Puzzling...

We bought Jack a 24-piece Sesame Street puzzle, his first with more than 9 pieces, and no outer border as a guide. I wasn't sure whether he was ready, but wanted to see him try! He almost immediately peeled the entire picture off the top one of the pieces (got curious) and he was so incredibly disappointed when he got to that last piece for the first time. "Mommy, I can't find Gwover's eye!" When the natural consequence of his action finally sunk in, he was no longer a huge fan of that puzzle.

So, two days later, I got him this "Cars" puzzle, or his "Lighting Akeen" puzzle, as he calls it. Of course we had the camera out for his first attempt on this one.

He gets mad when we try to help.

(It's hard to resist saying, "That's a straight edge..." or "Try this one.")

Nemo undies. The official puzzletime uniform.

Last piece!

We can't even get him to pose for a "finished puzzle" picture, because he tears it up so quickly... "I wanna do it again!" (Especially when he knows it's right before bedtime.)

So, what does Mommy take to Daddy's company picnic to do while Bjorn speaks?

He is growing up way too fast. So, in case you were wondering, 24-piece puzzles are a great gift idea for his 3rd birthday in a few weeks. ;)