Another slew of videos – have fun!

Joseph takes off his shoes just like Bappe.

He loves to read such classics as Go Dog, Go and the Bible – when he’s not counting quickly, or past 21, or naming letters, or counting with signs, or naming letters again.  And then there’s Brown Bear, Brown Bear, his Dots book, the Scrambled States of America, Hop on Pop, the Dots book again, Hop on Pop again, or Hop on Pop with special emphasis on Mr. & Mrs. Brown.

He also likes to play with pacifiers and with Vivienne.  His name has taken on more prominence, both for spelling and speaking – though a recent change from “Jisi” to “Jephe” stumps Mommy in this video.  He’s taken on signing what Mommy’s taught him: we have the alphabet and a few adjectives for your viewing pleasure.  Joseph still likes his owls, and has been inspired by Pyrex pitchers to count his hundreds – in English and in German.

At Grossvater and Grossmutti’s he learned to say “Goht nit yyne, gäll,” Swiss German for “Won’t fit in there, eh?”  He’s since applied that to some rather odd fitting in experiments, and frequently enough that we caught one incident while taping Vivienne’s crowing prowess.

Vivienne will also smile, smile, smile, and occasionally laugh for the camera – but it’s always a challenge to capture.

She also plays more actively with toys, but her limited mobility makes it hard and sometimes frustrating when she bats something out of reach.  That is probably why she enjoys the keyboard book, which was actually a gift for her older brother.

May also included Mother’s Day – Thank you, Mommies, we love you!

What’s left are a few windows into what’s going on here: construction right outside our kitchen, watering tomato plants, and a toy with a dying battery.