No light

How do you explain to a 19 month old when something is broken? It's very challenging...

Be is really into lights. He discovered a big yellow flashlight a while back and we would play with it; turn it on and off, shine it on the wall and on the floor. Well, it decided to stop working. We didn't get rid of it because be thought that it just needed a new battery...well, so much for that. We got a new battery and it still doesn't work. I should have thrown it away because he sees it every time he is in the guestroom and wants to play with it and I have to explain that it is broken, or "no light" and give him another light to play with.

He found the flashlight this morning and here is his response to my "no light" explanation...At one point you see him look down. He is looking down at the yellow flashlight.



I hope I can find another big, yellow flashlight.

Also, we have layed to rest two toys that bit the dust this past week...the ever popular ball popper and the spinning race cars. Nick tried to revive the ball popper, but unfortunately it had seen its last pop. The race cars lazy suzann mechanism was put under too much strain since Bryant though it would be fun to sit on it and see if he would spin like the cars. Oh well, can't blame him for trying.



The ball popper video is from March. I don't have a video of the spinning cars, but I do have this picture of Bryant sitting on it which I believe to be the cause of its demise.

A little stress relief

Nick has been a bit stressed out lately so to take the edge off he decides to finally work on a little project...



He's making a cork board for me using all of the wine corks he has saved. I believe he has been saving them for a year. His original plan was to make a table, but then decided a cork board was much more reasonable and achievable (and I really wanted one).



He broke out my handy little glue gun and went to work. He still has a way to go, but it's a work in progress...

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day Nick! We love you very much.

Bryant and Dada before church.





Had to get one with Dixie. She is our first child.

OH DEAR!

The day started off innocent. Nick and Bryant went to Home Depot to rent a pressure washer because our deck needed a good cleanin'...as well as our driveway and porch. This is right up Nicks ally. He had a blast, literally, pressure washed all morning. I don't think he stopped except to eat lunch.

Once that was done, the real fun began...



Yes, that is a HOLE in our bathroom ceiling.

I guess you can say Nick is a handy-man. So, whenever we need something done around the house he gives it the ole college try. Today's project was installing a new vent over the shower in our bathroom. We have one vent over the toilet, but due to a recent mold problem we thought adding another fan over the shower would help. So, that's what Nick did.



It works!!! I sure hope it keeps the mold from creeping back in.

The best part is he bought two vents and replaced the one over the toilet so they would match. Gotta love that!

Recent pictures

Never a dull moment at our house these days. Because of the heat, we like to strip B down to a diaper when he goes outside...mostly so he stays cool, but also to minimize the clothes he messes up.

I believe this was Sunday after church. Nick got hot, so he decided to take his clothes off too.

I love this picture! In this case it's Like Son Like Father...
(I had permission to post this picture)





Sunday evening we watched a friends little boy, Reed.
B and Reed had fun playing together. Nick took them on a little wagon ride.





These are my hydrangeas!!! Pretty, huh!



I was given this plant when Bryant was born. Luckily, my mom planted it outside for me so I never touched it. Therefore, it has survived.

I sure hope it will survive now that I have cut blooms from it.

Here's B working on his block stacking skills. Since Nick showed him how fun it is to knock it down, he much prefers doing that. Oh, well...we'll keep practicing.



New fun thing to do is dig in the dirt. I took this picture this morning and decided it was time to get B a shovel.



Here he is this afternoon with his shovel and bucket!



Also, those are his new shoes!!!

Another fun game is B likes to sit on and climb over Dixie...poor dog. She really is patient with him.



We joined in on a play date this last Friday. Here is B discovering bubbles.





Last but not least...Baby G #2 at 12 weeks and 6 days



Waving



I will be 14 weeks tomorrow!!!