Papa and Grammy

My dad and step mom, Karen, came to visit. It was so nice to have my Dad here. We only see him a couple of times a year and he is Ethan's only grandfather. So we really enjoy when we get to see him! Ethan was shy at first, but warmed up quickly when Papa got out a book to read him. We love you Papa and Grammy!

At breakfast, Jimmy's Egg. We love going there for breakfast. Neither of them can just smile for the camera. It always has to be a silly face.

Right at bedtime. Ethan just kept laughing with Papa.

Smiles for Grammy.

Pelican Bay

Our favorite pool is Pelican Bay. It's a great pool and we love going there. This day we went with our friends, Bev and Luke. You can't tell by his face on the slide, but he loved going down. He started becoming a little dare devil and tried to go down face first. He liked when he made a huge splash.

Ethan has so much fun when we go swimming and he has developed quite a nice tan. It's kind of funny because the tops of his hands and feet are so golden brown, but the bottoms of his feet and the palms of his hands are super white. Haha.

Swimming

Our friend Christine invited us to swim at her pool one afternoon. We have been going swimming nearly everyday and it was nice to go with her family and the Cooks. Little Nathan is always so cute with Ethan, even though Ethan is a "baby" and he's a "big boy".

Cool Boy

Spaghetti

Ethan is a horrible eater. He just doesn't like to eat. So anytime we find something he likes, he really encourage him. He likes spaghetti. :) He had it all over his chair, the floor, the dogs, me, and it even ended up on the piano somehow.

Little River Zoo

We wanted to do something kind of fun one morning so we looked up petting zoos and found one that had huge promises of a great time. Unfortunately it wasn't that fun. It was a LONG guided tour that was of animals we usually skip at the zoo. It was also really hot by the time the tour ended. But we made it fun any way and did have fun feeding the animals.

July 03, 2009

Choo Choo

Ethan LOVES this train!

Play group

McDonald's

Ethan and I were so bored today and so I took him to McDonald's to play in the play land. I didn't think he would really have that much fun, but wanted to get out of the house. But he actually had a great time! He climbed all over everything and even up into the slide. He has become quite the climber! Ahhh!!!

Waiting

It's always fun going out to eat and having to wait for a half hour. We took Taylor out for dinner and we waited what seemed like forever. But it was a nice evening and so Ethan and Taylor played out on the front waiting area. And they are so happy to pose for a picture. :)

Happy Birthday Jeff

Happy 21st Birthday Jeff!!! I know, you think you are 21, even 31. But reality is you are not quite that young anymore. I love you anyway old man! :)

I took Jeff to dinner to PF Changs, one of his favorite places, on his birthday. He had the day off work and we just hung out all day. The following day we had my mom over for dinner for a little birthday celebration. I made a tiramasu cake for him since that is his favorite dessert. I think next year we will have a big party for him, but this year it was nice just to be together as a family.

Out of order

There are a few new posts. Some are out of order and below some of the posts I made a few weeks ago since I saved them as drafts when I started to do them last month. I know, I'm a slacker. I'll try to keep up. :)

Baseball

Trevver, my nephew, plays on a baseball team. He's quite good and is playing with a group of older boys. Ethan and I love going to his games! Ethan loves to watch them hit the ball and run the bases. I don't think he understands why he can't go play with them.
Trevver is sharing his nachos through the fence. It was the cutest thing ever!

Omniplex

Ethan and I went with a friend to the Omniplex last week since it was so rainy. I was worried Ethan would be too young and wouldn't be interested in it, but I couldn't have been more wrong. He had a blast! He like all of the science experiments and really loved the kids discovery centers. What a great time! I forgot my camera and used my cell phone so the pictures aren't great but I'm glad I captured some of the great fun we had!

Demonstrating he knows how to say Hello and use the telephone. I couldn't get him away from this little area.

Entertain each other

Sometimes shopping with little people can be so exhausting. But every once in a while you get some great moments. Jaycie, Nathan, and Ethan all entertained each other while we shopped. Great!

Guys Guy

Ethan is totally a boy. He loves helping Daddy with everything. EVERYTHING. Jeff recently dropped all of the "TV" lines behind the wall and put in jacks so there would be no wires showing with the TV hanging on the wall. Ethan had to help. His drill wasn't quite manly enough so he kept trying to borrow Daddy's.

Easter

Easter was great this year. What a fun day. Ethan LOVED his Easter basket. He got four from various people and loved each one of them. It's been a month but he STILL carries around Easter eggs. He loves those things!

My sister and her family, my mom and sister Sarah all came for dinner. We exchanged Easter baskets and then had a Wii tournament. What a great afternoon!

The neighborhood Stunt Man

Sometime during Ethan's birthday party, everyone went to swing. There was a lot of fun in seeing who could swing the highest, watching Dan and Becca Martin swing while holding hands and watching the little kids swing. (or watching the grown ups push them!)

But I think one of the best moments of the day was watching our local neighborhood stunt man. Yes indeed, it was a sight to watch. I give him two thumbs up! Or at least an A+ for effort. :)

We love you Dan!