After spending last week at home with Mommy, Daddy, and Grandma Dee, Tyler is back into his daycare routine this week. His teachers have all commented on how much more he is talking. His new trick is to come up and ask for your hand "Hand?" he says, reaching up for it. He takes hold and says "Galk" which means walk, and begins leading you along on a walk. This adventure usually ends up at a place like the front door, the TV, the pantry, or somewhere else he needs assistance getting beyond. He sure gets a kick out of taking us on "galks." Another thing he gets a big kick out of is following instructions. The other day he was looking for his Cookie Monster. Holding his hands, palm side up and shrugging his shoulders, he said "Cookie?" to which I said "Cookie is in your bedroom, under your crib." You could see the sparks flying as his brain processed this for 30 seconds or so, and then he took off running down the hall, giggling. Shawn and I sat on the couch wondering if and when he would come back. He did, about a minute later laughing all the way back down the hall and proudly presented Cookie to us. He also loves to put his clothes in his hamper for me. Only, we've recently redecorated his bedroom and moved the hamper to a new place. So I keep finding clothes in his trash can, which is right where the hamper used to be.