Mad Skills

Well, I don't want to brag too much but . . . Reggie has started jumping. That's right he isn't even two and he can catch some air. He started jumping the other day and is so thrilled with himself that he'll jump all day long. He takes a few leaps through the air and then stops to allow time for applause. I'm fairly impressed because it took Peyton a long time to get both of her feet off the ground. Here's our little athlete in action -- the really good, catch-some-air jumps are towards the end of the clip:

The Master of Disaster

Let me properly introduce Reggie to the world -- we refer to him as the "Master of Disaster". His favorite thing in the world is to knock down, push over, crush, squash, destroy or otherwise undo things. His second favorite thing in the world is to figure out what his sister has, and take it. He then will run away laughing and immediately drop the item (he never wanted it; he just wanted to torment her). Don't get me wrong, he is the sweetest, cuddliest little boy you've ever met --- just hide the China before he comes over.

Lately, he's seemed to really enjoy putting things inside of things. We got him some empty boxes and you would've thought it was $1o,000.00 toy! He's so happy putting little things inside them and then taking them out and starting all over again. Just be careful to keep the remotes out of his reach or he'll include them in a box somewhere! We still can't find Grampy's clock radio. It was last seen near our Reggie.

He also loves music. He loves to sing and dance. He has some seriously inexplicable dance moves. I think someone is secretly teaching him to breakdance because some of his moves look professional. Whenever we go to Granny's, he hops up on her keyboard as fast as he can and hits those keys and sings along! He already knows what all the keys do -- even better than Granny herself!

Reggie is also following in Dada and Grampy and Uncle Spencer's footsteps -- he loves cars. Since he was tiny, he has loved playing with cars on the ground. He could make the vrooom sound right off the bat -- it might even have been his first "word". He loves to "help" Grampy and Dada in the garage and is often seen clutching a wrench.

Peyton and Reggie -- despite his torture of his sister are good buddies. Whenever one of them has a time-out, the other one will come along and try to sit with them or hold their hand. Whenever Reggie is fussy and crying Peyton will run over to see what is wrong. They are sweet together-- most of the time!

Granny's Piano

Every Sunday, we head over to Granny and Grandpa's after church. Granny always fills Peyton and Reggie up with a yummy lunch AND lots of sweets too! We love to go over and play with them. Peyton and Reggie always spend lots of time playing Granny's piano. They love to sing and play together. Reggie already knows how to turn it on and off and how to turn the volume up really, really loud!