Toddlers

I found this in my favorite baby book, The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems.

The Eight Rules of Toddler Play- anonymous

1. If I like it--it's mine.

2. If it's in my hand--it's mine.

3. If I can take it from you--it's mine.

4. If I had it a little while ago--it's mine.

5. If it's mine it must never appear to be yours in any way, shape, or form!

6. If I am doing or building something--all the pieces are mine.

7. If it looks like mine--it's mine.

8. If I think it's mine--it's mine.

Dallin is starting in this toddler stage. Mostly right now, he is the victim of his two cousins who are definitely in this stage. His toys are always getting taken away from him but amazing enough he still thinks his cousins are the coolest and will follow them wherever they go. I'm sure to them, especially Drew who is a couple of years older, Dallin is the little pest who keeps getting into his stuff!

This picture is of cousin Caleb trying to get into the walker that Dallin is enjoying. Caleb hasn't played in this walker for a long time since he learned to walk early, but now that Dallin is enjoying it, he realizes there must be something fun about it! Dallin doesn't seem to mind though that Caleb has one of his legs in the same hole as Dallin and is squishing him.

(He isn't crying in this picture; he always squints when he sees a flash of a camera.)

Ahh the fun toddler stage!

Another funny story:

Dallin played at cousin Drew's house tonight and somehow pulled on the table cloth that Drew's toys were on knocking all his toys to the ground. Drew (3 years old) turns to Dallin and says, "No Dallin no! Time out. Go to time out!" Poor boys. Dallin doesn't understand what Drew is yelling about and Drew doesn't understand why this pesty boy keeps messing up his toys. Kari and I, well we just laugh!