Outdoor Fun

A few weeks ago Chase and I went to visit Mimi and Wally in Edwards. We went for a hike on Sunday and Chase had a blast exploring. On our way down he was very curious about the creek that we had to cross. We took off his shoes and let him play around. You would think that it would have been too cold but not for this kid.

A walking stick and a leaf, what more do you need?

Mimi and Chase cross the creek

Loving the water (brrrr!)

Hmmm...

...and this is what I found in the bathroom this afternoon...

Thursday

Well our little Capricorn has started to show his passion for the "big bucks". He walks around talking about money, asking for money and reminding us that we need to have money when we are in the store to pay for things. Well today was a good one. We stopped to fill the car with gas (ugh, my least favorite thing to do) and Chase begins his banter about "money, money, money". As we drove away he turns toward the gas pump, waves and says "bye bye money!" (oh so true!)



Yesterday afternoon:

Chase: "Poo, poo, poo, poo"

Me: "Do you want to go and try on the potty?"

Chase: "No!"

A bit later after some play time.

Chase: "Poo, poo, baby. Baby poo, poo."

Me: "You are a big boy now Chase, let's go try the potty."

This is what we found in the bathroom...

Our Brave Boy!

On Labor Day we went to Aunt Jara's house to celebrate Cousin Colton's Birthday. What a great time for Chase! Jara set up a huge water slide for all of the kids. When the "big" kids were tired of playing Chase jumped in with Deja and Natalie. He LOVED going down the slide and especially standing under the mini shower on the lower slide. He had no fear and I actually had to tear him away. Thankfully Mimi (Grammy) was there to dry him off.

Labor Day Weekend

We had a great weekend with Aunt Ciara over Labor Day. Chase had fun with her in the park and picking berries on a hike. We can't wait to see her again soon! Here are a few pictures of our visit.



A quick picture outside of Mimi's house with Wally (in Mimi's arms), Archie (in Aunt Ciara's arms), and if you look close enough Badger is poking through between Mimi and I. :)

"Bu-bye, bu-bye, bu-bye, bu-bye, bu-bye..." This is just a little tast of my little man's never ending phrase today. It was "Bu-bye, bu-bye, bu-bye," when we were leaving to go for a run. It was "Bu-bye, bu-bye, bu-bye," when we were in my school in the storage room that he hates. It was "Bu-bye, bu-bye, bu-bye," when the rain came down so hard on the car and the windshield wipers were slapping back and forth so quickly I was sure we would loose one. It was "Bu-bye, bu-bye, bu-bye," when I was filling my fit ball (who knows why he wanted that to go) and finally it was "Bu-bye,bu-bye, bu-bye," when he decided that we needed to leave (to who knows where) before dinner (maybe he did not want what I was cooking?). I hope this was just a day long phase because it was exhausting, can't do this again tomorrow! :)

August Fun

Well I apologize for not keeping up to date. We had two wonderful although quick visits from Papa Chris followed by Elizabeth (we are still looking for a name for Chase to call her, any suggestions are greatly appreciated!) and Chase's Aunt Annabel and Aunt Lizzie as they were all heading back home to Kentuky. Chase had a great time and I am sure that everyone needed an extra nap once they were done playing with him. We can't wait to see them again soon.