Archer is just at "that age" right now. That age where he's funny, curious, naughty, crabby, silly, and a bit overwhelming at times. What I love most about this age (almost 2...big boy!) is the things he says. He's still hard to understand a lot of the time but he's talking a ton and saying new things every day. One of his new favorites is "I don't know" when asked about anything or nothing in particular. He also throws out a lot of "No, Whoa!", which is his way of saying Will. He pretty much says "No, Whoa!" to any question Will asks, even when Will isn't talking to Archer! It's pretty amusing, although I'm not sure Whoa sees it that way. :)
He mimicks Will (or Whoa, as it were) to a T. So when Will plays good guys/bad guys, Archer runs around yelling "I'm a bad guy! I'm a bad guy!" at the top of his lungs. And, of course, because Will can turn anything into a fake gun, Archer is also mastering the art of firearms at a very young age. I get shot at least a dozen times per day. Good thing I always have on my SuperMom Bulletproof Bodysuit. If only it prevented me from having to deal with meltdowns and fighting as well.
Other Archerisms include using sounds instead of names when referring to animals, trucks, etc. So a motorcycle isn't (yet) a motorcycle, it's a "na-na-na". It sounds a lot like the sound a motorcycle makes when it revs its engine. A cat is still a "Tito" but also gets an enthusiastic "eeeeoooowwww!" along with it. Dogs are "arfs" and elephants are a large trumpeting noise with an arm raised in the air. It's like verbal acrobatics around here. My favorite is "please" which sounds like "ease" but gets a big smile and two arms raised overhead for emphasis. How can I say no to that??
Both boys are doing well and adjusting to life in Coronado. Will's regular school is out for the summer but he's going to take 2 summer camps through the City of Coronado, as well as attend a few weeks of "camp" at his school. He's also doing swim lessons and will probably continue through the summer. Hopefully the summer will fly by with all of our activities. Keith is going to be gone for most of the summer, bummer. He should be back before Labor Day though, hopefully in time to enjoy a little downtime before we start our sure-to-be hectic fall routine. We shall see!
Archer is just at "that age" right now. That age where he's funny, curious, naughty, crabby, silly, and a bit overwhelming at times. What I love most about this age (almost 2...big boy!) is the things he says. He's still hard to understand a lot of the time but he's talking a ton and saying new things every day. One of his new favorites is "I don't know" when asked about anything or nothing in particular. He also throws out a lot of "No, Whoa!", which is his way of saying Will. He pretty much says "No, Whoa!" to any question Will asks, even when Will isn't talking to Archer! It's pretty amusing, although I'm not sure Whoa sees it that way. :)
He mimicks Will (or Whoa, as it were) to a T. So when Will plays good guys/bad guys, Archer runs around yelling "I'm a bad guy! I'm a bad guy!" at the top of his lungs. And, of course, because Will can turn anything into a fake gun, Archer is also mastering the art of firearms at a very young age. I get shot at least a dozen times per day. Good thing I always have on my SuperMom Bulletproof Bodysuit. If only it prevented me from having to deal with meltdowns and fighting as well.
Other Archerisms include using sounds instead of names when referring to animals, trucks, etc. So a motorcycle isn't (yet) a motorcycle, it's a "na-na-na". It sounds a lot like the sound a motorcycle makes when it revs its engine. A cat is still a "Tito" but also gets an enthusiastic "eeeeoooowwww!" along with it. Dogs are "arfs" and elephants are a large trumpeting noise with an arm raised in the air. It's like verbal acrobatics around here. My favorite is "please" which sounds like "ease" but gets a big smile and two arms raised overhead for emphasis. How can I say no to that??
Both boys are doing well and adjusting to life in Coronado. Will's regular school is out for the summer but he's going to take 2 summer camps through the City of Coronado, as well as attend a few weeks of "camp" at his school. He's also doing swim lessons and will probably continue through the summer. Hopefully the summer will fly by with all of our activities. Keith is going to be gone for most of the summer, bummer. He should be back before Labor Day though, hopefully in time to enjoy a little downtime before we start our sure-to-be hectic fall routine. We shall see!
