Water Sports

We re-filled Conner's swimming pool this evening and he decided that he wanted to get in while the water was still running. He had so much fun once he discovered the hose. He loved trying to drink from it and waving it all around.

4th of July

We had a great 4th of July! We started the morning at the Kirkland parade where Conner had a great time running up and down the side walk, as well as in and out of Time Out. I think Conner's highlight of the morning was popcorn. He has never had popcorn before, but he definitely does love it! My favorite part of the morning was being able to see all of my good friends and their families.

After the parade we headed home for naps for both Conner and Andrew. Luckily Conner took a long 3.5 hour nap and then we headed out to our friend Justin's house for a BBQ before fireworks. Conner was able to make some new friends and go out on a boat ride. We headed over to Kate and Matt's house a little later to wait for dark so that Conner could see his first fireworks. I wasn't sure if the noise would bother Conner or not, or even if he would be able to make it up late enough. Conner's normal bedtime is around 7:30 or 8:00 and we needed him to stay up to almost 10:00 to see the fireworks. He did better than I ever expected, he was not fazed at all by the noise and he madeit up to 10:30pm with the assistance of his binky! It was a great day spent with our favorite friends!

Boating

Last summer Conner only went out on the boat once because he absolutely hated the lifejacket (which is kind of a must). This year seems to be a lot better. He does not mind the life jacket as much and loves walking up and down the boat while we are cruising with his Nana. He gets to sit on his PopPop's lap (grandpa) and drive the boat and tries to push as many buttons as possible. He is still not a huge fan of driving fast because of the wind, but by the end of the summer I think he will be a boating pro.

Random Pics

Mother's Day

Conner, Andrew and I had a great Mother's Day. We started out with Conner's swim class, then home for a nap and once that was completed off to the zoo (with about half of Seattle). Conner had so much fun seeing the animals and there were so many things that he could interact with and play with. One of my favorite memories of the day was Conner playing the drums and dancing in the African Village. They have an African Village complete with a stage with drums. Conner loves drums, so he put on a little show for about 15 people. Drumming, only stopping to dance to the music by swaying, twirling and shaking his booty. He had everyone clapping and laughing which only encouraged him to dance and drum more. My little performer!

Bath Time

Conner loves his bath time and these are a few pictures from tonight!

Kids Quest Children's Museum

Andrew, Conner and I went to Kid's Quest Children's museum in Factoria today and Conner had so much fun! We started out in the area that they call the backyard and Conner was able to go through all of these different houses and play areas that are built just for 0-3 year olds and he could touch and explore everything. From there we went to this large truck that we were able to crawl around inside and Conner was able to get his first driving lesson. They also have a science area and a garage band area that Conner was able to try out his drumming skills. Finally we made it to the water area which was a huge highlight. We started out just rolling up Conner's sleeves, but very shortly we just took off his shirt all together. There was water everywhere and Conner wanted to just get inside the exhibit. Here are a few pictures from today!