Harper Cole is just blooming by the day! He’s such a little sponge right now, soaking in this great big world of sights and sounds around him! He loves to swim and swing (“whim” and “whing”) while we are at the pool. So many mornings, when he wakes up…his first word is “pool”! He’s so comical, keeping us in stitches so much of the time!

He went to Vacation Bible School (nursery) this week while Mommy taught the 5-year olds…he enjoyed himself so much! The ladies said he was a hoot, and when they would ask him who he is, he would reply, “I dude”. He had the most precious little crafts each day…they brought tears to my eyes, because these were his first bring-home crafts! I’m keeping them ALL!!!

He loves to sing and dance…our latest thing we do is when I sing, “Praise ye the Lord…”, he raises his sweet little hands in the air and says “luu-ah” (hallelujah)…It’s just awesome! (Video below) He also loves the “Hot Dog!” song on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse…so much that now he doesn’t ever refer to Mickey as Mickey, he actually calls him “Dot-Dog”! It’s so funny!

The word “no” has officially entered his vocabulary (yippee), and is used on a regular basis. I know this is incredibly typical of a child his age, and it doesn’t really bother me until he attempts to tell ME no…when he points to things that he knows are “no-nos” and he says “no”, I like that! Ha! He’s understanding!

This morning, we were all outside and a cat jumped out of the bushes and he pointed to it and said, “Mow (meow), GO!” in a very stern manner….ahhhhahahaha!!! He meant business, I tell ya!

“Whoa” and “Wheeee” are used often to and in the correct context…going over a bump, railroad tracks, and so on…and whee when he’s having fun. Those little expressions are just too sweet. I could just eat him up, sometimes.