It’s a special time when my younger brother Andrew comes home for a visit. He now lives in Chattanooga, TN, and we don’t get to see him all that often. Considering the rapid growth of toddlers, I especially wanted him to spend some time around Livia to see what new things she’s doing and saying. Well, after going to the zoo with “Uncle Noonee” (I call him Noonee; unfortunate, but true), she’s got a few extra phrases in her vocabulary:

Baboon scare Uncle Noonee! Ha, ha, ha!!
Leopard scare Uncle Noonee! Hee hee!!

If the idea of Noonee being a name for a 6’4″ twenty-four year old doesn’t crack you up, the notion of him being scared by a baboon and leopard should. Of course, Livia also loves to talk about how the Huskers “run fast and fall down.” Indeed those brawny young men do run fast on the football field… and then fall down. Ah, life through the eyes of a two year old!