sam's latest obsessions

• Pigs. Specifically, pig snorts. I've always told Sam that the pig says, "Oink, oink," but it obviously picked up on snorting somewhere. Before we can completely read any book about animals, we have had to root out all the pictures of pigs first (and have a few snorts about them). He even likes us to snort while we feed him food with a spoon (I know it's more common to turn spoons into airplanes or other zooming machines, but Sam perfers to be fed with spoons that are "pigs" and "lizards").
  
• Transportation vehicles. Specifically, airplanes and trucks. Sam loves to make motor sounds by buzzing his lips together. According to Sam, all motorized vehicles make the same sound. He also loves sitting in the front seat of the car (when the motor's not on, of course) and pushing all of the buttons.
  
• The Beatles. Sam takes after his mom on this one. I guess he listened to the Fab Four (along with me) while in the womb, and that accounts for the imperious "MORE!" he commands after each track ends on a Beatles album. I need to remind myself to put more Beatles albums in the car; I'm getting tired of listening to Rubber Soul over and over.
• Tunnels. Again, the imperious "MORE!" comes from the backseat every time we emerge out of a tunnel. It's really cute when we're driving through the tunnels - he puts his hands up to his face in glee.
  
• The Muppet Show. Sam's favorite YouTube clips are Mahna Mahna, the dancing Java, and this clip (his favorite scene starts at about 5:00) from when Dom DeLuise was a guest for one episode. Sam can't quite say "Merddleh-dop!" like the pink fuzzy aliens, but we know what clip he is requesting when he says "Murrrp!" in a nasally voice.