Another day trip with grandma was a trip to Myrtle Beach, since we were dropping her off at the airport in the evening. We spend the afternoon at Broadway at the Beach, where we bought the Big One a Build-A-Dino, since he’d been pining after the Little One’s dinosaur.
Hunting eggs at the local kids museum was a treat. The museum sets up special times for different age groups, so that the boys weren’t competing with older kids; they were able to find plenty of eggs! In addition, the boys got to spend a few hours at the museum with their cousins and burn off plenty of energy.
In the beginning of March, the boys (along with their Momma and Daddy) went to visit Mimi and Papa Strat (and their aunts and uncle). Since Mimi lives in a campground, the boys had lots of adventures. The Big One tried climbing a tree.
He didn’t get very far, but he sure did try:
The boys spent time with their 11 year old aunt, who is full of fun. They took walks in the woods with Daddy, and played in the pool on site. They visited another uncle (this one’s on Daddy’s side) and their soon to be aunt, and took them to the free Florida History museum.
The little one learned to climb bunk bed ladders, and somehow lost all coordination and ended up with cuts, bruises, and even a black eye. However, at the end of the week, he got a fancy haircut and made the final leap from babyhood to toddler hood.
Momma wasn’t around here, so there is no confirmation of this frame, although it’s obviously ending in a strike! Daddy and his boy went bowling with some other men from church (some of whom also had children). What a nice, wholesome male bonding experience!
The Boy is quite mad here – Daddy won’t share the bucket of blueberries! Never mind that every time the Boy got a hold of the bucket, he spilled berries all over the ground, and what he didn’t spill, he shoved into his mouth by handfuls. Such a mean, mean Daddy.
Though this post is a month overdue, it’s fun to see how exhausted the Boy was at the end of his second birthday party! Daddy grilled, Momma decorated, Erin chased the Boy, the Boy chased ducks, and all sorts of family friends came to celebrate with us!
It was a lovely day with lovely people and one amazing not-so-little boy.
The Boy seems to have development the same love of small electronics that his Daddy has. Plugging and unplugging the component video cables (yes, I had to ask for their official name) was a favorite task of the Boy, until we rearranged the game system to reduce their temptation!
But seriously, the best part of this picture is his hair!
The Boy is a bit of a swing fanatic. He stays on longer than seems possible (at least, possible without nausea). Swing time is even more fun when Daddy’s being silly!
A rare treat in Wilmington – snowfall significant enough to build the Boy’s first snowman. The Boy and his Daddy played outside for a few minutes, building a tiny snowman, throwing snowballs, eating snow and doing other typical winter activities.
The Boy was chilly, but happy. Maybe he’ll like snow as much as his Daddy.
