Ivan used to think all animals with hooves said, “Ee Oh!” which is his attempt at “hee-haw.”

Recently, he has learned horses neigh and goats say maa.
Though he still makes mistakes. He’s learned dinosaurs roar. He smiled and pointed at a picture of a salamander on his dad’s shirt and said, “ROAR!” There is a rubber frog bath toy that also does a most dramatic “ROAR! ROAR!” in Ivan’s hands. Any amphibian or lizard seems to roar in Ivan’s mind.

It is harder to take his photo lately, since he really wants to push the buttons on the camera any time it is out.