Playground Palooza

 

 

 

This has been an awkward summer. Excessive heat, followed by excessive water. Next comes classes and work and moving and car problems. Momma and Daddy haven’t been able to orchestrate nearly as many trips to the local park. This trip was well enjoyed.

A Few Brief Moments

 

 

A few brief moments of controlled playtime is a blessing in this house! Here are the Big and Little Ones playing at the table.

Watersports, Level: Beginner

 

 

 

Letting the boys play with water in the kitchen while cleaning. Water is almost always fun. That’s why Momma moved close to the beach!

A Big Boy

  

  

Now that we’ve been getting the Boy’s room ready to share, some of the old toys have been coming out and the Boy has been exploring them. This has provided Momma the opportunity to take some wonderful contrast and compare photos. Such nostalgia!

A Boy and His Trains

 

 

The Boy is obsessed with trains. Ideally, all trains should be of the Thomas variety, but in their absence, classic wooden trains are just as magnificent. (Even better are Thomas trains that work WITH wooden trains, but we don’t have any of those). Here you can see the boy playing with the train tracks Erin has for when small children (especially the adorable little offspring of close friends) come to visit. He spent all weekend playing with those trains!

A Southern Snowman

 

 

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.

Awesome Erin

 

 

The Boy got to ring in the New Year with his Godmother (well, one of them – long story, don’t ask). She is super fun to play with and has some of the coolest old school toys. They played “Boo!” ran around the house, built towers and read stories.

Polar Express

 

 

Once Harper opening his brand new train set on Christmas Day, he couldn’t be talked into opening anything else!

 

Thank you Poppy and Gumbo!

New Camera, Same Gorgeous Subject!

Last Friday, the family camera finally bit the dust. Or, as is more appropriate in Coastal Carolina, bit the sand. Thankfully, Momma and Daddy had already saved up money for a new camera, so after an afternoon of searching online, we found the perfect camera for us. It arrived yesterday, and Momma has been insaitiable with the picture taking!

The Boy is still adjusting to the new flash style. Most of his pictures are glorious shots of him blinking. But here, eyes open, stylish outfit and those two cute front teeth!

Notre Dame v Perdue

On Saturday, September 4, Daddy made sure that Momma dressed the Boy in his Notre Dame jersey. He also tried to convince Momma that the Boy should watch the game until he got out of work, but Momma and the Boy went to the park instead.

But if it’s any consolation, Notre Dame won. Momma is just sure that it had everything do with with Daddy and the Boy sporting their jerseys.

Mud Pies

Perhaps the Momma is too laid back, but she isn’t too worried if the Boy eats dirt or sand. He seems to love it, and in the past, has purposefully dipped his banana into the sand, only to lick it all off.

Saturday was a slightly new discovery, however. When playing with Momma down the water’s edge (close enough to get wet, far enough to not get knocked around by waves) a little boy just a month or two older than the Boy brought over a large orange bucket almost as big as himself. The two boys giggled gleefully while taking piles of muddy wet sand and flinging into the bucket. As you can see, their aim needed some work.

But the Momma was proud; the Boy generally prefers dry sand to water, and for him to play this close with the water hints that maybe one day, Momma and Boy can play in the waves together.

Playground Playtime

Before a Sunday School teachers meeting, Momma and Daddy took the Boy to play at the church’s preschool playground. The wooden train provided endless entertainment.

 

This photo makes Momma think of The Jungle Book. She hasn’t seen the movie in long enough to remember why…

 

One of the Boy’s favorite playground pastimes is to climb slides, regardless of height. This nice short slide is just perfect for little boys to climb.

Blue Skies & Blue Eyes

The Boy playing, feeling, learning, and eating sand. He loves the sand, the shells, the toys, the towels, the sun and the outdoors in general. The ocean? He’s not so sure about that yet.

Caught…

“Why no mother, I have nothing in my mouth. What ever would give you that impression?”

Midnight Playtime

Apparently, 12 am is a great time to wake up and play. Here, the Boy is watching Pysch. It’s too late to care about him watching TV! Maybe it’ll put him to sleep.

Wish Momma luck!