Stringing his first sentence

I think Shane just strung his first sentence at 20.5months!

For a really long time (about 3-4 weeks), he's been saying… Papa, Train, Choo Choo. Then it progressed to Papa, Train, Choo Choo, Go. Then it progressed to Papa, Train, Choo Choo, Go Work.

Finally, today, it became… Papa took choo choo train to go work.  Well, not the best English sentence around, but it's his first sentence strung together after several attempts.

Last Hall Mercer Session

I have been driving to and fro from New Jersey and Philly and i find the morning 2 hour drive during peak hours very tiring and stressful. Having Shane sitting in the car for 4 hours or more and driving from place to place doesn't seem like a very productive time for him (and for me). So I guess it's time to call it quits, and find stuff to do here in NJ.

So today, we had our last hall mercer playgroup in Philly. Mixed feelings for me (I don't think Shane realizes what's going on yet)… because I know most of the little ones (and their moms) in the group since they were really tiny! It's been a long 1.5 years journey watching them all grow up, playing with each other and enjoying the hang out sessions outside class.

Shane & Morielle when they were just 6 weeks old!!

Shane & Morielle @ 20 months old

So here are just some shots from today's last class. Hall mercer, we will miss you…. You have taught me so much on parenting and how to keep calm in the midst of baby chaos. You have instilled in Shane routine and discipline through songs and kind words. We (I) will always remember the last 1.5 years!

His newly discovered toy

His all time favorite Hungry Caterpillar slide. It was this slide that got him hooked to the book.

Shake Shake Shake… Oh what fun

Shane's favorite garden

Painting session since it was raining and we couldn't go to the roof to play

After months of stretching and reaching, he finally got tall enough to reach to the end of the sink to turn the tap on! Well done tall boy!

Milk and Muffins (one in each hand)… what else could be better

Hoarding the puppets...

And while I'm at this… I might as well add a few more photos of his wonderful time at the roof garden play area!