This one is for Monty!

As most of you know we lost my Dad about a year and a half ago, and he is greatly missed everyday, but as anyone who has lost a loved one will tell you, there are little things in your day that will strike you with recogition of that person or flood you with a heart stopping memory. I have those moments frequently with Reed, probably because I know how much my dad loved his grandsons and how much he wanted Reed to give me back everything I gave to him times 10!

My most recent moment was over Memorial Day weekend when Reed and I were making one of our Grandma trips. As Reed is so proud of, we were going to see TWO Grandma Thompsons! Mine and his! So we are driving along and he is watching his movie and one of my friends calls so I answer and talk with her for a short time (Really, maybe 10 min!) and Reed says from the backseat. "Mommy, STOP talking! Talking TOO MUCH!!!" I just had to laugh because I could just see my dad's smirking grin!

One, two, three, almost five, FIVE!!!

Reed has been working on counting and does pretty well to 10+ with a little assistance now and then. He is still unsure of himself, so he prefers for someone else to count with him if he knows anyone is listening, but several times, I have heard him counting to himself in the last few weeks and it goes something like this..."One, two, free, almost five, FIVE!!!, six, seben, ade, almost ten, TEN!!! I guess four and nine are tough to remember... but he knows something goes there. Apparently I say we are "almost" to something a lot. Almost home, almost there, almost bedtime, almost bathtime, almost finished... That is his new favorite word and FIVE (you have to yell it with gusto!) is his favorite number. Our Reed is 2 1/2 going on FIVEE!!!