The godfather

As usual, this weekend went by too fast. I had to work Friday, so David spent the morning with Kevin. They went to the Lincoln Park zoo and had a great time. The tiger was apparently very active and growled loud enough to scare David. Alma watched David in the afternoon and brought Sabrina with her, so it was a banner day for him.
Godfather Steve was in town from Kansas City, so we spent some time Saturday with him, his friend Allan and, perhaps most importantly in David's mind, Allan's very old and very sweet dog, Linus. David is now asking for the game Rock Band and a 12 year old beagle.
David with Steve, singing while Kevin "plays guitar" and with Allan.

Saturday night we had a family Valentine's date at Oberweis where we all ate way too much ice cream. David ate his sundae until the sprinkles were gone and wanted nothing to do with it after that.
Today we hung out at home until the afternoon and then went to Grandma and Grandpa Maas's house. As always, Grandma had a new matchbox car for David, which brings to 342 the number of cars he must now take in the tub with him every night.
Not much else new here. Kevin and I have been talking about what a boy David is becoming. He loves all things that go, and absolutely everything he holds turns into some kind of weapon. His favorite game is "run run run." There are many variations--some with him running in circles around the house, some with him running and other people chasing him and (his favorite) some with people carrying him while they run. He can count to two, and his vocabulary continues to grow. We're almost positive tonight on the way home he was trying to say "Beyonce." Speaking of...