Something funny happened at the fair

This weekend, we went to our town's big annual fair... you know, the one with a parade and art booths  and kids stuff... yeah, that one that every town has...  Something funny happened at ours.

Alex and Mom

Evan and Dad

Alex caught some Zzzzz

Tired baby

Evan also passed out

Evan catching his Zzzzzz.  Apparently, babies can sleep anywhere

Davis was verrrrry tired

We went back the next day for the car show and the slide

Davis went on his first horse ride

Horse ride on Hobby

Here is the surprise from the festival.  This is Oreo Cookie, or Cookie for short.  We are still getting to know here, and she is still settling in.  It looks like it is going to be a while before she is adjusted.  She hasn't met Domino and Lilly yet, but they have growled at each other through the door.

September Pictures

While Davis and Kristen are still sleeping, I'm catching up on posting pictures.  These are all available on our picasa albums as well.

Each Thursday and Friday morning, Davis goes into daycare at 9:00 instead of 8:00.  This gives us enough time in the morning to head to the park when the weather is nice.  I took the camera along a few times this month to capture a fun loving boy.

At the park on a Thursday morning

See-Sawing.  Looks like he needs a couple of brothers

More Thursday morning park time with dad.

We had a great time peach and plum picking with his buddy Charley.  Davis did a great job picking plums off this tree and then had a great time looking at the tractors and playing in the kids area.

On Thursday morning at the park, Davis spent 20+ minutes on the big boy swing.  He had a lot of fun swinging while I took pictures.  He can't make himself go yet.

Our neighbor gave us this small couch for Davis.  Here is Davis practicing being a teenager (before texting) an Domino being a cat.

On Friday, the 16th, the Town of Arlington had their annual town day celebration.  They bring in some ponies, bouncy houses, a tractor-pulled train, food and a few fire trucks and end the night with a fireworks display.  Davis spent a lot of time in the bouncy house and really liked his first fireworks show (watched from mom's lap).  

Apple picking a Shelburne Farms wasn't nearly as much fun without Charley.  Davis enjoyed running around and even picked a few apples.

On the 18th, we went to Burlington Touch a Truck for the second time.  Davis enjoyed getting his hands on some of the trucks and running around.  It wasn't quite as much fun as last year, but he had a good time.

That is the end of pictures for September.  Since then, we've been packing and getting ready for the move and I haven't had the camera out nearly as much.  I do have a lot of videos on YouTube since I almost always have my phone/video camera/mobile computing platform with me.

Our first kids

Grandma and Grandpa's recent visit highlighted just how much our first kids have been neglected in terms of blog posts and pictures.  So here are a few recent pictures of the first kids.  We love them very much.

They find ways to make themselves comfortable despite Davis' toys:

You can tell this was taken during Davis' nap because Lilly isn't hidding

They are still best buddies

Even though, sometimes they try to eat each other (Domino was actually yawning)

Domino still enjoys sitting on the drying rack.  He has done this since the first or second day we brought him home:

Cool new tricks

I've had this post sitting around for a while, but haven't had the time for energy to finish it.  But, I've got to make my end of the month push to get our blog post quota up.

Davis really seems to be growing up fast.  A few new things he can do and say are below.

Some of the things he can now say that we recognize:

• Dinner - pronounced "ninner"
• Monkey
• Up please (sometimes, usually this is tugging or putting his arms in the air)
• Yes please
• Thank you (not new)
• All right (not new)
• Grandma, Grandpa and Grammie (but not pronounced like that, he has distinct names for all of them and recognizes them all on Skype)
• Sarah, Avi, Lucy (his daycare providers)
• Domino (not Lilly, I'm not sure he knows we have two cats)
• This
• Read this

Some cool things he does:

• Gives hugs and kisses.
• Walks down stairs holding our hands.
• Walks home from daycare, starting from the top of the stairs at daycare.
• Can walk up a step without holding onto anything (just the first one).
• Runs really fast.
• Puts toys away (sometimes).
• Puts sand in his dump truck.
• Builds elaborate structures with his blocks.
• Stands on a footstool to wash his hands and brush his teeth.
• Throws balls really well.  He nailed me in the head tonight from about 4 feet away with a tennis ball.

Some things he likes to do:

• Get each child's lunch box and coat when their parent arrives at daycare.  
• Play fort with mom.
• Be tossed in the air.
• Be tickled.
• Chase around the living room.
• Naked chase in his bedroom after a bath (this doesn't always end well).
• Watch work crews and trucks.  The other day, he got to sit in a big truck on the way to daycare.
• Watch and pet dogs.  Last weekend we went to minuteman national park and he loved the young lab that was running everywhere.
• Pick up domino.
• Pick up leaves.

Some developmental milestones:

• For 18 months, he is in the 95th percentile for height and weight
• Will soon be in size 5 diapers
• Wears a lot of three toddler clothes (see a theme)
• Has at least 12 teeth (its hard to see!)
• Has started to try and get out of his crib.  We might be going to Ikea this weekend for a "big boy bed".

Since he is now migrating into 2 and 3 toddler clothes, we put a bunch of his smaller and summer clothes away.   While doing this, we found his costume from last year and amazingly he a) wanted to wear it and b) it still fit.  Here are the results: