The Jokester

When we got home for a date night tonight (we had a sophisticated night out at Le Grande Bistro downtown), we came home and my Mom told me that Daniel had been "joking" with her. When he did something funny, he'd telling her "joke!" Afterwards, all night, Daniel would say, "Joke Grandma 'Neese!"

Daniel's 1st Movie: The Lorax

Daniel went to his first-ever big screen movie this afternoon, "The Lorax." He lasted about an hour, with several sightseeing trips during that time. At one point, he hopped out of his Mom's lap and headed down the aisle. His Mom chased him back and forth under the big screen as he feinted towards the exits. In retrospect, the popcorn was fine but the Coke-flavored Icee was probably a bad idea (rocket fuel).

His favorite part of the trip was playing with the old-school payphone in the lobby, he thought that was pretty fascinating.

Bonus: An excerpt from Daniel's naptime this afternoon: "MOM-EE-MOM-EE-MOM-EE-MOM-EE-MOM-EE..." Yep, the dreaded "Mommymommymommy..." has begun.

Daniel's Neighborhood Tour

Now, when we are driving around Arvada, Daniel likes to point out all his favorite places as we go by...

"My Jay-um!"

"Yep, that's My Gym. We went there yesterday."

"Sun-Sun... Sunflower Grow-shri stoh-wer!"

"Yep, Sunflower. We've already been to the grocery store this week."

"Green Coffee Place! Green Tree Coffee Place!"

"Yep... Starbucks. That's where Daddy gets his coffee."

"Beans & Rice place!"

"Yep... Little Anita's."

"Logo grow-shri stoh-wer!"

"Uh-huh... Target."

"French fry place!"

"Yep... McDonalds."

"Gramma & Grampa!"

"Yep, Gramma & Grampa like to take you to McDonald's for fries."

Daniel's Solo Slide Trip

Today, while we were waiting for meet Fiona after school, Daniel made his first solo ascent & descent on the orange slide in the park next to Excel Academy. His Dad was terrified, and he slid down on his knees (like a rockstar) - but he made it without crashing, and then did it himself again about five more times.

Fiona joined Daniel & Jarl for lunch @ Gunther Toody's, and we all had a grand ol' time playing the "Lord of the Rings" pinball game. I put Daniel on a chair and told him to "watch the silver ball," which he did. We even "matched" and won a free game.

Daniel-isms

• Back-yarn: Great place to explore.  For instance, "Sandbox. Back-yarn!"
• Egg-grop soop: Daniel's favorite soup.
• Blanquet: Good to cuddle with during naptime.  Daniel loves his "star blanquet".

Say My Name!

During class today at My Gym, when asked "What's your name?" by Mr. Justin, Daniel responded: "Daniel!"

Major milestone. His Daddy is very proud.

Traffic-Jam Talkin'

I've noticed a lot in the past week that Daniel is now trying to talk over me when I'm speaking with Christy. Usually, I'm saying something about my day, while he is loudly repeating whatever he is also trying to tell her at the same time.

Christy asks: "How was class today at Naropa?"

and then, at the same time...

Jarl: "Well, I went to my field placement job"
Daniel: "French Fries! French Fries! French Fries!"