98 weeks, 3 days.

New Year's Eve and still unwrapping presents...thanks for the trucks, Aunt Sarah and Uncle Tim! Graham's friend Sam has this same set and he loves them.

98 weeks, 2 days.

Hat Head Miller and I had a lunch date at Calexico today. Thanks to a sticker book and animal flashcards, we had a very relaxing dining experience.

98 weeks.

Graham, John and Grammy went to Kidville and reviewed animal sounds today, at the very tail end of John & Grammy's visit. Thanks for coming to Brooklyn, Grammy and Uncle John! It was great spending the holidays with you.

97 weeks, 6 days.

Once Graham realized that Grammy had photos on her phone, he asked to see pictures of Abby the dog constantly. The phone wasn't Grammy's only goodie--Graham also loved her altoids!

97 weeks, 4 days.

Merry Christmas!  Thank you to Grammy, Uncle John, and Nana for celebrating with us, and thank you to everyone for the calls, cards and presents!

97 weeks, 3 days.

Christmas Eve! We went to mass at St. Ann's, which had a Christmas pageant. Graham loved the "show," especially the angels and Mary. He kept up a steady commentary through the pageant--"more song!," "animals!," etc.

After mass and meatballs, Graham made a plate of cookies for Santa. He then took a bite of nearly every single one.

97 weeks, 2 days.

Welcome to Brooklyn, Grammy and Uncle John! Graham is already reaping the benefits of having someone other than Mama take him to Kidville.

97 weeks.

Decorating Christmas cookies with Bennett and Oliver! I thought Graham might be too young to get into it (other than the eating part, obviously), but he really enjoyed decorating the cookies and stayed interested much longer than his buddies. After finishing with the cookies, the boys drew on the chalkboard.

96 weeks, 5 days.

Graham took his first art class today, with Bennett and Elie. They made Christmas tree ornaments. Looks like our years of homemade decorations have begun!

96 weeks.

Activities Graham has done this morning: empty and refill a pack of 36 markers (repeat until time to leave for Kidville); empty and refill a box of bean bags at Kidville (repeat until time to leave Kidville); and empty and refill my wallet (repeat until nap time).

95 weeks, 5 days.

Happy birthday, Sam! Graham and Sam built train tracks together at our house before heading over to Sam's for his party.

95 weeks, 4 days (aka, 22 months).

Graham and Bella took a rest together in a Thomas the Train engine this morning.

95 weeks, 2 days.

Morning story time with Mama and Daddy. Later, Graham had his first pad thai eaten from chopsticks (he tried to use them, but that didn't go very well) and helped decorate the tree. He was an insta-pro at hanging ornaments.

95 weeks, 1 day.

Graham enjoyed meeting baby Sarah at the end of Auntie Spice's baby shower (congratulations to Apryl and Adam on the upcoming arrival of Baby Shu!), but the real highlight of his day was chasing the Christmas tree, carried by Daddy and Uncle Adam, down the street.

94 weeks, 6 days.

Thanks Grammy for the adorable creche set! Graham is very intrigued by the angel, wise men, and Mary and Joseph. He does not like the animals or baby Jesus and refuses to let them play with the other figures.

In this vein, Graham is suddenly very opinionated and likes to boss us, and his toys, around whenever possible. He also likes groups of things (like a creche set), which he can sort and arrange in different locations.

94 weeks, 3 days.

Graham went out to lunch with Violet and Elliot after playgroup today. Those buzzers did not go off soon enough.