Hair Cut

We've done it for better or worse. C got his first haircut!

Sk8er Boy

We went out to play after dinner and Daddy found the neighbors skate boards. C had a great time trying to balance and having daddy push him around.

Of course then two things happened (1) he didn't want to come inside (2) it took him a long time to wind down to go to bed.

But we all had fun, and it's the summer so who really cares??

9-1-1

Who knew a 14 month old could dial 9-1-1??

C must be super smart or super lucky! Last night on the way home, I called Grandma and then handed C the phone so he could talk to her on speakerphone. He managed to hang up on her, which is common for him, but then he managed to call 9-1-1 and then hang up on them.

My phone rang and I grabbed it from him and it was the typical "Mam, this is the county police, is everything alright? We just got a 9-1-1 call from this phone number."

Man I was embarrassed!! The officer was good hearted and laughed. I knew this would eventually happen, but I didn't think it would be this soon.

Dental Hygiene

Imitation is the finest form of flattery right? Well then if that's true, C flatters us constantly, he wants to do everything we do. The latest imitation is brushing his teeth, of course it could also be because his toothpaste is fruit punch flavored!

Animals

Lions (Check), Tigers (where are they), and Bears (check) oh my...

C has taken favor with his animals. The Bear went to school today, and the lion he greets every night with a big hug on the floor. He's very affectionate, so it's fun to see him give kisses to his animals.

Go Kart!

I think when he gets older we're really in for it.

Jimmy our neighbor has go karts and just for fun Eric pushed C around the back yard.

Look at him go!

Pool Time

C got a baby pool from Granny and Grandpa for his birthday. It's finally warm enough so we decided to break it out. He LOVES it! The only downside is that Gunner loves it too.

Beach Trip

We went on a fun beach trip with Sweet Caroline and had a ton of fun, but I think we were all worn out from the kids!

Here are some of my favorites from the trip:



Anne, Caroline's Mom had a super duper cool camera, which I fell in love with and had to have as well. So my pics from now on should be soooo much better. :-)

Corn on the cob

He loved it!

Gamma and Gappa

Gamma and Gappa came for their quarterly visit. We all had a great time. Gamma and C slept. Gappa and C played. Daddy and Gappa fished, while Gamma and I shopped (however, we could in no way keep up the shopping bill with their gas bill)

Another Milestone

Well he's done many things but this one I was really shocked over. He can feed himself with a spoon. Granted it was cottage cheese probably the stickiest food I could find, but he was examining the spoon so I handed it to him, and he put it right in his mouth. I was pretty impressed, but then when it comes to Little C, it really doesn't take much.

Are we in Holland???

Eric grows some fabulous flowers, and it's a good thing because my thumb is anything but green.

Anyhow, this year he planted 150 bulbs I think, maybe 200. The deer ate some of them but he still managed to have the most beautiful planting once they all came up.

Fun with Grandma

While we were away in Philly, C was with Grandma and Pop Pop. When we got back we all played for a bit. I think one thing he really loves (besides them of course) is the trampoline.

Grandma loves it just as much as C does!

3 Steps

My oh my we're really in for it now.
This weekend C took 3 steps in between Daddy and Grandma with some prompting (video to be uploaded tonight). Then today I get the call from daycare that he took 3 steps on his own initiative when Grandma left the room. So it looks like it's the beginning of the bumps and bruises phase, but then again thank goodness because he was getting to be too heavy to carry!

Once we got home we helped him practice a bit more and got him to do a little more than 3 steps. THANK GOD for carpet!

PNA

So we've had PNO's (Parents Night Out) before but never a PNA (Parent's Night Away). It was about time for some time away from C. He's a year now and no longer dependant upon Mommy.

So we planned a quick one night trip to Philadelphia. We had a blast!


Of course we had to try the Philly Cheese steaks, we decided Geno's was better than Pat's.

We really enjoyed ourselves and missed C all at the same time. We hope that in the fall we can get away to New York for a longer weekend away. Grandma has high hopes of taking him home from daycare on a Friday and bringing him back to daycare on Monday. We'll see if we can be away from him that long.