"We going locos?"

When we're in the car, he always has constant questions and commentary on where we're going, why, which way to go, and whining about wanting to go some place else or some other way. Also common, "We going freeway?" or "We done with freeway?" or "We not taking freeway?" Then today and yesterday it was, "We not taking freeway? We going locos?" No we're not going locos, local (emphasizing the "l" at the end). Crazy.

Requests from Ah-ma today were for one of his trikes and kid friendly scissors. She says over the phone, "He can't cut and he doesn't know how to petal." He knows how to petal, he's just lazy about it and uses his legs to scoot because it's faster for him. And he knows how to use scissors, but not very well since he hasn't been using them for long. It's really choppy and messy, but who cares? He's three. Not cutting straight or coloring within the lines doesn't worry me one bit. He's got plenty of time for that, he has the rest of his life to be forced to do everything perfect.

It's getting impossible for me to get a decent photo of this kid. He moves around a lot, yes, but he also avoids the camera at all costs. In the last week or so when I ask him to smile or hold still he starts jumping around or uses something to block his face. I have to practically get mad at him to get him to stand still for a stinkin' photo, it's so frustrating! Why can't he be as well trained with the camera as my very first cute subject, Cameron? He's a ham and nearly a model with the way he poses or makes faces, I love it. The poor kid has had my camera in his face since his first day of life (or was it the second?). But nope, not my baby!