Leaps and bounds

Jonas and Nadia are growing by leaps and bounds. Jonas can skate on his own, more like a cautious shuffle, but he is still able to move down the ice. He loves hockey, swimming, soccer, riding his bike, the train, going to the park, watching races, kissing Nadia good night, and playing with his buddies - (Mommy's work interferes with this social life). He has been saying when he grows up he wants to be race car driver. He often surprises us with his abilities and language skills: puzzles, letters and numbers are easy for him now, left and right, dominos his favorite game and Cars card games. He can often be heard saying "I told you", "nice job Mommy/Daddy", "I need privacy/quiet time", loves popcorn and Wendy's burgers (an occasional treat) "my tummy's rumbling" then "my belly's full".

Nadia's vocabulary includes many words, phrases and songs: Mu-mee, Da-dee, Jona, Grampa, Zeezee, Aunti, o-tay, foo (food), i-cream, pau-corn, cewe-al, pa-cake, wa-full, bwak-lee, sauwy, peeze, haw-kee, bellee, soo-der, pitta, pra-tee, eyez, noze, earz and still one of her first and favorite words: tha-thoo! (thank you). Songs include twinkle-twinkle, baa baa black sheep, ABCs, Happy Birthday, and "Ay ay ay - Let it rain over me" (Pitbull & Marc Anthony) - really, she sings it! She is beginning to count on her own forwards and backwards, loves climbing stairs, dancing in circles - especially since being serenaded then stealing the show dance floor in Cancun and giving and getting big hugs. She still loves her soother to our dismay and likes getting bedtime kisses from her big brother. Oh yeah, she loves hockey too and has burst into the kitchen, stick in hand, throwing a puck (ring toy) into play. Ah, youth.
Thanks to Andrea Lopez for her dandy creative triple-photo craft (above)!