brusha, brusha, brusha

Remember that clip in Grease of Jan at the slumber party singing the jingle? Check it out here if you don't....

Every time I brush my teeth, that song pops into my head. No kidding, since the first time I watched the movie in like 1980. "Brusha, brusha, brusha get the new Ipana." It's actually quite annoying. But I digress.

It's only fair that Liam learns the song now that he is a little toothbrusher.

As soon as he gets his pj's on, we tell him it's time to brush his teeth with Spongebob. He runs right into the bathroom and points to the sink chanting "Ba-bob, Ba-bob."

First we help him brush:

And then he does it himself:

And then it's nigh nigh time.

17 months

A picture of our baby one year ago (5 months):

Notice the drool on the left side of his sweater vest? It's so cute!

And this past weekend (17 months):

Definitely not a baby any more, but a sweet little boy! I wish he would stay this way forever!!!!!

Liam's favorite things du jour:

To watch:
Spongebob, Diego, and Dora
Football and baseball
Hank and Piccolo playing fetch

To play with:
Blocks
Balls
Stuffed dog (looks exactly like Hank)
Remotes, cell phones and PS3 controllers
Books, books, and more books ("ooo go, ooo go")

To eat:
Cookies
Bananas
Spaghetti
Taco soup
Peas (what??)
Goldfish crackers

To help with:
Loading the dryer
Putting away his cups and spoons
Brushing his teeth
Shutting the car door

Words:
Cookie
Mommy
No, no, no, no, no
Hi and bye
Football
Touchdown (he even knows the sign!)
Doggie and puppy
Thanks

monkey see, monkey do

Liam is in that toddler stage where he mimics everything we say and do (which means mommy has to stop swearing at drivers on the road).

Where do you think he learned this?

uh oh! spaghetti!

It must be fall because Dad and Linda made the trip big city a few weekends ago (you know who doesn't leave DL in the summer). We had a family dinner at Maggiano's in Edina on Friday night. This is a great family restaurant and perfect for crazy toddlers. It is very loud and the servers were so taken by Liam and Eli's cuteness that they didn't care about the mess that was left on the floor after we were finished.

We ordered a family style meal that included two selections each of appetizers, salads, pastas, entrees, and desserts. By the time the pasta came the table was full, and a pasta bowl ended up right in front of Liam. We gave him a little bit on a small plate, but as you will see, that was not enough for him. He had to have the entire bowl.


Here he is just kind of playing with the spaghetti



And then he started to shove handfuls into his mouth


Next he learned to slurp it


Finally, as happens at every meal, we have spaghetti hair