A boy and his dog

Sadie can always get Will laughing! It is so funny to watch these two play :-)

Will's new game

So cute! My new favorite game is creeping up and hiding behind my Mom. When she says "Where's Will?" I grab her back, and she finds me - I laugh really hard when she turns around!

Green baby

Mom thought this looked like an add for cloth diapers!

Hair cut!

Leaning in so Mom can get a better angle.
Like my hair? Mom couldn't bring herself to cut my curls in the back!

A day at the park

Enjoying the shade and looking SO cute!
I mostly like to walk around and watch other kids when I visit the park.

And exploring plants, of course.

Having my snack under a nice tree

Smart cookie

Will is getting pretty good at communicating with us, although it can be hard to capture on camera! He only says a few words; "Mama, Dad, Moo, ball, and duck (sometimes)", but he recognizes and points to many different words and shapes in his books. Our developmental specialist suggesting teaching him some sign language, since he seems to know so many words that he just can't form yet. So far, he has learned to sign "Please, more, and thank you". We are so proud of him, and love watching him learn new things!

Elephant!

Will always turns right to the page with the elephant on it in his book "Mommy loves me" :) So cute!

4th of July!

Ooh, sparklers!
That. is. awesome. Can I have one, Papa?

Nana and Mom

Mom and Dad got to go on a date for their anniversary. On the menu: Italian food, great wine (thanks to Uncle Rick!!) and fireworks!!

Nana and Papa's visit

I think my water table is too short for Papa
We went for a walk in the rain. It was fun!


Watching me can be hard work!

Playing dress up at the museum

Hey, this is a girl's hat!

Nana and Papa's visit!

Sure do love that Papa and Nana

Look at me, I'm ready for school! Thanks for the backpack, Nana!

Special boys

Papa makes the best towers! He builds them... then I destroy them!

I always have pretty ladies hanging by me at the pool!

Planet Child

Last week, Cate, Kaden and I got to go to Planet Child! It was SO fun! They had a pretend grocery store, a giant pirate ship, a Tiki-hut with stuffed animals and books, giant blocks, slides, trains... I could go on forever!
I loved the tunnel with the cool fish!


Aunt Beth showed me how to work the train. Mom realized today that she really needs to buy me my own train set...

Just having a snack with my buds.

Cate and I fit just right in this house!

MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE!!

OMG! Reid Johnson gave me the COOLEST toy! He knows how much I love Mickey Mouse, and he was so generous to give me the Clubhouse!

"Hot Dog, hot dog, hot diggity-dog!!"

Father's Day

We had the best time together on Father's Day. Dad got the day off work and we started the day by making him breakfast in bed! Then we opened presents (I got Dad a book called "Me and My Dad" - Mom got him a Detroit Tiger's Flag) went shopping, played outside, went to the pool with some friends, and then visited Mimi at Aunt Betsey's and Uncle Jason's.

Mom and I wish Daddy could take off work all the time! Happy Father's Day, Dad!

Let me help you with that.

This is a special book to us. We have the "Mommy and Me" version too!

I went out to eat with hair like this!

COMPOST!

We are getting pretty good at composting! (Thanks for all of your pointers, Pappy and Sary!) The side view of the house (future garden spot) is filled with all of the soil/compost we made from last year's scraps. We spent a few hours shoveling out the new soil, and then starting our new compost heap. Smells great!

Visiting with the Lancias

Dad and me.

Kiss!


I love Angeline.

As you can see, I am sort of obsessed with baby Angeline! Everytime Aunt Cecie would let me, I would lean in for a smooch. :-) Aunt Cecie loves me so much!

Pool Time!

Need to stay hydrated out here!
Just having some strawberries while I watch my friends.

Yummy drinks

The top pics are at our neighborhood park and pool, where we like to play and swim a lot. The last 2 are at Aunt Tammy's pool on Father's Day. Aunt Kim served yummy drinks that I wasn't allowed to try.

Fake laugh

Last week, Aunt Amanda showed Will how to fake laugh and now he does this goofy chuckle all the time!

Fetch with Sadie

Will loves playing with his dog, and has started throwing her toys to her. Although they don't go very far, Sadie will always chase them if he throws them.

I wonder when Will can start feeding and walking the dog...

Visiting Pappy and Sarah

Mommy and me flew to Michigan for a couple of days to surprise Pappy. He had knee surgery and we wanted to help him feel better! (I think it worked!)