Early Halloween Party

On Saturday, the family attended an early Halloween party with Wil's friends from daycare. A good time was had by all. Below, geisha Mary shares a moment with our favorite kangaroo.



Here, Wil enjoys a donut while hearing about the "good ship lollipop" from his friend Stella.

Storytime/ Tiempo Para Cuentos

We joined Karina and Fatima for storytime at their house and later at Iroquois Library, where our lovely neighor Susan entertained all with her turtle puppet, stories and crafts. Wilson's actually picking up some Spanish. When I asked what Karina said to him, he cocked his head, grinned and said sweetly, Hola.





(And I had to add this great photo of Wil with an astonishingly accurate portrait by John.)

Already E-mailing and Playing Organized Sports

Many of our posts concern us marvelling at the further adventures of Wil, and this one is no different. Today he sat at his table and exclaimed "check email!"



Before Daddy's soccer game, he practiced goal shots wearing the official uniform of the Honduran National Soccer Team (Thanks Uncle Greg).



Not content with watching his father play indoor soccer, Wilson brought a basketball so he could play too. Here is our star point guard calling out a play as he approaches the top of the key.



And finally took time to pose with his soccer star family after the game.

Adventures in 22 month old land

Wilson is really chatty and rambunctious these days. He is stringing 3 + words together and really asserting himself. Everything is about being "big" like Mommy and Daddy, including cooking soup and going to work in his car to "help people." His favorite trick lately is going zero to sixty to hit a really high pitched scream. He thinks it is the most hilarious thing. He's also really into organizing things into colors, and kinds (e.g. shampoo bottles, creams, etc), and is very particular about anything "yucky." We hope this translates into someone who will keep our house clean and organized someday. He loves to climb everything. Here he is climbing "up high" to "nap" in the car.