Monday, June 30, 2008

Ethan feeds himself puffs!

Ethan has been eating puffs for a while now but today he started feeding himself! So proud of the little man!

tan time

My son loves the sun. For an active 2 year old I'm amazed that he just laid there for 20 minutes.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

perfect day at disneyland

on saturday, hunter started asking us to go to disneyland. it was sort of out of the blue, but he never stopped talking about it so we decided to head up there on sunday afternoon. we didn't know what to expect, since it was pretty hot outside and summertime at disneyland is always a little crazy. it turned out to be the perfect day. perfect.

it wasn't too crowded, and yeah, it was a little hot out, but the cool breeze more than made up for the heat. and the boys were perfect! both of them had a ton of fun and were very well-behaved!

here's hunter on the tram to get into the park. he thinks that this is one of the best rides that disneyland has to offer. really. his pirate mickey ears were also a must-wear item all day long.



we bought ethan's first set of mickey ears today. as you can see, he was proud to sport his mickey ears. and he's dang cute too!


we've been super-proud of hunter lately. he's growing up super-fast and i hope that i don't jinx myself by saying this, but i think he is slowly making his way out of the terrible twos, but that's a whole different blog post. like i said earlier, he was a very good boy the entire time we were at disneyland so on our way out, we decided to let him pick out a sucker. rather than picking out the biggest sucker that no human being will ever be able to finish, he picked out a cluster of smaller mickey mouse suckers that are a much more manageable size. he knew that with this choice, he wouldn't get one big sucker now that he can't finish, but rather, he would get a cluster of suckers that he could enjoy for days to come. this kid will go far. you heard it first here.
we always make fun of the families that take pictures in front of a letter at the entrance to California Adventure. as of today, we are now one of those families.


the laughs and good times continued on the way home. this kid can put a smile on anyone's face, at anytime, no matter how bad of a day you're having. i love this kid!


Tuesday, June 24, 2008

don't make ethan mad

hunter's june obsessions

apparently, hunter's chuck e. cheese obsession was so last month. with the turn of the month, came 3 new obsessions that we're asked about at least 12 times a day (that's 12 times each, not total)...

Obsession #1
We live close to Nellie Gail and several of the homes have stables in the backyard which can easily be seen from the road. Anytime we go anywhere, the first question is, "Go see horsees?" Answer, yes. A few minutes later, "Go see horsees?"

"Yes, Hunter, we'll see the horsees in just a few minutes."

As we approach the homes that have the horses, the same process continues day after day after day. "Hunter, look at the horsees up on the hill! Do you see them?"

"Yes, yes I see 'em! I see 'em!"

And as we pass all the horses, the story continues. "See more horsees?"

"Maybe, if they're on the trails, but we won't see them on the hill any more." Which brings us to obsession #2.

Obsession #2
"Uh, see bulldozers?"

"Yes Hunter, we'll see the bulldozers in just a few minutes." Depending on the time of day, this statement is normally followed by, "But they may be sleeping since the day is almost over," or my personal favorite, "they have gone home with their mommy and daddy bulldozers because it's almost bedtime."

"I see 'em! I see bulldozers!"

And finally...

Obsession #3

"Uh, see Pillmore?" He's actually referring to Fillmore from the movie Cars. On the way to my parent's house there's an old VW bus that's parked on the side of the road. The first time we ever drove past it, Hunter started screaming, "Pillmore! Pillmore!" We had no idea what he was talking about then one day, it dawned on us.

The story continues... "Uh, see Pillmore?"

"If he's not hanging out with Sarge [one of Fillmore's friends in the movie Cars], we will see Fillmore."

As we pass and Fillmore is not parked in his usual spot... "Oh buddy, it looks like Fillmore is hanging out with Sarge today..."

"Layer?" As in, see Fillmore later?

"Yeah, buddy, we'll come back and check to see if he's here later."

And so the pattern continues, day after day after day in the month of June. What obsessions will July bring? Only time will tell...

our boys love the pool!




watered down

a day at the park

ethan is 8 months

so it's been more than a month since we've blogged... i know, terrible. but our little man is now 8 months old! time flies when you're having fun!

two big achievements since the last month... eating more solid foods and rocking back and forth on all fours! hopefully by the end of his next month, he'll be on his way to crawling!