Catching up with Court Robert

He still loves books. And books about trains or construction trucks are the best. This is his current favorite by Kevin Lewis and he supplies all the sound effects.

He loves electronics (he is a boy after all) and anytime he can swipe an earbud, iphone, remote, etc. he will. He is still very drawn to music and spontaneously breaks into song and dance.

He is learning to drive.

He still hates going through a carwash. The current coping mechanism for this is covering his ears, even if his hands are full of cookies.

Court steals shoes. He is equally happy with Mommy's "uhflip uhflops" or Daddy's work boots.

Tinker toys are at the top of the favorite toys list, primarily I think, because you can make a sword. And when I am not being pierced in the leg or back by a short pirate, I find these stashed all over the house.

Court may be the rough-and-tumble-noisy-destroyer-of-most-things but he is also sweet and cuddly. I caught him putting his motorcycle "nigh-night" complete with a snuggle and a prayer.

He loves to copy his Daddy whenever possible.

And he humors his Mommy often.

His sense of style is...

Did I mention he loves trains?

Court can be a perfectionist and sometimes this leads to extreme frustration, like when the blocks won't stack exactly right on the bobcat's shovel. He is learning to be slow and methodical in some instances.

One afternoon Court was naughty, I don't even remember what he had done but I sent him to his room and said I would be in to talk to him. This is how I found him. Sitting ever so still behind the curtain, he knew when I opened the door and I heard a happy little voice say "Hi Mommy!". Disciplining Court seems to be 50% effective and 50% me failing at not laughing and him joining in and in so doing learning that "if he is cute enough he won't ever be in real trouble". Oh help me.

Playing with Luca: he was the baby, she put him to sleep.

The days are never dull with Court Robert!