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You might think we're bad parents.

You might think we have a terror for a child and don't want to take pictures of him.

You might think we're watching too much TV.

Not true. We're not taking pictures of him or blogging about him simply because we're too busy enjoying him to pause and pick up the computer or grab the camera.

He is changing so much every day, and getting smarter by the minute. Here's a brief rundown of the top 10 things we've learned this summer.

1. Feeding the dogs. This is a new one. He can open the cabinet, open the storage container lid, grab the scoop, scoop up the food, and pour it in the dog bowls. Then he claps. Granted, we lose a lot between the cabinet and the bowl, but we're working on it.

2. Downloading Ringtones. In the past couple of weeks, Jenny has found him with one of our phones, once downloading a Chris Daughtry ringtone, once a Blackeyed Peas ringtone.

3. Recognizing that applying lotion in the daylight = pool. He starts laughing and screaming. And he claps.

4. Understanding "Ready to go?" We ask him, and he heads for the front door and turns the knob.

5. Saying "Hot Hot Hot" (Thanks to Grammy Bunch) when he's not supposed to touch something. Temperature has nothing to do with it. Then he claps.

6. Giving Eskimo kisses. And he claps.

7. Mastering Keyless Entry. We say "middle," he unlocks. We say "top," he locks. Then he claps.

8. Attempting to say touchdown. This started yesterday in Sunday School. Throw him a nerf football. It sounds something like "Tah-shee-dunks." Then he claps.

9. Heading to bed. If we start to think he's ready for bed, we say "Ready to go Night-Night?" He picks up Bunny, picks up and inserts Passy, and heads to his room. It seriously takes less than 5 minutes to get him in bed.

10. He claps. Did I mention that he claps after everything he does? No self-esteem issues here.