'No gucken' and 'kein kaputt'

We love listening to how Liam's language is developing. He is very expressive (verbally and non-verbally!). Right now he is starting to mix English and German. He comes out with some very sweet phrases. This morning he was trying to open a drawer that he is not allowed in. When I told him to close it he looked at me said, 'no gucken!' (no looking). I assume he meant he was not allowed to look in there as opposed to me not looking at him do it. Since he closed the drawer and walked away I assume it was the former. He also has a few nouns for which he always says both names in English and German: Auto/Car, Kurbis/Pumpkin, and Ente/Quack/Duck. For example, when we walk past my car he says, 'Mami Auto/Car'

Liam is also obsessed with candles right now. Our lighter ran out last week and for several days we told him we couldn't light candles because 'die Kanone ist kaputt' (the lighter isn't working). For days he would walk by candles and say, 'Kanone kaputt!' Tobias bought a new lighter yesterday and this morning when I was lighting Liam's breakfast candle he said, 'Kanone kein kaputt!'

Liam also sings the entire song 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star'. If I can ever get him on camera I will post a video. It's hard to catch because he does not sing on command. He usually breaks out on the way to GG's now that it is dark when we walk outside. He says, 'Dunkel, Mond' and then sings.

Here are some miscellaneous pictures I have been meaning to post. Enjoy!

A busy morning! (clearly from summer)

One of Liam's favorite play places - the car (or as he says 'Auto/car')

Morning walk to Lake Maury

So happy to have Oma and Opa here

Thank God I'm a country boy . . . at least when I'm at GG's

I put my sunglasses on ALL BY MYSELF

Helping Papi fix the washing machine

Another game 'night, night, Sweetie-pie'