2 1/2

In a few more days Landon will be exactly 2 1/2 years old so I took him on a little photo shoot today.  He is at the age where getting a good photo of him his hard.  He never wants to hold still and he was also immersed in his role of dinosaur.  Whenever we go somewhere he always has to have something to bring along.  I try to discourage him from doing it because then we have to worry about keeping track of the item.  Today it was his beloved puppy dog which I was thankful about.  It was almost his T- Rex dinosaur.  Chris brought that puppy to him when he was a day old and we were still in the hospital.

The second of the only two good shots I managed to capture.  We sure love this little boy!  He is a lot of fun and keeps the whole family entertained.  When we say family prayers he likes to go around the circle giving everyone hugs and kisses.  Afterwards the older kids like to compare notes and see who got the most love.  Ashlyn used to do the same thing.  I think it is so sweet.

I had to share this one because it shows his smart aleck side so well.  I kept telling him to look at me, (which he mostly chose to ignore) but at this point he stopped and very pointedly looked at me for a good 30 seconds.  

After our summer vacation in June, Landon gave up his nap.  He still needs it but will not nap.  I have tried several different strategies including my laying down with him.  I would fall asleep only to have him shout wake up in my face at top volume.  Somehow he knew that his soothing sounds machine made him sleepy because he would immediately turn it off as soon as I laid him down.

In the last couple of months he started just collapsing in exhaustion where ever he might be. I started to suspect a growth spurt. This was confirmed after we missed two weeks of church.  When we put him in his pants and long sleeved shirt for church they were about two inches too short.  It is hard to tell when shorts get a little shorter but not so much with pants!

 

Snoozing on the staris.

Often he will fall asleep in the evenings in the recliner with Chris.  I think he thought if he laid by Chris's feet he would be more able to fight the Sandman.  Sometimes he falls asleep in the car.  I have found if I lay him on the sofa he will sleep for an hour or so BUT if I put him in his bed he pops up immediately!  What is it about males and sleeping on the sofa???

The best part of the day is when Gavin & Ashlyn come home from school.  The worst part of the day is when we drop Whitney off at school.  He has tried pleading, demanding, delaying and tricking her into staying in the car without success.  But he has not given up!

Landon is the king of sound effects.  He makes sound effects for everything and he is LOUD.  He loves imagination play.

He loves his Ashlyn!

In case you were wondering, yes, he is still a mischief maker.  He has a sandbox but decided digging in potting soil would be much dirtier.  Covering our walls with his artwork is one of his main past times.  It's not completely his fault since his siblings are always leaving writing implements around to tempt him.

Helping himself to some Nesquick.  I have photos of all of the kids helping themselves to Nesquick.  A chair is still his best friend and tool.

I wish I could say he was fully potty trained, but he is not.  In spite of the fact that he is completely capable.  More often than not staying dry through the night.  Getting out of the tub to pee on the floor and then getting promptly back into the tub after finishing.  Demanding a diaper change while in mid flow.  He actually did great for a few days until he decided it was too much bother. *SIGH*  Hopefully he will decide he wants to do it sooner rather than later.