William in 2010

Happy Sunday everyone! Today marks the end of Mommy's vacation, and the return to our normal routine. BOO!!! We had a great day together as a family, and are starting to plan the rest of our weekends this month. We truly treasure our time together, and know we are blessed. We really do live for our weekends together. :-)

As 2010 begins we thought it might be nice for those of you who don't get to see William that often to have a better idea of what is he up to, his personality, and the things he is able to do so far. We feel like there is so much more to include in this list, and it may change as we think to add things. The plan is to add a list at the end of the year to see how much more he can do. We still can't believe our baby will be 3 in April!

William Joseph .....

is almost fully potty trained.
now prefers a cup over a sippy cup.
is in love with chocolate milk.
is able to "read" books to an audience now.
knows his alphabet including most of the lower case letters.
can count to 15 in English and 10 in Spanish.
knows many words in Spanish.
now sleeps with a small pillow, his favorite bear, and a cars blanket.
very much enjoys Thomas the Train and can identify most of the engines by number.
enjoys quizzing us on the engine numbers.
can put on a pair of pants.
loves to give "one hug and one kiss."
really enjoys playing games on PBS kids.org.
knows how to use a mouse and how to find his games on PBS kids.
is starting to become interested in dinosaurs.
practically runs everywhere while laughing.
can use tools and enjoys "fixing" things.
uses basic sentences now and is very inquisitive.
loves cows and horses.
enjoys playing with cars, trains, and trucks.
always wants chicken nuggets and french fries.
is starting to really use imaginative play. He even talks to his friends at school while playing at home.
remembers his relatives and talks about them.
loves the great outdoors.
has really started to show his personality by playing silly jokes on us.
enjoys going to school.
loves to play memory on Mommy's phone.
really enjoys puzzles and play do.
has a girlfriend and even talks about her away from school.
loves to wear his hippo towel after his bath and run around the house yelling "I'm a hippo! ROAR!"
loves the zoo and going on a train ride around Brakenridge Park after every zoo visit.



Mommy is almost perfectly happy with her New Year's Resolutions and may post them later this week along with Daddy's (if he has any). Hoping everyone has a fantastic week.

~The Tates