Logan and Ellis's Top 10 at 16 months

Happy 16 months to Logan and Ellis!  Here are their current favorites (as of today, because you know they can change daily!) at 16 months old:

1. Being outside - pool, water table, sand box, the park, you name it they love it!
2. Park activity - the slide - and Logan, quit giving mommy heart attacks by trying to walk down it.
3. Reading - still a favorite after many months.  Logan loves "Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom" and I must read it to him before nap and bedtime.
4. The garbage man - yes, strange I know, but I think the curiosity of big trucks is really getting to them now.  Because we take a daily walk, and usually our Tuesday walk coincides with the garbage being picked up, usually we cross paths with the garbage truck.  We stop - watch the garbage bins get picked up and emptied for all the ones in sight - all while the boys are cheering "yeah!" and pointing!
5. Animals - ever since we went camping and there was a dog at the campsite between Nicole's and ours, the boys point and make this weird noise when they see dogs.  Now, on our walks and outside, they see lots of dogs walking by and they always have to point, make their weird noise (no, its not a barking noise - it's more like a spitty, bubbly, saliva noise).  They also have a touch-and-feel pet book that has a cat in it with "wiry whiskers".  Logan freaked out whenever he saw the cat and turned the page really fast, but ever since we went to Caryn's last week and they saw their cat, they were very curious.  When we were back over there on Sunday, they desperately wanted to go in the house to pet the cat and just watch him!  At the library they like checking out the big fish tank.  Again, pointed finger, weird noise, followed by "yeah!"  Hoping to go to the zoo again soon, and maybe a petting farm sometime within the next couple weeks.
6. Favorite TV show - Fresh Beat Band.  Long story short, I heard of this show through Nicole and when looking for shows On Demand, I stumbled across it.  We checked it out and now it's definitely part of our day.  It's a friends-help-friends kind of show with lots of song and dance (which Troy and I have almost down pat by now, sadly).  All we have to do is say "Fresh Beat Band" and they go crazy.  Running to the TV, on the couch, cheering - although they rarely watch the entire 23 minute episode before they start playing again.
7. Favorite foods - I'd have to say it is chicken nuggets and homemade cinnamon sweet potato fries.  They are VERY good with their eating and I'm thankful we don't have very picky kids (knock on wood), but those two are definitely ones they will always eat!
8. Electronic device - Logan: my iPad and Ellis: remote control.  Lately it has gotten so out of hand with Logan playing with my iPad that if he sees it and can't have it, he throws a fit.  What I guess is good for me is that it definitely limits my playing on it during the day because now I try to keep it out of sight.  Ellis loves the buttons (especially the ones that light up) of the remote and even zeroed in on Caryn's remote control within minutes of being there.  I know its a technological world, but Logan needs to stop deleting my apps!!  =)
9. Bubbles - a few months ago, there was little interest to bubbles, but recently they have been a big hit!
10. Toy - anything they can push.  In fact, they take things that can't be pushed and push them anyway.  Wheels just make it easier!

Also, not a "top 10" but I'm very happy that they have been taking less and less time warming up to different people lately.  They had off and on stranger anxiety but with being exposed to more people over the summer, they don't take as long to warm up to people now.  Heck, before we left Boogie Babies the other day, both boys gave the owner a high five, and they only saw him when we got there and when we left.  So, they are definitely coming around!  =)  

Happy 16 months little guys!  Love you lots!  xoxoxox