New Obsession

Did you know how much fun a mop could be? Apparently this midget thinks mops are a ton of fun!

He had to mop one last time before bed.

14 Months

Fun times...Blake turned 14 months on Monday, which is the same day that his new cousin, Gavin, was born. Congrats to Alma and Chelsea on their latest addition. Blake is saying more words, but I think his favorite word is dog. This could be his favorite because we just got new neighbors and Blake can see their yard from his window, so he loves to look out his window and say hi to the dog. This is one way that he know he is awake. He also loves to say bird and see the birds, but I think only Aaron and I know that he is saying bird, so he has to work on that word. We go to the park almost every day and see plenty of dogs and birds...sometimes that is more exciting than the play equipment.

Having fun with the laundry..such a helper?!

This kid LOVES to eat. He found some goldfish in my church bag (the snack for my class on Sunday) and was tearing the bag open. It had been about 15 minutes since he last ate.

Fangs

I know this isn't the best picture and you will probably have to click on the picture to enlarge it, but this picture kind of shows the fangs the Snakes, oh, I mean, Blake has. It is hilarious because his upper front teeth just barely broke through, but you can't see them, so he looks like he has fangs.

Blake's Toys

Sometimes I wonder why we ever bother with actual toys because it seems like Blake finds his own things that aren't intended to be toys and plays with them. For example...he loves his measuring tape. We are having a new water heater installed (so exciting) and so the guy was out to measure, but forgot his measuring tape, so I had him borrow ours. Blake really didn't want to share it and would take it back every time the guy put the measuring tape down.

His toothbrush seems to be a toy too. Or at least he loves to walk around "brushing" his teeth. (I know, I know-not safe) Well, maybe his uncle Trevor, who is a dentist, might be pleased to hear that a little kid loves brushing their teeth...as few teeth as he has.

Joys of Eating

This just made me laugh. Apparently he was so hungry that he had to have some banana in each hand.

As most parents know, your kid will always want to eat whatever you are eating. Well, Blake stole my apple and ran away to eat/gnaw the apple.

Multi functional stroller

While Aaron's folks were here, we went on a walk around a local lake and after a couple of laps around the lake, Blake was done being in the stroller, so we took him out, and he started to push the stroller.

Teething

I've heard some parents say that they didn't know that their kids were teething and that one day, teeth just appeared. Well, Blake lets it be known to everyone that he is teething. You can see the bottom teeth, but now that top ones are coming in and he hates life.

13 Months

Last week Blake turned 13 months old, and here are some things that he likes to do.

Likes to drink out of the sports bottle.

He likes to take out and eat the electrical outlet covers. Worthless baby proofing item huh?

And...he loves to walk! He is all over the place. People told me that I don't want him to walk, but so far I love him walking, it is the climbing that I don't love. Oh, and behind him in the picture is our front door, which he can now open. He likes to open the door and look at all the cars passing by...not good.

He has expanded his vocabulary and understands some commands and will even obey some. For example, when I tell him to go upstairs because we need to change his diaper, he will go over to the stairs and go up to his room. He knows what it means to put on his shoes, but is still working on being able to put on his shoes. He does love to get our shoes for us, but he takes our socks off if we are in the house because he thinks we only wear socks if we are going outside. He loves his ball and will go get his ball when we ask him to. Hmm...does he sound like a little dog?

Trip to the Beach

Aaron's folks are here for a visit, so we took them to one of our favorite beaches.


Blake is showing me what sand looks like.

He liked the beach.

One of the reasons why we like the beach is that it has a park.

Visitors

Our friends Owen, Britni and Mia moved to New Mexico a year ago and were in town this week, so they stopped by for some food and fun. We sure miss them!