Kids

I was reading my sister in laws' blog about funny sounds or words her kids are saying/doing lately. It reminded me of when my older kids were much smaller. I didn't write a lot down like I should have, and normally I don't have a good memory, but where my kids are concerned I can remember quite a bit.
When my oldest, Hope, was around 18 months, she woke up one morning, crying for a "bano". She walked around the house looking for this "bano" and I had no idea what it was. For about a week she was constantly asking about it and we were clueless as to what she wanted. One day we were out on a drive and passed by a car dealership that was having a large sale and she started screaming "Bano! Bano!" We realized she was pointing to the several ballons that were tied all over the place. "Bano" = Balloon. Ahhh. Then I remembered, she had a balloon that popped just prior to going to bed. So we stopped at a store and got her a ballon, and she was happy again.
Dallin, didn't really talk until he was 2, but he would say a few words here and there. His first word was "this", 2nd word was "that". Whenever he wanted something he would just point and say "this" It was pretty entertaining. When he did talk, his phonics were amazing. I think he just waited to talk until he knew he could do it right. When he was just over 2, he came in to my room one morning and said "Mom, can you get me a bowl of cereal please?" I about fell out of bed because the night before, it was just animal noises and grunts. From then on, it was complete sentences for him.
I'll save more memories for a later time. That's all for now.