Growing Up

Blake is getting to be quite the grown up boy. Sometimes he really surprises me. The other day before leaving the house I asked him if he wanted a snack. He said yes and ran out of my room. I thought he took off for the play room, but when I went to check on him he'd gone to the kitchen and returned upstairs with his snack...three pieces of bread, his "sandwich". I guess I'm lucky he didn't try and put peanut butter on it himself. He told me all the crumbs in the pantry were from his cousin Georgia, who is 4 months old. Today I asked again if he wanted a snack and by the time I finished what I was doing upstairs, he had already gone to the kitchen, grabbed a hard boiled egg from the fridge, peeled it on a paper towel and chucked the center in the sink (something Blake and I both do :) I was surprised he got it all done by himself.

In other big boy news - Blake managed to hike FOUR miles on Sunday. We took off Sunday morning, Chad with an empty backpack, ready for when Blake got too tired. Blake had his Thomas the Train backpack, which he filled with rocks along the way (evidently hiking four miles just isn't enough for this 2.5 year old). He almost made it the whole way, just a few blocks from our house he decided to lay down on the path. He was still smiling and wanted nothing to do with the backpack, but Chad carried him the last little bit. All that hiking and still no nap! Who is this kid??

100% Boy

I think I must have entered the nesting stage, I've been cleaning, organizing, ordering new furniture and today I thought I'd transplant some shrubs I've been meaning to move for ages. As Blake and I were digging up the shrubs, I pointed out a worm to Blake, he said "oh wormy worm" and picked it right up.

He found two worms, Dad and baby worm

according to Blake.

Ick

After I got my shrubs moved I thought we should put a little water on them and of course Blake was up for helping. He watered my plants a little, but mostly played with Lou. Louis LOVES those hose.

True Fan

Blake is ready for the basketball game today - he wanted to wear his Husky shirt over the red t-shirt he already had on, I swear it's not a Cougar t-shirt under there :)

Blake and Lou

We've had some fun in our back yard the last couple of days. Here are some pictures of Blake and Louis.

The color isn't great...these two will only stay this close for a few seconds, so I didn't have any time to make adjustments.

Blake loves hanging out with Louie, Lou would prefer to relax in peace.

They say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery right?

Big Boy Milestone

Although Blake moved into his big boy bed three weeks before his second birthday, Chad and I held off on buying his big boy furniture due to the fact Blake likes to use his bed as a trampoline, his bed rail as a hurdle, etc. Today, his bedroom furniture arrived! He was pretty excited to see his new bed.

Riding on the end of the bed like a pony...this is what we were afraid of.

And of course he had to practice going head first off the new bed. Wish us luck!

The Gift of an Ordinary Day

My sister sent me this link today. I've thought about it all day. I try to be observant of all the little moments and I am so thankful that I get to spend so much time with Blake during this precious time of his life. This also made me so glad that I do this blog and have so many pictures of the silly moments in our lives. (the video is 7 minutes long, worth the time if you have a few minutes.)

http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/books-guides-resources/the-gift-of-an-ordinary-day-110974

Georgia and Blake

Alison and Georgia are back in town from all of their travels and they came to visit Blake and I today. I haven't seen them in a couple of weeks and I can't believe how Georgia has grown!



These pictures are all of Blake imitating his Auntie while she was trying to get Georgia to smile for the camera :)

This week's quiet time fun

Yesterday I was really tired. I went to lay on my bed for a couple of minutes while Blake was having his quiet time in his room. So, when I heard him make a mad dash for the nursery (which he is calling his sister's room) I didn't exactly race to go get him. He likes playing with the baby stuff in there, he even likes to climb into his old crib - funny, he never liked it when he was supposed to be in there! When I finally gathered the energy to go see what he was into, this is what I found...

He had climbed into our bassinet! It swings, so I am not really sure how he got in there, but he thought it was pretty funny.

Weekend Away

Chad and I were able to get away this past weekend for a quick trip to Vancouver. We wanted to have one last little get away before we are a family of four. Grandma and Grandad were nice enough to drive up from Portland to spend some time with Blake. I used to worry that Blake would miss me when I was gone, but no longer. He pretty much held the door for Chad and I on our way out. Here are a few pictures from Blake's time with his Grandparents.

Sunny Day

Last week was so beautiful, we played outside, took lots of walks and enjoyed the weather. Good thing - today there were a few snowflakes in the air! Here are a few pictures from our backyard fun.