Molls Balls, the Glove & baby Hank

Hank is starting to learn and repeat a lot more words these days. The problem is that he won't say them on command when I have a camera in his face, so here are some of them that he says at a year and a half for me to remember:

• Baba- milk bottle
• Wawa- water, or a pool
• Appool- apple or any fruit mostly
• Mama 
• Dada- he used to say papa 
• Uh ew- Uh oh
• Shuwz- shoes
• Up- says this when going up or down each stair
• Airpane- aiplane
• Baaall
• Boog- Bug
  
• Bat
• Hat
• Hair
• Moo
• Neigh
• Dodollycado- Cockadoodle doo
• Bye Bye
• Hi
• Peekaboo
  
• Gookie- any sweets, snacks or cookie
• Moon- Goodnight Moon book 
• Laers- Laters, when saying by to things
• Cayoo- Caillou, one of his favorite shows
• Baaa- Shawn the sheep, another favorite show
• Elmo
• Ew ew ah ah- Curious George or any monkey
• Mou
• Meow- cat
• Woof woof- Dog
• Debbie- a name he loves to say when he is excited about something
• Emie- Emily his friend across the street
• Emonade- Lemonade the name of his blah blah doll
• Teethies- teeth
• Woobez- woobie, or his blanket
• Geez-Cheese before a picture
• Caa- Car
• Owoo- Owie
• Amee- Amen after prayers
• Hug
• Two- he loves this number from when I count 1,2,3 before he hits a ball. He just never says the one or three before he winds up.
• Book
• NO 

This kid is growing up fast and he doesn't look like a little guy anymore. This Sunday he will be 18 months and he seems as tall as most 2 and a half year olds. Last Sunday we were walking in during the opening prayer to the overflow and Hank was standing in between KC and I. He was folding his arms but still staring at everyone. Then everyone started staring at him when he said really loud "Amee' at the end of the prayer to say amen. He is a good little prayer. He reminds me to do it half the time and even at lunch when it is just the two of us.

A little recap of the past few weeks

 

Hank with his cousins Ethan and Cohen in Pacific Grove (March)

For KC's birthday we went to the 6 o'clock game on Saturday which is important to note as this was the first year that we did not go to opening day. I was under the impression that it could be considered opening weekend, but KC in disappointment that he missed the fly by and actual opening day corrected me. Haha. We had like a 5 year streak going but this year we had to consider Hank's bedtime.

Hank playing in the kids toy area at the stadium, he did not want to sit still and watch the game

Hank's hat trick in his carseat

Martha and Shane came to visit us in Northern CA to go to a concert in Oakland and see about a job opportunity. We also were lucky enough to see our good friend Debbie Fife come out of the temple after being sealed. She had quite the crew there to see her come out and it was fun to have a reunion with her Merced friends and family. 

Oakland temple from a new view behind the Distribution center

Shane and Martha

Oh not a good look for me, but it was important to show the "before" shot of Hank's hair to justify his drastic haircut

Hank throwing rocks on our hike down toward the Golden Gate

Haircut 2.0

I started with scissors trimming all of his curls and then KC just suggested using clippers on an 8 to even it out. I am praying the curls come back cause he looks to old to me now. 

Hank helping me vacuum, yes he is wearing Hawaiian beads too.

Last week it got really hot here in San Leandro for about two days so my awesome neighbor Tawny decided to host a homemade water park. Hank was more interested in eating grapes at first, but then he warmed up to it. No pun intended. Oh yeah and he loves wearing those shades these days.

"Mom what is soaking me?"

Stealing not so ripe strawberries from Tawny's garden

Today Hank and I hit a few parks, one before his nap and one after

Peek a boo

 

Yes! Seahorse

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