chitter chatter. that's all owen does all day long. his words are very deliberate.

"mama. ethan. say. no. to me."
"mama. i climb. on. your. back."
"buzz lightyear...beyond!"
"mama. this. my. chocolate. milk?"
"mama. can. you. get. my. tree frog?"

we started letting him offer an intention when we do nighttime prayers. every night it's: "ahhh, da pohr." unless ethan says it first and then owen always says, "no, i say pohr!" he likes to blow out the candle when nighttime prayers are all done. and then we high five him for a job well done.

he tells us stories now, too. it takes a while for the sentences to come, but it's so cute when he gets stuck and can't think of the next word he wants to use. he just repeats the last word he said over and over until the next work pops into his brain.

he is starting to be more independent. he likes to try to put on his own (velcro) shoes and he also likes to buckle himself in to whatever seat has a buckle: his booster seat, car seat, shopping cart...you name it. "no, i buckle!"

we just came back from chicago, so that's his new word. owen, where does tito porta live? "ahh...tito. porta. live. 'cago." i made him say "chicago" over and over because it was so cute.