Rainy Afternoon Silliness

It's raining here today, so Andrew and I are just being silly and trying to have fun inside.

Two Year Photos!

I can't believe my little boy is about to be two!  We decided to get some professional photos done today to commemorate the occasion.  We played at a park for an hour with the photographer snapping away.  We even ended up in the river to play.  The water was FREEZING, but Andrew didn't seem to mind.  He was having a blast!  Well, the photographer posted a few photos on Facebook this afternoon as a sneak peek, so I thought I'd share them with all of you!

Big March Update

It's been forever since we've updated.  Things have been really busy between Sam working, Emily running races, and Andrew's busy social calendar.

But here are a bunch of recent photos and videos of Andrew.

First of all…just a couple of cute pictures from the last few months.

And, now…some of Andrew's activities...

Having fun with mommy.

Playing "store" at the Childrens' Museum in Atlanta.

Andrew going down a big inflatable slide.  He LOVES this.

Andrew loves putting balls into basketball hoops.

Playing in a bounce house.  Andrew likes getting rough in these.

Score!

At the kids' gym, Andrew loved when the teachers start

hamming around.  In this case, the teacher puts stuff on her

head, then "sneezes" so it falls off.  Andrew always reacts

with a belly laugh or an "Oh Nooooooooooo!"

Andrew loves running around naked after his
baths.  And jumping on trampolines.
The two together are pretty darn funny.

Sometimes Andrew gets ahold of one of our phones.  He knows

how to do a lot of things on it.  One of them is to activate

Siri, which makes a little "bong" noise, which makes him giggle.

Andrew has gotten really interested in
building structures with his Mega Bloks.
This is one of his more masterful creations.

Andrew put on Emily's shoes and walked around the house.

Playing in the sand.  Andrew also really enjoys collecting
rocks at the playground.  He'll run all over the place,
grab 10-15 rocks, and bring them all back to his
sorting location, where he counts them.

After a long, hard day…you need a bath.
No, really…it started just as a tub with some water for him
to play in.  Then he decided to get in.

Andrew tries his first popsicle.  While he enjoyed it,

it made a mess, covering him with orange goo.

Dip! Dip! Dip!  Andrew got his own ice cream, and has

even started using his own spoon to eat it. 

One of the play centers in Atlanta is geared
towards children with special needs.  One of
their rooms is the "sensory room", which has
all sorts of colored and moving lights.
Andrew really loved the big, color-changing
bubble tubes.

The Zoo!

Andrew and I joined some friends for a trip to the zoo today.  We had three toddlers under two years old, and it was nap time, but we did surprisingly well.  I just wanted to share a few of the pictures from our afternoon.

By far, Andrew's favorite part was the petting
zoo.  He loved feeding and brushing the goats.

Andrew and his friend Noah grooming the goats.  For a size
reference, Noah is exactly two months younger than Andrew. 

We decided to hit the carousel and train on
the way out.   

It was apparent that it was past nap time.
Somebody was NOT a fan of the train. 

We barely made it out of the parking lot
before Andrew passed out.  I think that's the sign
of a successful trip.

February Photos!

It's been way too long since we've done an update.  Sam just got home after being out of town for three weeks.  While he was gone, Atlanta got hit with snow and an ice storm.  Andrew and I spent a lot of time inside in our pajamas.  We jumped at every opportunity to get out of the house and play because we were both suffering from cabin fever.

Andrew's first real snow!  He loved it, for about five minutes. 

Once he realized that snow was cold, he was
done and wanted to go back inside.

Business casual Andrew at My Gym.

The ONE day we were able to get out to the playground!

I took Andrew to a new indoor playground. 

This one has all sorts of new things to play with!

Bouncing around at the playground!

Just some giggles before bedtime.

Any time the temperature was cooperating,
we'd take the wagon for a stroll around the
neighborhood.

In an attempt to avoid the ice and power outages,
Andrew and I headed to Hilton Head for a few days
this week.  Papa let him pull out all of the pots
and pans.  Andrew was so happy, since he's not
allowed to do this at home.

Great progress!!

Andrew is showing more and more signs of learning, some of which blow us away at times.

The first is regarding his number blocks:

Now, he's known his numbers for a while, and loves to count.  But, what he's doing with the blocks is a whole different scenario.  He knows which block is which number, by color.  So, if we ask him to get us the number 2 block, he goes and grabs the yellow block without having to look to see if it's number 2.  Ask for the number 6 block, he grabs the purple one.  He knows all ten of them.  That's mind-boggling.

The second is with his farm animals:

He knows them by name.  We ask him to grab the pig, he grabs the pig.  Ask for the horse, he gets the horse. And while he doesn't know how to say their names yet, he knows some of their sounds.  He's gotten better since this video was taken, but it gives you an idea:

So things are looking good!

How is it January already?

Time flies when you're having fun, I guess. Things around here are busy, for sure. I don't have much of an update right now, but I figured if share a few photos.




Swinging at the park. The weather has been brutal lately. It always seems like it's too cold or too wet, so we jump on every opportunity to get outside.


Andrew and his friend Claire watching a puppet show.


Andrew got stuck underneath our chair. Of course we had to grab a photo before we got him out.


Andrew swinging at the gym.

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