A Day at the Farm

We had a great morning today at Owen Spring Creek Farm with the LHAECPTA play group. Alycia and I met there with the kiddos around 9:45. They had all sorts of activities to do including feeding the goats, a tour of animals and a hayride. Wright was a pistol the whole time not wanting to be held, running away from the group and continually trying to climb inside the fences to get closer to the animals. He knows how to test my patience for sure, but we had a great time! We finished off the morning with a picnic lunch and Wright fell asleep in the car within 5 minutes on the way home.

Lanie and Wright hanging out before the tour began.

Wright felt pretty cool sitting on this big rock.

He was not so sure what to think of the goats at first.

Now he begins to get the hang of it.

This feed tastes good mom!

A few of the friends feeding the goats.

Wright kept trying to climb into the donkey cage.

Lanie and Wright watching donkeys.

Wright and Lanie on the choo choo train.

Aren't they so cute...

On the hayride...

Easter Weekend 2009

We had a wonderful Easter weekend. Gigi and Papoo came in town to celebrate with us. Saturday night we went up to Frisco for dinner with the Mitchells. Then Sunday we got up and went to the 9:30 service followed by brunch at our house, Easter basket and egg hunts and a lot of fun with cousins and grandparents.

Wright loves kitty cats especially Grayson who would let Wright pet him.

Uncle Mark makes Wright laugh!

Gigi and Wright having breakfast before church.

The Easter egg hunt is about to begin!

Finding his first egg.

Wow, there are lots out here.

Wright loved to open the eggs and find what was inside, then dump the egg on the ground.

Here's another one!

The three of us.

Mimi gave Wright a new golf club that he loved.

Nice hit!

He loved the fridge magnets from his Easter basket too.

A Few Cute Things to Remember

1. Whenever I pick Wright up out of his crib or put him down in it, I always squeeze him and pat his back or arm. Now he has started patting my arm when I hold him as if to say "mom, please pat me." Precious!

2. This morning, he wanted out of his highchair when his breakfast was over and he was saying "ta dow" on repeat. I guess he thinks "down" and "touchdown" are the same word. :)

3. We were reading a book today and I said "what is that?" pointing to a clock and he said "tock tick tock tick". Love it!

Wright's 1st Easter Egg Hunt

We went to Melanie's neighborhood today for an Easter Egg Hunt. Wright wasn't exactly sure what to do with the eggs once he found them. He kept picking them up and then just putting them back down. It was also freezing outside with major winds nearly knocking us all over. The pictures were cute though!

Thanks to Mimi for helping make my basket!

Is there something good in here?

I found one - now what do I do?

This basket is almost as big as me!

Mimi will help me get tons of eggs.

Love the pink egg...

Mommy and me.

Resting after a long day.

Eleanor's 1st Birthday

What a great day to have a 1st birthday party. We could not have had more fun celebrating Eleanor's big day. Wright loved the ball pit and slide most of all. And we let him stay up until 8pm so we could hang out longer. He was such a ham entertaining everyone and saying "bye" with a big wave and "day do" when we left. Thanks Woodards for a wonderful night and Happy Birthday Miss Eleanor!

Friday Night BBQ

We went over to the Elverums house on Friday night and had a cookout with the couples from our parenting group. The girls and babies met over there and waited for the guys to get home after playing golf. Then we cooked burgers and let the kids play together. Wright had the best time playing with all boys - this is a very rare occurrence. The next day we had to take him to get more toys for the yard because all he wants to do is be outside with this nice weather. Jake had a basketball hoop that Wright LOVED, so we got one of those for our house. What a fun night - thanks Jennie and Pat!

On another note, Wright loved Jake! Besides the fact that Jake is super cool, I think him being a year older is a big reason Wright is so drawn to him. He follows Jake around and does pretty much everything he does. Earlier on Friday, Jake came over to play and wanted to hug Wright goodbye. Wright of course had no idea what to do and just sort of stood there and then tried to edge away. Well that night, Jake hugged him again, and at first Wright had a similar reaction. Then Wright thought about it a second and went back up to Jake and just bear hugged him until they both fell on the ground! Somehow amongst all the cameras, we missed this moment. But it sure was super cute!

A Few Random 16 Month Pics

Here are some cute pics from this last month.

Feeding the Ducks

We took Wright to the park a few weeks ago to feed the ducks and the big white swan. He had a great time throwing bread and watching them swim and dive to get it. After we were done we went to the playground and he was climbing all over the place until he fell and busted his lip causing us to rush home and get him cleaned up. Poor guy!

We are Settled

We are finally settled in our new house and unpacked the last box tonight. God is so good. Both Brendan and I could not have expected a house that is a better fit for us. Yes it is a rent house so there are things we would have done differently, but all in all it is great and very nice. Many people have commented that it even seems to fit us better than our other house. So, I can only attribute that to God and how He has completely taken care of us beyond our expectations.

On the Wright front, he has had his follow up ear appointment and all looks well. We are very thankful to have the constant infections behind us. He is getting adjusted to the new house as well although it has been a long process getting him there. When we first moved in, he would follow me around and whine/cry at my feet ALL DAY LONG! He also had a lot of trouble falling asleep for naps and at night. But, this is getting better now that his toys are unpacked and he is more used to his new room.

He is also continuing to say tons of new words. We are working on answering questions with "yes" which he proudly says "yesh". He also says thank you very well "day do". One bad thing he has picked up in the last week or so is whining and screaming when things aren't going his way. We had a big time out today after a trip to Target where he embarrassed me so badly with his shouting throughout the store. I so do not want to be one of those parents that allows that behavior. But I am realizing more and more not to underestimate what he understands because I told him "Mommy is unhappy with you and you are going to be in time out when we get to the car." It actually worked and he was TONS better at the next store. So, hopefully that will continue to work. Time out is by far the best and most effective punishment for him to date.

He Can Hear!

Since Wright got tubes last week, he has learned so many new words! I guess he really is hearing much better. Just today while we were reading one book, he said banana, baby, flower. He has also said touchdown (ta dow), bye bye (instead of ba ba), glasses and boat this week. It is pretty amazing what a difference the tubes are already making.

On another note, he is understanding so much more. The other day I mentioned in passing that we were going to go on the wagon. Then my phone rang and I got distracted and next thing I knew he was crying at the door, pointing outside where the wagon is. I have learned that is one of the those words we need to spell from here on out.

His signing has also gotten really good. He has learned to sign "please" for anything he wants. He also does phrases with signing like "more please" or "eat please". We are working on "thank you" in sign but he says that one more "Day doo".