Blowing Kisses

Children's Museum

Jake and I took Ethan to the Children's Museum on Friday. He had a BLAST! It was so fun to watch him run around having a great time. Too bad summer is almost over!!! :(

This blue truck was his FAV!

Watching the baby chicks! He kept giving them kisses through the glass!

Playing in the water...and getting all wet!

"Did you see that, Mommy??"

Gotta go slow down the stairs....

Girls' Weekend!

I went with my girls to Denver a few weekends ago to visit our friend, Page. We had such a great time-Page was the best hostess! It was so nice to be baby-free and be waited on ! No cooking, cleaning, diaper changes, etc.

We had a great time-a picnic lunch and hiking in the mountains (fun, despite my altitude-sickness), a tour of the Coors Factory, and lots of fun going out to eat and lounging around.
Thanks for having us, Page! And thanks to my wonderful hubby for letting me go and staying with Ethan.

Such a Big Boy!

Wow, Ethan is growing so fast and learning so many things! I am so sad that summer is almost over-I have really enjoyed getting to hang out with him everyday.

New words this month: night-night, Ernie (he loves Sesame Street), hug, apple, blue, and yellow!

Ethan came with me to start setting up my classroom. I wasn't anticipating getting much done, but he did so good! He played with Mommy's math manipulatives, got on the computer, and played under the desks. I was able to get a lot done today!

Look Mommy!
Uh-oh!

I can eat with a fork now! I still have trouble with spoons....

Storytime and Fire Trucks!

I went with my friend Kelly to toddler time at the library today. It was so much fun-definitely going to keep that up while it's still summer. Then we went next door to the fire station to see the trucks. The firemen were out on a call but they let the boys ring the bell-so cute!

Mugshot!

Aiden and Ethan ringing the bell on the truck!

My turn!

Ethan and Mommy

S is for SUMMER!!

I am definitely enjoying my time off and getting to spend it with my favorite little guy. We've been trying to stay busy with swim lessons, Little Gym, reading books, and going to the park. Ethan has been learning so many new words! It seems like every day he says something new. Some of his favorites include HOT, car, Elmo (his new obsession), juice, and cookie. He has also been using more sign language recently. He can sign "eat", "more", "again", and "chicken".

Here are some recent pics of my handsome boy.


I don't think Elmo appreciates being grabbed by the eyeballs!


Watching cartoons....
Ethan likes to snuggle with the red blanket my aunt made!

Playing with the hose in Grandma and Grandpa's backyard!

Family Trip, Part III

Sunday morning, we left New York and headed to Jamaica, Vermont to stay with my aunt and uncle for the night. We stopped in Stockbridge, Mass. and visited the Norman Rockwell Museum-it was really cool, althought we didn't get to see much since we were trying to keep up with Ethan. But it had lots of hills for him to run around and play. We finally made it to Vermont that evening-my aunt and uncle live in a very rural area in the mountains and Ethan had a blast running around their property and playing with their dog. Ethan slept with us in the bed, which he is not used to, so he woke up about 3 times that night crying. He's also getting another tooth so we didn't get much sleep that night.

The next day was the longest day EVER! We got up very early Monday morning, thanks to Ethan, and went to visit my Grandma in Townshend, Vermont on our way back to the airport in Hartford. On the way, we stopped at the Yankee Candle Factory in Deerfield, Mass. and let Ethan run around for a while. We got to the aiport around 3:00 and our flight didn't leave until 6:00! We only had 3 diapers left and wouldn't you know, Ethan pooped 3 times before we even got on the plane!! This nice girl could tell I was stressed while changing Ethan for the THIRD time in the bathroom, so she gave us a few diapers to get us home-thank goodness!

We got on the plane and Ethan did ok on the way to Cleveland. We had an hour layover, so we had dinner and rested before getting on the 2.5 hour flight back to Houston. That flight was awful!! We were "that couple" with the screaming baby. 2 and a half hours of screaming-he was super exhasuted and couldn't fall asleep. Right before we landed, he finally went to sleep so Jake had to carry him through the aiport to get our luggage and get to the car. We finally walked in the door to our house around midnight. I don't think we've ever been that tired before. So, we are very glad to be back home!!! We had a good time, but Ethan will be staying with grandparents on any future trips we might take!!!

At the Yankee Candle Factory

Playing the piano for the residents where my Grandma lives

The Norman Rockwell Museum