Leggo my Lego!

A Lego elephant that spits real water out of his trunk - cool!

The little man is cracking us up more than usual lately because of his immense conversational skills. Just this morning I went in to get him when he woke up and he said, "Surprise!!! That's Tyto's hiding place," pointing to behind the door (he calls himself Tyto). Good thing he told me where he's going to hide, I don't want to spend all day trying to find the little munchkin and worrying sick that he somehow got out of the house and is standing in traffic somewhere. With his growing communication skills, he's gotten much better at being demanding. For my birthday, we took him to Lego Land down in Orange County (let's see, my birthday = Lego Land, does that mean his birthday = a day at the spa?). He LOVED it and went all day without a nap. Now he frequently demands that we go back there. Here are a few photos, you'll see why:

Lookout Pilot Paula! Tyto is flying your helicopter!
Do the daddy drench dance! (Nice, and without a change of clothes).
Perplexed by the Lego "guys" everywhere, we had to take full stock of them.

The Safari Ride! We saw elephants, lions, pandas, monkeys and alligators - all made of Legos! But the coolest part is that Tyto got to drive!

Tyler sings me the Happy Birthday Song, and doesn't notice the big crater in the middle of the cake (it still tasted awesome!). Happy Birthday to you! I know where there's a zoo! It's a place called Lego Land. You can take me there, too!
Aloha, all you freezing mid-westerners!

Meanwhile, back at home, we've been enjoying some beautiful weather. While the rest of the country is freezing, we've been going to the beach and making castles. You honestly cannot beat L.A. for the weather!

Picture day with Tyler's "guys." Everyone say "cheese!"

Last fall, Tyler was obsessed with these four little "ambulance guys." They were about 2 inches tall, very inconspicuous, didn't move, didn't make noise and could get lost at the drop of a hat. I went crazy trying to keep track of them. We still have two, the other two are buried somewhere under a couch cushion or a pile of sand. He's no longer solely obsessed with the ambulance guys, but has expanded his friends to include astronauts, mice, Little People and a Sigmund Freud action figure. One day he decided he wanted them to pose for "Picture Day," and this is what we got. Afterwards, I had him pose as well.

What happens after Picture Day? A fire and a crash, of course! All the guys were scattered to the far reaches of the playroom.