustache! Manly.

It brings brothers together.

Cept when one is eyeing the others ice cream!!

Thief!!!!

He told me to look up at the light and

I did. How did I fall for that?!!

Sugar makes me hyper. Just a little.

Clemyjontri Park

I went to Clemyjontri Park today. It was so much fun! I can't believe how huge it is! There's so much to do there and i'll definitely go back. Swings, slides, jungle gyms, trucks, trains, cars, even a carousel! I didn't go on any of the swings because I really don't like them much. My favorite part was running up and down the ramps. Oh, and I drove a car with a new friend who's Mommy thought I was a girl!!! Can't you believe that?!! Mommy corrected her right away thank goodness. In the end after all the fun, I put on my evil smirk and ran away and had to be chased. hehee.. then I went and got some ice cream! Mmmmmm.....

Club Chair

Daddy got me a club chair the other day. Mommy says its a bit too expensive but I have to tell you, I am liking it. I love lounging on it while I watch my shows and have my snacks. This is not to say my Diego chair is long forgotten. Oh no, Diego chair is now covered in Dora stickers. Gotta adorn what is good with even more goodness! I know that Mommy secretly likes my club chair too cause I see her sitting on it from time to time. And at night when i'm asleep, the kitties like to sit on it too. Lily was a bad kitty though, she scratched it all up the first day I had it! So now Mommy has to throw a blanket over it when we are away from it. My morning routine is this. I get up, say good morning to the kitties and then Mommy sets me down and I climb into my chair. I yell at Mommy to bring me my Gerber Yogurt Melts, and Cherrios and then I watch a few shows on TV. Sometimes I like to sing along and if I'm in the mood, I'll even hop off my chair and dance a bit. In the evenings before bedtime, I have Mommy sit on the chair with me on her lap and read to me. Well, when I say read... I mean I let her read a few sentences on page one..then I take over. Its a pretty sturdy chair unlike the Diego chair, which has toppled over on more than one occassion with me in it. Now I just need a cocktail.....

Silly Just Like Mommy

CDs

I like listening to music with Mommy. Whenever we are in the car, I groove along to the beat. I'm really good at it too! I'm not so great at dancing yet, as I tend to just swing my arms. Every once in a while I might bounce. My current favorites are anything by The Cure and Rob Zombie. But yah, I love CDs. I like listening to them, playing with them, shoving them in slots I find around the house (like the dvd player) and eating them with Mommy.

I Torture Mommy

Sometimes I kick her in the face, sometimes I smack her, sometimes I pick her nose.

Oh Mommy, I do love you though!

Ice Pops

I love ice pops on a hot, hot day. I love ice pops period! Whenever I go outside to play with my water table, Mommy lets me have one (sometimes TWO!) ice pops. They are soooo good. She tries to steal bites and sometimes I let her have some.

21 Months

I am now 21 months. Mommy said I am to get a new car. Wahoo!
I can do so many things now too. Mommy and I have conversations all the time about important things, such as trains, and animals, and cars, and how I can't stand having my diaper changed. Mommy says I'm talking better and better every day and I show her that I can understand her - of course I still act like I don't sometimes. Its kinda fun playing like i'm a baby ... it really frustrates Mommy! But sometimes I am very good and I listen to what she tells me to do. I like to take Mommy, Daddy and Ba Ngoai on walks and show them things, I like taking baths and get really mad when I have to get out, I like throwing temper tantrums and shrieking at the top of my lungs, making phone calls to my friends, I like playing with the kitties and annoying them, I like mowing the lawn, and I still love Dora and Diego. There are just too many things to list!

Conversations with Mommy go like this:
Me: Mommeeeee come on!
Mommy: Where are we going?
Me: I don't know? Where we going?
Mommy: You tell me!
Me: Come on Momma, up up!
Mommy: You walk a ride?
Me: All Abooooard! (and I climb up on her back and make her ride me all over the house).
OR
Mommy: Baby, Mommy needs to change your diaper.
Me: NOoooooOOooO!
Mommy: Khai Khai...
Me: Hee hee heee (as I run away).
Mommy: Khai, do you like yogurt melts?
Me: NO (as I devour the few she hands to me).
Mommy: Khai Dinh, you have a full diaper.
Me: Hee Hee Heee
OR
Me: Good morning Pepe, Good morning Lily (to the kitties).
Kitties: (they run away)
Me: Kitty come on! Come kitty!! (making a clicking sound to call them).
Kitties: (total fear)
Me: Kitty!!! COME! Meeoooowwww Meeeooowwww

I can identify many things now. Mommy can ask me where certain things are in my books and I know where all of them are and sometimes I surprise her by showing her I've learned things on my very own that she had no clue about! I'm very smart. I've been working on hard words like Octagon (even though I have no clue what that means) and I'm adding more animal sounds to my list. I really can't wait to go to school and make some friends. I love going to the playground at the mall, and just love being out and about and my favorite word is NO. Soon i'll be 2 whole years old! And you know what that means... PARTY!!!!

Popcorn

Mmmmm! I just tried popcorn for the very first time today! At first I wasn't sure what it was and fussed as Mommy gave me a piece. But then when she fed some to the dogs, I was intrigued. I took over the box and started throwing pieces at them - it was hilarious!! I couldn't stop laughing!! So then I decided I had to see what this popcorn thing was all about and I really liked it! I shared a whole box with the doggies then demanded another box for myself. I wonder if it tastes good dipped in ketchup. Mommy says it does.

I'm a Dinosaur! Rawr.

Some days i'm a dinosaur. I rawr really really well! Mommy is scared of me sometimes. One of my favorite things is when Mommy plays dinosaurs with me. She's the Mommy dinosaur and i'm the baby dinosaur and we crawl around on the floor and rawr together. I also like to ride on Mommy dinosaurs back. I make her ride me all over the house while I do the rawring part.

I Still Love Noodles

My obsession with noodles continues. I can't get enough of them! If I had my way, i'd eat noodles for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. What is it about this long, stringy pasta? I need more!!!

I see you eyeing my noodles and I am not liking it!

Not one single noodle is to be wasted!!

My brother may feel the need to pose for a picture...but I'm eyeing his noodles.

Not even Mommy can stop me from my ever loving noodles!

Back to eyeing my brothers noodles. Mmmmmm....noooodles.