Debi was out of town for a few days and just got back home. Being away from Toren for even a few days right now means he’s learned new words…
Category: Toren
The latest member of the blog – Toren!
what not to say about your mom
Toren was drawing on some scrap paper the other day and was making very large circles. When he finished, he turned around to Debi and I who were nearby but…
Toren is Spiderman
Toren’s grandmother gave him a gift he really liked: a Spiderman web-shooter. It shoots both a sticky web from one canister and water from another. Here he is testing out…
Toren not exercising
Toren’s grandparents have a hobby horse that Toren likes to ride when we visit. During this visit he called it “exercising” when he rode the horse. I tried to film…
the cake incident
We asked Toren what he would want if he learned to use the toilet and stopped using diapers. His response, “To jump in a cake.” While we’re not fans of…
conversations from the bath tub
I was doing the dishes in the kitchen after dinner while Debi took a bath with Toren. Here’s the conversation I overheard: Toren: My penis is big. Debi: That happens…
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Toren fell in love with The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle for a while and watched it enough to pseudo-memorize it. Here he is performing it at Grandmary’s house…
Toren has a new bike
We found a two-wheel bike for Toren on Craig’s List for $10 (plus helmet). It has training wheels. Toren took to it like it was old news. I have some…
anthropomorphizing at 3
In our ongoing battle against ants, we found a few in the bathroom today. Toren saw them all together and asked Debi what they were doing. Debi said she didn’t…