Ok, ok, ok....I know - if I did blogging for a living, I would be fired! It's been a very busy month with both of our jobs, unfortunately, needing to come before our family. We've been in survival mode...so, our extra time is spent with life necessities. We have a little bit of time off for the 4th of July, so we are hoping to wind down and enjoy life again!
To pick up from last time....Ethan spent a week at Grandpa and Grandma's - I'll post some pictures above from Grandma Marie. Once we got back to work/daycare after that vacation, Grandma Marie returned quickly that next weekend for a conference, and extended her stay to watch Ethan while Mike and I enjoyed some time together for our 5 year anniversary! We just went out to Red Lobster and played mini-golf, but hey, it was nice to remember what it was like just the 2 of us!
We had a pretty low-key father's day. Daddy wanted to go to Taco Casa in Des Moines - and yes, it is the EXACT same food as the Taco House in Okoboji. After that we made a special trip to the Woodsmith Store (the super high-end hardware store) - Ethan stayed content with the bird feeder that looked like an ice cream sundae. Then, as all father's days should end, we took a nap.
Last weekend, Mike's parents visited us. Friday night we headed out to dinner and Old Navy - in which we looked at Toy Story t-shirts for Ethan. Mike and I each held up a t-shirt and asked him which one he liked - what does our kid do? He takes both pointer fingers and points at each t-shirt at the same time. It was quite a good laugh! Saturday we headed to the DSM Farmer's Market before it got too hot and humid. Then that afternoon we went to Ethan's friend, Brody's, birthday party. They had a sprinkler and a pool setup, so Ethan dove right in! Then to wrap up the day, we played mini-golf with Grandma and Grandpa.
Now, we are approaching the 4th of July. Tonight we attended the downtown DSM fireworks - we have a prime spot at Mike's office building. Ethan acted a little scared initially, but then just pointed and yelled at the fireworks for the duration of the show! We plan to attend the Ames fireworks on the night of the 4th, so we get one more round of "pretties."
As for an update with Ethan....
His next doctor's appointment is Monday the 5th, so I will post his new "stats." He's really growing up - we are past the teething stage for now, in size 5 diapers, and is learning to communicate with us rather well. I had a REAL conversation with Ethan the other day, it's those moments that make me stop in my tracks and wonder where my baby went!
His big things are - juice!, mamamamamamamamamamamaa (mama, I want m&m's or whatever other junk food he can see), where go? (playing peek-a-boo or saying bye-bye), and the ever infamous BALL! He is also very good (and entertained) with peek-a-boo - he doesn't quite get that when you uncover your eyes you are supposed to say boo...he says it as he covers his eyes and then says "where go?" as he continues to cover his eyes. Silly kid. He also learned to salute this week - he puts his hand in the "pecking" position, pokes himself in the eye (not hard), and shoots his hand forward like a salute. He just grins and giggles when he does it.
I'll be back throughout the weekend to post pictures....
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