CLAY COUNTY FAIR 2010

The infamous duck game - click on September 2009 to see Ethan play this same game at 9 months old!

Big smiles for the Merry-Go-Round!

Boat ride with Kendra and Matayah!

MY FIRST BOAT RIDE

BARN ANIMALS

2010 Clay County Fair

Grandpa's Barn was new this year...it was sort of like a petting zoo.

Here Ethan is climbing the fence to get in the pen with the "quack-quacks."

The "mechanical cow" that you can milk - Mike was enjoying aiming at the "audience."

The KICD train depot - LOTS of choo-choo's

FUN TIMES

Daddy & Me time...

Always goofing around!

20.5 months

A new take on "so big."

I was going through all the baby clothes and reorganizing. Daddy thought it would be fun to try on some old clothes. the sweatshirt is a 12M while the pants are 2T (what he is wearing right now). As inspired by the Klinge family blog - where did the baby go? :)

The real one's are so much more fun!

Pudding goatee - with the look we get oh so often these days!

SATURDAY MORNINGS

On our way to the Farmer's Market Saturday morning. He always keeps us entertained :)

20 months

Noooo Mommy (I was trying to give him a kiss/pose for a picture)

HAHAHAHA GOTCHA!

WHAT'S GOIN' ON...

Well, we are back again! The back to school rush is over and things are finally back to what we consider "normal" - for the time being, that is. Mike, Ethan, and I are ready to enjoy our 3 day weekend with some close family bonding. I'm sure we won't want to return to work on Tuesday!!! We are hoping to enjoy this beautiful weather this weekend - Farmers Market in DSM on Saturday morning and then a picnic at the park for lunch - we won't bring Maggie to clean up the mess, I'm sure we will go ahead and feed the ducks instead (Ethan is sort of obsessed with "quack quacks" and "bob-bob" (Spongebob) right now). We will see what the rest of the weekend brings - probably household projects! Here's what's going on with us...

Current Mike Dean DIY House Project: refacing the fireplace with slate tiles

Current Heather Dean organization project: cleaning and inventory-ing Ethan's closet

Current Ethan Dean project: go through his toy box and leave toys everywhere

Today's Major Purchase: We re-bought our house (we completed our mortgage refinance this afternoon)

Next Major Purchase: Dishwasher (our current model is apparently setting kitchens on fire)

Scheduled vacation: Mike and Heather to Las Vegas in November (Ethan to Grandma & Grandpa's)

Scheduled fall activities: CYCLONE FOOTBALL!

Ethan's new discovery: Climbing on top of the dining room table and point to each light bulb in the light fixture and yelling "BALL-BALL-BALL"

Mommy and Daddy's new discovery: cleaning up REAL kid puke for the first time. Wow, not quite sure how he could generate that much for such a little guy.

Ethan's new trick: real kisses and "eeeeezzzz" ("please", although he doesn't say it quite enough yet!)

I will try to be back to the blog sometime later this weekend with updated "20 month" pictures!

LITTLE GUY, BIG PERSONALITY

All grown up! He has even learned how to put mommy's flip flops on correctly and walk in them!

Despite is shoe walking abilities, he has yet to master walking (well, running) barefoot. Yep, huge bruise on his forehead - I think he learned it's heads up when you are running in the house - or better yet - no running in the house!

19 months

The whole gang about to make their trip up the stairs to bed. Oh, what an adventure EVERY night.

How can you resist that face?!?!? :)

This is actually supper one night - no, he isn't suffering from my cooking, he just didn't get a nap that day! And yes, he is wearing a 5 year old little GIRL's basketball t-shirt because he got so dirty playing at daycare that day. In the winter time he will come home with pink stripe socks!