Sweet Darling

Marcus has learned many new skills in the past weeks, like putting on his underwear and pants all by himself. He can also undo his seat belt and get out of the car, clean up all his toys, and say lengthy prayers at night. His daddy has been teaching him how to shoot rubber bands, his new favorite activity (thanks Kjell). I get a kick out of the fact that his undies are inside out and backward most of the time, but he absolutely refuses help. He wore his pants backward to church today, very proudly I might add. He's also learning to write his letters, we've done L and O so far, and Kjell makes Swedish pancakes with him every Sunday morning. He's especially good with a mixer and improving on his egg-cracking skills.

His cute little personality comes out daily. Sometimes when we can't find something he'll say a bee took it and flew it away. Or he'll put his foot in time-out when he accidentally trips. He's all about "turns" and fairness and seems to love pre-school. Trains are still number 1 in Marcus' book. "I want to build a so great big huge long huge track" is often heard at our house. One day he told me that Marcus is mommy's "sweet darling" and Holdy is mommy's "doll boy" and he beams with pride when I call him this self-appointed pet name. Apparently, we've been a little too liberal at letting him go pee-pee in the bushes when we're playing outside in our yard, since last week he did so on the slide at the park before I could stop him. Although he certainly tries us at times, we surely love this little boy.