A CONVERSATION

Yesterday X and Oliver held what I consider their first conversation. I put in a Thomas DVD so I could stand at the stove and make dinner without mini men climbing my legs. As the copyright warning came up, Lexy said, "Elmo!" Oliver responded,"No, no Elmo. Choo choo show." Ta da! Up to now they've really only told each other, "No" or "Oli's turn."

It's a crying shame that I ruined our video camera while saving Oliver from being swept out to sea from Laguna beach (Notice the swirly hairdo he is sporting in our beach photos. I had to yank him out of the Pacific by his ankles--and he wasn't even upset until I pulled his sandy t-shirt off over his head.), because he is doing some adorable talking. One reason I have slacked on the blog is because for the past several months, it has been impossible to get photos of them together. X is incapable of holding still without being buckled down. They're both so busy that it has been more effective to take video footage. But, as I don't know how to post video online....

I hoped Brent would put together a video/photo montage of Oli's birthday party, like he did for the boys' first birthdays. That's why I never posted Oliver's second birthday pics. Happily, Sony was able to recover most of our data from the saltwater-corroded video camera. So Brent's not off the hook. And I'll try to catch up on the backlog of photos that I have meant to post.