A.B. Kagledom

Adlai will be two and a half next month, can you believe it? He's turning out to be quite the interesting guy. Most days he can keep his terrible two crankiness down to a minimum - enough to enjoy the affection and attention of his doting older brother. That makes everyone happy. They've been playing together quite a bit - dancing, singing, splashing, swinging outside, collecting dirt, and generally acting like the goofballs they are. Simon is very good at picking up on Adlai's obsession with train crossing signals and can easily distract him from a bought of frustration with talk of "ding dings." And, on his part, Adlai is using his words more. Tonight, after their bath, he told me "Simon squeeze fishy in water and make it rain!"

For a few nights in a row, they've been enjoying singing together and putting on a little show for Matthew and I. First, here is Simon "singing" the Star Spangled Banner:

Then Adlai wanted a turn with his favorite song "Lollipop" ("His kiss is sweeter than an APPLE PIE!"):

And, if you watched, now you know why we aren't betting on their future as opera stars but they sure are cute.