Happy Father's Day!

We had a fantastic Father's Day - we started out at the zoo, and the weather was surprisingly good - low humidity, sunny and breezy. Liam had a great time and was so well behaved. Then we stopped by Aunt Niki's house so Liam could take his nap. Niki was nice enough to let us run out for lunch while she watched him (we did bring her and Liam back some lunch and smoothies!) Then we went to the playground by Niki's house to swing and slide... and best of all Grandpa and Vivian came by for a visit! We went for ice-cream and hung out together at Aunt Niki's. A great day!

Liam and Daddy checking out the seals...


Oh really, Daddy? Are you sure?


Best part of the day so far: walking on the steps! (Toddlers are easy to please)


Now this was definitely the best part of the day! Getting wet in the water mister!


Dancing in the water with a little girl...


Crazy for water


Mommy trying to talk Liam into coming out of the water - no go!


Dripping wet boy... I think he would have stayed under that mister all day if we'd let him!


Now we're at the park with Aunt Niki... swinging...


Hi there Mommy! Every time we took him out of the swing, he started frantically making the sign for "more"... just like when we tried to take him out of the water mister!


Whee! Like Mommy's hat?


Grandpa bought everyone ice-cream. Liam sampled everyone's, and then had a blast feeding Daddy bites...


He thought it was hilarious to feed Daddy and then yank the spoon away...


Here is Grandpa trying to give Liam some ice-cream... and Liam is pretending to be shy...


Liam considering the ice-cream...


Liam strumming the baby Fender with Aunt Niki. He loved the guitar and even "sang" a bit - it was hilarious!

Messy eating, hail in June, and doggie love

Just a picture round-up...

I love yogurt!


Hail in June - this is the storm that knocked out our power for 2 days!


Look at it!


A standard breakfast... an adult size bowl of oatmeal with blackstrap molasses... yum!


Daddy and Liam cuddling with Summer (aka JP)... JP is tolerating the attention very well!

Giving myself a wet-wipe bath...

We had a bit of an early summer heat wave, and Liam found a way to refresh himself.

Washing my hair with wipes... ahhh...


Don't forget to clean behind your ears!


A good tongue scrub is quite refreshing...


Hold on while I blow my nose...


Wet-wipe taste test (note: it was determined that wet-wipes are not delicious)

TGIFriday!

It was a beautiful spring day today, and Liam had lots of fun...

Walking along at toddler speed...


Hey Mom, want some rocks?


Mr Grumpy


Nothing more fun than getting soaked with a hose!


SLURP!


YUM! Cold water everywhere!


Mmmm get me some more of that!


Playing basketball after changing into dry clothes (not without a fight, of course!)

April wrap-up

Nakey baby!


Hey cutie!


Hanging out with Daddy at the horse races


Mommy and Liam all dressed up after the races


Liam and Daddy in front of the Enterprise


Space shuttle!

Grandpa's April Visit

Grandpa came by for lunch, and afterwards he played with Liam


Grumpy boy!


Can we play basketball, Grandpa? Please?


Hi Mommy!


That night we had some silly fun - Liam in Daddy's '93 Air Jordans (yes, he kept them this long!)


Hmm, this is harder than it looks


I'm just like Daddy!

New sweater from GM

GM knitted Liam a beautiful new sweater using some hand-dyed Pumpkin Spice wool I had tucked away. Here are some action shots!

Look! A bird!


Time to play basketball!


Let's go, Mommy!


First blossoms of spring...


Playing peekaboo in the washing machine.

A fine day for cream cheese...

Today was a fantastic spring day - temps in the 70s - and we spent the whole afternoon outside. On our way out through the garage Liam stopped by his favorite spot - the recycle bin - and grabbed himself a toy... a cream cheese container. He played with it for several hours. I Am Not Making This Up. Best toy ever - I even got to rake up a ton of leaves and do some weeding! Here are some pics from our day out:

Hey Mom, check out my new toy!


Look, I can put it on my head! That's Summer in the foreground, and our guesthouse behind him.


The only thing more exciting than a cream cheese container is seeing a bird in the sky... whoa!


Giant pile of leaves!


More birds in the sky - he was pointing with both fingers and squealing, but I missed the shot... ah well! He loves anything in the sky... birds, planes... the moon...


Note: if you have good eyes or if you click on the pictures to see them larger, you'll notice the dirt on Liam's mouth. Because, he likes to taste dirt - I think to get my goat. It takes all my Mommy patience to act like I could not care less or say, "Mmmmm dirt!" The first time he did this I (predictably) said "NOOO! Don't eat that!" and if you know toddlers, you know what happened next... yup, he could not shovel it in fast enough. Now that I pretend not to care he realizes all by himself that dirt tastes gross and he moves on to other things. Like chewing on sticks, because hey if the dogs like it - it must be good!