Grandma's House

On Mondays, Hank gets to play at Grandma Grover's house while I go to work. I wish I didn't have to go to work and it literally kills me to leave him but it helps to know that he has bunches of fun playing at Grandmas's house.

Dirty Dishes

Autumn

I can't beleive how quickly the weather changed from summer to fall. One day we're playing in the backyard in our shorts and T-shirts and the next we're inside huddling by the fireplace. I'm not looking forward to the rain but I'm trying to be optimistic: the trees are beautiful right now in all different shades of green, yellow, orange, and red.

Just Cruisin'

I try and tell Hank that he still has to wait at least 15 more years before he can get behind the wheel, but he already thinks he can drive! Believe it or not, he's figured out how to put my keys in the ignition and start the car. Luckily he's not big enough to reach the pedals or I'd really have to look out. He loves to turn the wipers and the headlights on and off, honk the horn, and turn the radio up loud.

The Puyallup Fair!

Top on my list of things I love about summer is the Puyallup Fair. There is so much to do and see...and eat! Hank and I went with Mindy and Ally on the opening day of the fair and visited lots of livestock, sampled the famous scones, and watched a roping demonstration. Later, we went to the fair a second time as a family and watched a hypnotist, strolled up and down the aisles of exhibits and inventions, and Hank got his first taste of cotton candy.

My Angel

Playing Pretend

To keep Hank busy in church, Aaron and I read Hank his Cheerio book. Each page of the book has images that use Cheerios as a substitutes for certain objects, like buttons, or eyes. You place the real Cheerios on the missing object to complete the picture. Recently, Hank likes to pretend that he's eating the Cheerios in the picture by grabbing the picture of the Cheerio and putting it in his mouth and fake chewing. It makes us laugh every time. I think we may have confused him because now he pretends to eat every book we read to him....ladybugs, farm animals, you name it.

Yesterday Hank was playing pretend at Grandma Grover's house and was using a spoon and a jar of baby food to pretend feed his teddy bear. Oh I wish I would have had my camera.