Top 10 List: All Around Favorites

Someone asked me a question the other day. They said, "Landen?" I said, "Huh?" They said, "Landen, what do you like to do?" And so that got me thinking. There are a lot of things I like to do. Pretty much anything I'm doing is something I like. There really isn't a time, well, unless I'm getting a timeout. But other than that, I'm a happy kid so I'm happy doing just about anything. But if I had to, if I had to narrow it down to the top couple things that I like the most, well I suppose that list would look like this.


#10 - I like getting into things I shouldn't get into. Oh come on! This is good times. And you know I get a reaction from my mommy and daddy when I do this so this one has gotta be on the list. Unfortunately, that reaction can sometimes lead to a timeout so I can't put it too high on the list. But a list has to start somewhere so it will start here. I once grabbed the sunscreen from the stroller and started putting it on. Hey, I'm just trying to help out.


#9 - Playing in the lobby. We have a lobby in our building and sometimes mommy will let me go out there and play. Sometimes my friends will even be out there playing so we'll have a little fun together. And sometimes, just sometimes, I'll bring a toy or two into the lobby. I like to push the limits sometimes and see what I can get away with in the lobby. Like riding my tricycle around. Kinda relates to #10.


#8 - Bubbles. Bubbles are cool. They just hang there in the air and have all these cool colors in them. Plus they come in all different sizes. Big bubbles, little bubbles, really huge bubbles. What's not to like? I'm getting pretty good at blowing my own bubbles. It's all in the lips.


#7 - Riding the train, riding the train, riding the train. Yahoo! Now this I've only done once but it was so cool that it became an instant classic in my book. I have got to get me one of these. My friend Nicholas turned two a couple weeks ago and I went to his birthday party. Would you believe he had a real train that I was able to drive? Well of course you would because here's the picture!


#6 - Ice cream. One might think - this boy sure does talk about ice cream a lot. Doesn't he ever get sick of it? Um, it's ice cream. Gosh, I even feel guilty putting ice cream so low on the list. I don't want to offend ice cream but I do have other things that I like more. Did I just say that? Ice cream, I love you!


#5 - Playing with my friends. Nothing beats this (well okay four things do but I really like playing with my friends)! Friends are good for all sorts of things. They can play cars with me. They can watch movies and dance with me. They can go to the zoo with me. They can share deep conversations with me. And like my friend Mia, they can let me pull them in the wagon.


#4 - Playground, drinking fountain, daddy. This one is sort of a lot of favorite things all grouped into one. Obviously the playground would be on the list. Come on! Slides, swings, ladders, jumping, swinging. Playgrounds have it all. And one thing all playgrounds have is a drinking fountain. Forget the drinking part. I just like playing with the water! And who better to get all soaking wet with than my daddy. What's really fun is putting your finger over the water hole and pressing the button. We got some good distance with that shot!


#3 - Mommy. She's special because she does so much for me. I mean that's a list right there. Let's see - sign me up for camp, sign me up for school, sign me up for music, sign me up for swimming, sign me up for soccer. Oh and one of the coolest things she does that daddy certainly would never do, she lets me have my paci on the couch. That's me mum!


#2 - Did I tell you I went to Chuck E. Cheese for the first time? Hmm, well, I went to Chuck E. Cheese for the first time. I know! It was amazing. See you get these tokens and then the tokens let you play the games and the games spit out these tickets and you put the tickets into this machine that chews them up and counts them for you and you get your magic number and that magic number tells you how many prizes you can get. And just in case daddy forgets how much I loved Chuck E. Cheese and want to go back, every night before I go to bed I remind him that I want to go to Chuck E. Cheese. Honestly, I do!


#1 - Baby Lauren. I kind of wanted to put Chuck E. Cheese at the top spot because then maybe daddy would really get the hint that I want to go back but I think Baby Lauren is starting to read and I know we have to share a room together and I don't want her to throw her paci at me in the middle of the night. But seriously, I do love my sister. And I think my most favorite thing to do is take a bath with my sister. Here, let me explain it to you. I could be eating ice cream while riding a train that blows bubbles with my friends at Chuck E. Cheese when mommy says, "Bath time for Lauren" and I'd come running. Counting them down in LANDEN'S WORLD!

Why I Like the Park

It's no secret. I like the park. So does my sister. What's not to like? When I was younger I'd say I was more of a playground guy because the playground had swings.


But I kinda grew out of the swings. I still love the playground and we tend to go there more than the park because it's closer. However, when we're feeling a little giddy and want something more, it's Prospect Park all the way! I especially like going there with friends. It gives us time to catch up on the local happenings.


Plus there's more space for me to just sort some things out and set some goals for the future. There are certain things that I'd like to see accomplished before I turn three. Potty training?


But mainly it's the chance to be with friends. This is Maggie.


And here are some of my other friends. You don't get this kind of fun at the playground.


Also at the park, people are far less likely to judge you if, say, your pants fall down. I mean these things do happen. Looking for a belt here in LANDEN'S WORLD!

A Walking I Will Go, A Walking I Will Go

I went out with mama, dada, and my sister the other day to lunch. After lunch I remember being in the stroller walking past some stores and then the next thing I knew I was at the park! Those naps sometimes sneak up on you out of nowhere. So dada and I hung out at the park. There were a couple balls in the bottom of my stroller so we played with those.


I really liked it when dada was playing with me but he wouldn't put that stupid camera down. I finally had to tell him to stop. We really had fun that day, too bad it's getting colder outside. The last couple days I've had to wear my big winter coat. Getting ready to see snow here in LANDEN'S WORLD!

2008 Cherry Blossom Festival - Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Don't remember this. I'm just glad I didn't have any serious drool issues going on. As you can see mommy and daddy took me to the annual Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Thanks for waking me up, guys!

Hmm, still sleeping.

Yep, I missed that pond.

Hey! I'm awake! Okay, I'll stand still for just one picture but then you have to let me go play.

Now, aren't you glad you let me go run around? I knew exactly where the mud was.


A fun day at the garden, I must say. So I thought I'd give you a little update on me and the things I like. TV. What a magical box. So many things to see on the TV and the music, oh the music! Plus, some of the things on TV make me laugh. I used to just watch the TV with a blank stare on my face but now, I laugh at some of the things I see. What do I like to watch? Of course there's Elmo and Thomas the Train, or as I call it, choo-choo. And the one movie that I like to watch over and over - The Little Mermaid. I think I like it mainly because there's a doggy in it. Kickin' back and relaxin' in LANDEN'S WORLD!

Christening

I look around me and see a mommy and daddy who truly love me, grandparents who travel tons and tons of miles to see me, pictures of me everywhere (somebody must think I'm really cute), great grandparents who can't stop talking about me, and I live in one of the coolest cities in the world, and I think to myself - wow am I blessed. Well this past weekend I was literally blessed and now I can add to that list - I have two wonderful godparents. Thank you, David. Thank you, Christine.


These past two weekends have been all about family. Let's not forget it was still October so we were still celebrating my first birthday. Two weekends ago, my grandpa Ryan visited me. See what I mean? He came all the way from Florida just to see me. Now, mommy and daddy tell me he came to visit back in June of last year. I wasn't born yet so I guess I'll have to take their word for it. Anyway, during that trip, they all walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. Well this trip, we all walked across the Manhattan Bridge and I was actually around to see it. Pretty cool!


Then even more family visited just this past weekend. There were aunts and uncles, grandmothers, and great grandparents, oh my! It's been non-stop fun around here. If you take away all my toys, all the cell phones I can get my hands on, all the hummus, all the lollipops, and all the episodes of Elmo's World, as long as my family is around I'll be happy. But don't let my mommy and daddy hear me say that because I don't know if I could live without playing with cell phones! That's what makes me smile, all in a day in LANDEN'S WORLD!