Chores.

Wil's obsessed with Gravel's dog food & water. He's constantly messing with them. The following may be a terrible decision on my part, but I'm at a loss (and tired of giving him time-outs because of his obsession... they don't work!).

Wil has a new chore - feed your dog. Will he take his job seriously? Or, will he be even more enamored by these two silver bowls? Probably the latter.

Someday...

For the past two days, Wil has insisted that I open our front door so he can wait for the "truck" (school bus). Today he waited for 10 entire minutes. He loves to watch the kids, particularly Charlie & her little brother Levi.

"No, no, no." I tell him. "You're too little to go on the school bus." Is it wrong that I NEVER want to be standing on that street corner with my neighbors? I could throw up just thinking about it. I know, I know... someday he will be five. Until then, he's ALL MINE!

Not the biggest of big brothers.

But, still...

Wil's baby brother or sister will be joining us in March!

(Yes. Another March baby...)

EXCITING!!!

Boy.

I bought these shoes on sale last fall (Target - 5 bones ~ SCORE!).
They're size 5.
I NEVER thought they'd actually fit.
Ever.

He has kid shoes.
He's a kid.
I don't like it.

Are you feeling bored?

Wil's got an idea...

Remove EVERYTHING from the cupboards.
Bang them. Throw them. Wear them.

Then... put them on your Mom's head. Take pictures.

Good times.

Vacation Bliss!

Adam had 10 days (yes! 10 days!) off of work last week, so we celebrated with two camping trips & a cook-out at my folks'. Here are a few pictures from along the way:

We played with cute cousins.

We played with best friends:

We went to the New Zoo in Green Bay (that's a giraffe we're feeding!!!).

We explored caves at Governer Dodge State Park!

And best of all, Wil got a whole lotta Daddy time.

Experiments!

The preschool teacher in me attempts to provide my child with interesting, sensory experiences from time to time. Of course, I was much better at implementing these in the classroom, but every once in a while, I go above & beyond my Mommy duties... (ok, not so often). Here's Wil exploring with the easiest one of all ~ cornstarch & water. (If you have a 1 year old & you attempt this at home, don't forget, they eat EVERYTHING! I forgot.)

At first, he wasn't so sure...

then, things got more interesting!

Before long, he was throwing everything into the bucket he could find... leaves, grass & ROCKS!

After 15 minutes or so, I started to clean-up. During the two minutes it took me to rinse out the bucket, I was able to capture this:

and this:

and finally, this:

(If you can't tell, that is Wil's water table... it's NOT for standing in.)

This picture perfectly reflects my life.

So... you're done then?

P.S. And, yes. I do dress my child. Just not that often.

Hard Workin'

More Summer:

A Photo Montage...

4-Wheelin' with Daddy!

Camping!

Freezies... it's been HOT!

Cousin love & birthday parties!

 Gardening with Grandma!

Day trip to Bay Beach!! We loved all of the rides...

 Playing dress-up. Wil's also learned how to say, "cheese!"