George said his longest sentence yet on the way to daycare this morning.
"I wan ride on big city bus!"
Clever boy! 23 months old, 7 word sentences! Proud Mommy!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Another Weekend at the Cabin w/Grandma and Poppa
This is the first weekend we've spent at the cabin that we did not have ALL rain. It's a good thing, too, because Chris and I slept in a tent all weekend. Mom and Dad's friends were out, and we thought it'd be more comfortable for everyone if we didn't all sleep together. So we appreciated the lack rain, though were surprised by the noise territorial crows can make early in the morning. It's funny, we were perfectly able to fall asleep amidst loud and bright fireworks, but there was no chance we were sleeping through the crows.
Here George is, being his normal, happy, curious self, playing on the patio.
He loves his spray bottle, and finds it especially funny to spray people. He was a bit surprised though, the first time that Fred took the bottle from him and sprayed him back. But soon that became just as fun!
On the 4th of July, Chris and I took George for a walk to see the baby horses. Grandma had taken him to see them the day before while I was studying and Chris was working on the greenhouse, and he was excited to go back to see, "Two baby hoesies!" I love this next picture because Chris is trying to be silly by pulling a face, but George's expression matches his to a tee.
The saying, "Like Father like Son" proven once again.
Chris carried George to the horses, and I carried him home.
Whenever we stay at the cabin, Mom and Dad are great and they let George sleep with them. Now George is usually nice to them and sleeps through the night, and I know Grandma adores waking up to a little grinning face and the words, "Hi Grannma" in that little sweet voice. But the reason Chris and I are so lucky, is it usually means we get a bit of a lie in, and Grandma feeds George breakfast. George's current favorite breakfast is, "Grandma's yogurt" -strained Greek yogurt with 3-berry granola. He asks for it by name (Grandma's yogurt), even if Grandma is not there. So here is my cheeky son eating Grandma's yogurt, while Grandma gets ready to go work in the garden.
Here George is, being his normal, happy, curious self, playing on the patio.
He loves his spray bottle, and finds it especially funny to spray people. He was a bit surprised though, the first time that Fred took the bottle from him and sprayed him back. But soon that became just as fun!
On the 4th of July, Chris and I took George for a walk to see the baby horses. Grandma had taken him to see them the day before while I was studying and Chris was working on the greenhouse, and he was excited to go back to see, "Two baby hoesies!" I love this next picture because Chris is trying to be silly by pulling a face, but George's expression matches his to a tee.
The saying, "Like Father like Son" proven once again.
Chris carried George to the horses, and I carried him home.
Whenever we stay at the cabin, Mom and Dad are great and they let George sleep with them. Now George is usually nice to them and sleeps through the night, and I know Grandma adores waking up to a little grinning face and the words, "Hi Grannma" in that little sweet voice. But the reason Chris and I are so lucky, is it usually means we get a bit of a lie in, and Grandma feeds George breakfast. George's current favorite breakfast is, "Grandma's yogurt" -strained Greek yogurt with 3-berry granola. He asks for it by name (Grandma's yogurt), even if Grandma is not there. So here is my cheeky son eating Grandma's yogurt, while Grandma gets ready to go work in the garden.
An Evening at the Beach
We had some glorious weather and decided to head to a local beach after work/studying/daycare. We packed a picnic dinner for George, some water and sun screen, and headed for the beach. George thought this was a wonderful way to wind down before bed. He played in the sand with Daddy, floated his boat, scooped sand with his bucket and spade, and poured water through a spinning toy. Such fun to be had on a lovely evening in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
He loves pointing out all of the new and exciting things he sees. Here he is pointing out a boat.
George is also at that stage where he is seeking independence everywhere, but still likes to check in with Mommy or Daddy for approval now and again. It is so sweet to watch him try to spread his wings, but I admit I love it when he comes running home for a "cuddle!"
This is a "No you do it!" Moment. He spends a lot of time these days saying, "No, George do it." Or, "No, Mommy do it."
A BIG boat!
Some time to sit in the sand and dig!
As it got close to dinner time, the light was just right to provide some pretty cool silhouette shots.
I just love the profile on the next one.
I think he looks so much like my little brother in the above picture. It reminds me of pictures of Andy on the beach in Hawaii when we were little.
George definitely has his Daddy's walk!
What a fun way to end a busy day. After the beach, we went home, got George to bed, and sat outside together chatting, and sharing a bottle of wine, while we cooked our dinner (much of it fresh from our garden) on the grill.
He loves pointing out all of the new and exciting things he sees. Here he is pointing out a boat.
George is also at that stage where he is seeking independence everywhere, but still likes to check in with Mommy or Daddy for approval now and again. It is so sweet to watch him try to spread his wings, but I admit I love it when he comes running home for a "cuddle!"
This is a "No you do it!" Moment. He spends a lot of time these days saying, "No, George do it." Or, "No, Mommy do it."
A BIG boat!
Some time to sit in the sand and dig!
As it got close to dinner time, the light was just right to provide some pretty cool silhouette shots.
I just love the profile on the next one.
I think he looks so much like my little brother in the above picture. It reminds me of pictures of Andy on the beach in Hawaii when we were little.
George definitely has his Daddy's walk!
What a fun way to end a busy day. After the beach, we went home, got George to bed, and sat outside together chatting, and sharing a bottle of wine, while we cooked our dinner (much of it fresh from our garden) on the grill.
First Time in the Sprinklers!
A few weeks ago we had one warm and sunny day. On that evening, we got out the sprinkler for George to have his first run through. He thought it was great fun, but, much like his Daddy, he didn't like the cold water!
Fun, fun, summer fun in the sun!
Strawberry Festival
In the last week of June we headed out one Saturday with our good friends and went to the Strawberry Festival. It was sponsored by the historical society and billed as an "old fashioned" event. Well, it consisted of a lot more chiropractic booths than anything "historic" but was fun nonetheless. It was very hard to find any strawberries though.
I thought it would be fun to get George's face painted. I realize that this was much more for me than for George, but big mean Mommy wanted to see my sweet boy's face painted, and how he would react. We found a booth that did airbrush painting, and it seemed like that would be better, because it would be fast. George wasn't so sure, but was happy in the end. Thank you Georgie, for helping Mommy experience one more of those "rites of Motherhood" she wanted to experience.
See, traumatized for life! :-)
Since it was a hot day, we let George head next into the splash park. Here he ran around, chased the water and watched all of the other, often bigger, kids.
After some fun wet-time at the Splash park, we rejoined our older friends Carson and Elise for some play time on Dizzy's Tumblebus! George was very excited. On our way to the festival, we rode a school bus. It was George's first ever bus ride. Whenever we are driving, he loves to point out buses! "Bus!" he shouts. "School bus!" "City Bus" "Big bendy bus!" So getting to play on a school bus was pretty neat. But the best part was getting "drive" the school bus.
Can you tell he likes Carson??
After the Tumblebus, Georgie had some good hang out time with Daddy!
Then that evening after a very busy, tiring day, George decided he needed some nak ed time running around our house. He has been using his potty several times a day for the past several weeks. He has even used the "big toilet" on several occasions. So he is getting very near to being potty trained. But daycare does stand in the way, as they do not do much at this age to encourage him, so he only goes at home or when out with mommy. But he is very, very proud every time he uses the potty.
What a wonderful day in the life of our boy!
I thought it would be fun to get George's face painted. I realize that this was much more for me than for George, but big mean Mommy wanted to see my sweet boy's face painted, and how he would react. We found a booth that did airbrush painting, and it seemed like that would be better, because it would be fast. George wasn't so sure, but was happy in the end. Thank you Georgie, for helping Mommy experience one more of those "rites of Motherhood" she wanted to experience.
See, traumatized for life! :-)
Since it was a hot day, we let George head next into the splash park. Here he ran around, chased the water and watched all of the other, often bigger, kids.
After some fun wet-time at the Splash park, we rejoined our older friends Carson and Elise for some play time on Dizzy's Tumblebus! George was very excited. On our way to the festival, we rode a school bus. It was George's first ever bus ride. Whenever we are driving, he loves to point out buses! "Bus!" he shouts. "School bus!" "City Bus" "Big bendy bus!" So getting to play on a school bus was pretty neat. But the best part was getting "drive" the school bus.
Can you tell he likes Carson??
After the Tumblebus, Georgie had some good hang out time with Daddy!
Then that evening after a very busy, tiring day, George decided he needed some nak ed time running around our house. He has been using his potty several times a day for the past several weeks. He has even used the "big toilet" on several occasions. So he is getting very near to being potty trained. But daycare does stand in the way, as they do not do much at this age to encourage him, so he only goes at home or when out with mommy. But he is very, very proud every time he uses the potty.
What a wonderful day in the life of our boy!
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