Did you see that beautiful, beautiful animal?

Ethan did - he likes to channel his idol, Jeff Corwin, when he is playing with his rope (which he calls a cobra) and in the bath when playing with his penguins, seals, and whales.

Who leaves a country packed with ponies to come to a non-pony country?

Willa and Ethan named Grandma Linda's ponies:

• Pink Scooter Skateboard and
• Rocket Satellite

I think they even know which name goes with which pony.

I think I am trouble given how much Willa likes ponies, but fortunately between Linda and Nana, there will be no lack of ponies in her world.

Hopper likes 2 Scoops

Willa is a big fan of hopping, so one of her nicknames is "Hopper". She likes to jump off things like the last stair anywhere and anytime the flooring changes in the house, especially between the kitchen and dining room.

Willa also likes raisins and she can be seen many mornings carrying a little yogurt container full of raisins and happily munching them. However, as 2 is her favorite number, she always likes to make sure there are 2 handfuls of raisins in her cup and will let you know if there are not enough in there when you hand it to her. Some mornings she asks for those raisins as you are picking her up out of her crib.

I'm # 5

Last night Ethan ranked the kissers in our family:

1. Mommy
2. Daphne
3. Willa
4. Daphne
5. Daddy

This morning Ethan took his first packed lunch to school. We put it in his backpack as he doesn't have a lunchbox yet. He was so excited and concerned that it would be forgotten at home that he went downstairs immediately after getting dressed, opened the fridge, and put it on. He was not going to take it off until he got to school.

Pretty in Pink...

Thanks to the Psychedelic Furs and John Hughes for creating the theme of Willa's 2nd year.
Or, as we like to say sometimes - today is being brought to you by the number 2 and the color pink.
Or, as we also joke - pink is the word, is the way we are feeling.

Feel free to ask if you don't get the jokes.