My new favorite book

I love this book. I spend a good 30 minutes every day turning the pages, talking to it, learning new letters and words... I especially love the last page. It says:

"Leonard Lion

who has a fancy mane

loves his lazy life

but the flies are such a pain!"

And it sounds like this:

And you'll never believe what daddy and I figured out:

(I'm a slave to the powers of cause and effect. What can I say?)

So, naturally...

I like being in charge. It's kinda my thing.

Just in case I haven't said it enough...

I love my daddy.

Multitalented?

Now that I'm a pro at the whole balance-while-standing thing, I've decided to try out some new dance moves...

You wouldn't believe how fast I can walk, by the way... I put Superman to shame (wait- is it flying that he does and not so much walking? Anyway...)

So here's the question...

Do I look more like Daddy...

... or Mommy?

(what I'm most concerned about is that I may never know whom to blame for my chubbiness...)

Who am I, really?

I imagine some of you must wonder what sort of gentleman I am... I would prefer to think of myself as a highly evolved individual with extremely refined manners.

For instance, I know my fine foods and am very particular about how they are presented. I always eat at the table, sitting upright, with a full place setting (I won't tell you what I think of people who find it acceptable to eat with their hands)...

Beverages should always be served in a crystal glass and consumed with poise (again, while seated in an appropriate fashion)...

I always eat what is offered me and never, ever seek out food items of my own accord or eat between meals...

When a meal is completed, I might recline ever so slightly while still seated in a polite fashion only if my hosts have first done so themselves...

("If anyone tells you differently, they are selling something...")

Could I BE more productive??

Sometimes, it feels like I do everything around here. I mean, I do the laundry...

... take the recycling out (Daddy likes to think he's my big helper - it's very cute)...

... sweep the floors (even the tough spots)...

... and put the groceries away:

At the end of a long day, when it's all been too much and I need to block it all out...

I will sometimes get away...

... for some quiet time on my own...

... or take a nice, long bath...

It's all worth it, of course.

Some of my first steps...

And it gets better...

And even better...

I'm basically a pro.