Thursday, September 30, 2010
Conner turns 1! Prt. 1
I can't see the pictures while I am writing this, but I can see them when I preview, so I am just going to write everything before the picures and hopefully the issue will be resolved before the next post.
Conner got to have three birthday parties for his first birthday; one over Labor Day weekend, one on the 18th, and one on his actual birthday on the 22nd. This post is about his party over Labor Day weekend when we actually celebrated three birthdays - Conner's, Grandpa's, and Steve's.
Grammy and Grandpa came down on Saturday. The first order of business was to put together Conner's new car. I don't know if Conner was more excited about holding (sucking on) the screwdriver or getting a ride in his car. The car has a floor in it so his feet wouldn't drag while getting pushed. This week though Conner is able to use his own feet to drive the car, although it is only backwards. He also likes to get behind it and push it around the yard.
On Sunday we all went to the zoo to see the new 2 week old baby chimp that made national news because the mom is 56 (or 80 years old in human years)! They had some feeding demonstrations of different animals so the kids got to see the chimps, monkeys, and sea otters eat. The highlight for Kaylee, as always, was feeding the ducks and goats. Conner preferred to look at the goats from a ways back.
Sunday night we had a supper to celebrate all the birthdays with ribs on the grill and cake. The Boggs family came over also for supper and to visit. Conner got his first taste of cake and loved it! Even tried licking (eating?) the plate.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Water Play Fun!
Like most kids, these two LOVE water! Conner can hear the bath water start from the other side of the house and then he is off as fast as he can crawl, and that is pretty fast. There is no stopping him from getting in the water once he knows that it is there.
After bath, Kaylee was still in the tub and Conner was on his way back.
They love taking their baths together and we love only have to do bathtime once a night!
The kids were all ready to play in the pool, but out of nowhere it started to rain so they got to play in the rain instead.
Last year Kaylee hated getting her hair or face wet. This year she thought it was so funny when she got her hair wet and wasn't afraid of the sprinkler either. Conner just wanted to crawl in and out of the water or drink it.
We actually made it to the local splash park quite a few times this year. Last year Kaylee wasn't too excited about it because the water just squirts up so randomly. But, this year she couldn't get enough. She won't go through the rings (on the left) yet, but maybe next year. Conner had fun just sitting by the water and trying to catch it when it squirted up.
Kaylee with her friends Sophia and Max at the splash park.
Our good friends, Don and Rosemary, have a pool in the neighborhood and Rosemary invited us to go swimming a couple times this summer. It was neat to watch Kaylee get braver and braver each time we went. By the last time that we went swimming she would jump to us from the side of the pool without holding on to our hands when she jumped. That was a BIG step for her! Next year we are going to get her in swim lessons and hopefully she will learn how to put her face in the water. It will be better to have someone else, besides me, to teach her how.
After bath, Kaylee was still in the tub and Conner was on his way back.
They love taking their baths together and we love only have to do bathtime once a night!
The kids were all ready to play in the pool, but out of nowhere it started to rain so they got to play in the rain instead.
Last year Kaylee hated getting her hair or face wet. This year she thought it was so funny when she got her hair wet and wasn't afraid of the sprinkler either. Conner just wanted to crawl in and out of the water or drink it.
We actually made it to the local splash park quite a few times this year. Last year Kaylee wasn't too excited about it because the water just squirts up so randomly. But, this year she couldn't get enough. She won't go through the rings (on the left) yet, but maybe next year. Conner had fun just sitting by the water and trying to catch it when it squirted up.
Kaylee with her friends Sophia and Max at the splash park.
Our good friends, Don and Rosemary, have a pool in the neighborhood and Rosemary invited us to go swimming a couple times this summer. It was neat to watch Kaylee get braver and braver each time we went. By the last time that we went swimming she would jump to us from the side of the pool without holding on to our hands when she jumped. That was a BIG step for her! Next year we are going to get her in swim lessons and hopefully she will learn how to put her face in the water. It will be better to have someone else, besides me, to teach her how.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Eating and Brushing Teeth....
Well this isn't the most awesome post, but the pictures are still pretty cute. They are some random ones taken from May to August. Most of them are of Conner trying to master his feeding skills. Just this week he is starting to use his spoon and can actually use it quite. We believe he is going to be left handed since that is the hand that he usually uses to eat will.
See...left hand.
Hmmm....wonder what happened here????
Drinking with left hand.
Brushing teeth with his left hand.
Kaylee eating her breakfast. It can sometimes take her awhile to wake up and she can be pretty crabby. (Wonder where she got that!) The pictures before this she was showing how cranky she was and then she just stopped her attitude to take the final picture.
More left handed eating.
Is there something on my face?
So big!
Cottage cheese. Yum!
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