Tomorrow is Todd's Birthday! Happy Birthday to Da! He'll celebrate in the usual way with football practice. Two-a-days started Monday. Beau and I caught the end of practice Tuesday and he got to see all the players. We have to go back because he tells me "I wanna see Da throw ball." His speech is incredible. In the last month, he has really started talking in full sentences. He repeats everything and can say pretty much anything he wants. He says "I love you" now, which is the greatest thing in the world to hear! I just thought "Hi, Mama!" never got old..."I love you, Mama" is waaayy better! :)
He sings all the time, too. Sometimes you can tell it's Rock a Bye Baby, Happy and You Know It, or Yummy Yummy Yummy Good for my Tummy. He even comes out with Home Again Home Again Jiggety Jog when we pull in the garage. Other times we have no idea what he's singing...just making up his own lyrics I guess. GiGi celebrated her birthday last week and he sang her a VERY entertaining rendition of Happy Birthday.
He is a smart little boy, if I say so myself. He started counting to 10 about a month ago -- 21 months old and counts to 10, spells his name aloud, and can identify and name tons of pictures in his books. He even gets Xylophone right! He impressed his Daddy last night by telling him while looking at the "opposites" page of the book that one train was a long train and one was a short train. Todd thought he would say "Choo Choo," but we're way past that now! We've got some work to do on colors. Everything is red.
He loves tractors, big trucks, and trains. He's all about playing ball and gets very serious when playing "catch" with Da. He climbs on everything and tries to "jump big" off anything. I have to watch him like a hawk or he'll be climbing up the bar stool, onto the counter, and trying to jump off.
We read every night before bed and as rambunctious and busy as he is all day, he still wants to rock and read before bed. I cherish that time. Beau is definitely all boy and he can be so wild and ornery, but he is so sweet and lovable at times, too. I wouldn't have it any other way!
Hot stuff!
Eating one of Da's Birthday cupcakes, compliments of Nee Nee (Whitney) Strawberry cupcake with strawberry icing...Da's favorite!
Yum! Icing mustache!
Swimming with GiGi
Anna Kate came to visit at the lake! She was the big girl at Teesee's when Baby Beau first started going there.
Reading with Papa and TomTom (so lucky to have great-grandparents!)
Wow, look!! (or Yook, as Beau says)
Monkeys!
Gigi, Beau, and NeeNee checking out the elephants. There are 5 or 6 that live at the Ft. Worth zoo....impressive. We saw this one break apart a log and eat bugs out of it.
NeeNee, Beau, and Mama at the tiger den. Beau wasn't too keen on the white tiger that was putting its paw up against the glass. He was a little too close for comfort.
A big turtle was swimming in here. 
Watching the flamingos. We spent a surprising amount of time here. Beau thought they were very entertaining.
Beau says to his Dad the week after the zoo trip, "Beau tell those ...mingos be nice!" They were fighting and it made an impression! It's funny what he remembers.
Lions: the most talked about animal following the trip. This lion got frustrated with his lioness and had a little huffing fit. Now instead of "roar," Beau says the lion goes "huff, huff, huff."
A real, live Razorback! This one didn't look extremely ferocious, but what do you expect at a Texas zoo? :) 
We had such a fun day at the zoo! Thanks, NeeNee and GiGi, for going with us!
