Lash the storyteller

Lash is quite the storyteller. It is really interesting since he says "yep" to almost any question or statement. Lash and Clint came in from outside the other evening and this is how Lash explains their adventure:

Lash turns 2!

I can't believe that Lash is turning 2. Time has flown since he was born. Part of me is thankful that he is getting older and wiser and able to communicate a little better, but I kind of miss the baby he was. He has turned into a little boy right in front of my eyes.

Here are just a couple of things that Lash does that makes me laugh:

1) When you put your drumsticks down you make sure they are perfectly lined up.
2) The other day you took my phone and had a conversation that went like this: "Dada...hi....me".
3) In the morning when I get you out of bed you ask where Dada is...I tell you that he is at work and you always break into air guitar playing!
4) When I was pregnant you would hug my belly (the baby) and offer the baby a drink by holding your sippy cup up to my belly button.

Here is a list of some of Lash's favorite things (in no particuliar order):

1) Blueberries
2) Dada and Henley
3) Music - drums and guitar
4) Sports - golf, basketball, football
5) Being outside
6) Watching family videos
7) Reading books
8) Puzzles
9) Coloring
10) Grandma's IPad
11) Jayhawks
12) Hats and sunglasses
13) Captain America aka "Lello" (our cat)

Lash loves Henley!

Lash absolutely adores his little sister! He loves her and is always wanting to give her hugs and kisses, get her the plug (aka pacifier) when she is crying, etc. Unfortunately he does not understand that he is much bigger than she is and he has a hard time being gentle with her.

The other day I asked Lash if he wanted to read to Henley and of course he did. I grabbed a book and sat he and Henley down on the couch and we read together. Here is a peak of how it went:

Henley Jane

Henley Jane was born on Sept 7...a little earlier than expected. We had a c-section scheduled for Sept 16, but she apparently was in a hurry to arrive.

We are praising God for this blessing!!

Books

Since Lash was about 6 months old he has loved books. He enjoys being read to, but he is also content to read to himself. He almost always has a book with him when he is riding in the car and he has a collection of books in both of his play areas at home.

A week or so ago I was in the kitchen cooking dinner and I see Lash climb onto the couch. I gave him a minute or so to get comfortable and I snuck around the corner of the couch to see this:

Playing the guitar

Uncle Chip (aka Booga) has a small guitar that Lash enjoys playing when he goes to Papa and Oma's house. Lash has been known to have jam sessions with Uncle Caj (aka Djj) but on this particuliar Sunday he jammed solo:

My little helper

We were without power for 13 hours last week after some strong storms moved through. Friday morning I was not able to work because of the power outage, so I decided to get some cleaning done. I started up the Bissell Perfect Sweep Turbo sweeper (this thing rocks) and Lash races over to me because he wants to use the sweeper. This is not the first time this has happened....in fact, I rarely get to use the sweeper because Lash loves it as much as I do.

I told Lash that he could use it as soon as he picked up all of his toys in the living room. Wow, within minutes all of his toys and books were put away...it was amazing! Here is evidence that at one time in his life he actually enjoyed cleaning (notice the picked up living room, with the exception of his drum set made out of taped together oatmeal containers!):

The Making of a Rock Star

Lash has a hard time keeping track of guitar picks. The other day Clint went in search for a couple...he found a green pick and a pick with a Jayhawk on it. We gave the new picks to Lash and of course he wanted to try them out.

Clint, Lash and myself went upstairs for a jam session. Lash was super excited...take a look:

After he grew tired of playing the guitar and singing, he moved on to playing the drums:

Blueberries

I believe that if Lash had to choose one thing that he could eat at every meal it would be blueberries. This kid LOVES blueberries!! It's quite fascinating.

When I give Lash blueberries I usually put them in the bottom of the bowl and cover them with strawberries and bananas...don't ask me why.

Here is a video showing his approach to eating fruit (sorry for the length...and for all of the laughter and camera shaking ):

Group hug

Last night Lash was getting tired because he had only had a 30 minute nap. After dinner he wanted Clint to hold him. I was finishing the dishes and Clint and Lash were hanging out in the kitchen with me. Lash puts his arm out and says "two" indicating that he wanted a group hug. After the hug he reached over with both hands, grabbed my face and got a kiss, then he did the same to Clint. I think we did this same thing at least 4 or 5 times...it was so precious!!