Train Hugger

You've heard of tree huggers? James is a train hugger. 

Having fun during a visit from Simon

After the first time (which happened kind of by accident) they would ONLY go down the slide together:

To cool down after a spicy Indian lunch, we went for James' first frozen yogurt

James' current favorite puzzles are 30-36 pieces (meant for ages 4+) and he is very good at them. We mix up all the pieces and he puts them back together so fast. I thought it was just at home with the puzzles he knows, but we went to the play gym and he did those puzzles just as fast. We ordered a new puzzle and he raced through it. The boy loves puzzles:

I guess his baby puzzles (you know, the ones meant for 2 year olds) weren't challenging enough anymore because I found him (totally unprompted) doing the puzzles upside down: 

Best buddies at the Los Angeles Zoo

Artist at work