climbing is fun for some

Andrew has discovered he can climb. God help us! It started with him climbing on top of his Lego table, which is under the kitchen counter as you can see in the picture. So we're sure the next step is running around the kitchen counters. Guess we need to move the Lego table! And last night he finally figured out how to get up on the couch, which does not make Oliver happy! The windowsill was the one safe place he could go to escape Andrew. Oh well, those days are over.

Fall is here!

Last week we enjoyed 80 degrees and today it's in the 40s. Fortunately Andrew hasn't figured out how to pull his hood off. He, of course did try, but finally gave up. Sadly, we fear winter is just around the corner, and we don't know what we will do with our stir-crazy child! So we are running him outside while we still can...

Destruction!

Andrew has taken to destroying everything in his path and finding items no where near his path! He loves emptying the pots and pans and spreading them all over the kitchen floor. And the other day he emptied the bookshelf 3 or 4 times. I finally gave up picking up and just took a picture of the mass chaos! He's working on molars and so he's a little cranky today, but overall we can't complain. We had a successful garage sale today in a beautiful 62 degrees, and he slept through half of it!

14 months old!

So, I'm a slacker and haven't posted anything for awhile. Ashley's going to yell at me again. Andrew is now 14 months old, going on 4 years. And here's a couple of pictures of what he's been up to. He likes to help clean, but he's not a fan of the vacuum unless it's turned off. He also likes to play with his new Little People barn that we got on ebay. And because he doesn't have enough toys, he has to play with our tennis shoes. Poor deprived little boy. He walks them around the house like animals on a leash. Andrew has several pull toys, but none are as cool as the shoes! But right now one if his favorite toys is a book from Uncle Chad and Aunt Sondra. They made him a video and songbook with felt fish and stars. He LOVES the fish, but only the red and blue one. He's also stopped walking and switched over to RUNNING. Makes it harder to catch him as he tries to run in the street. Ah, the life of a toddler/runner!

Heritage Days

Today we went to Heritage Days in EGF, a little flashback to way things use to be done. There were demonstrations of wood planing, broom making, a little one-room school and an old-fashioned ice cream parlor. YUM! And lots of old tractors!

grandma and grandpa!

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit and they brought their puppy. Andrew's a little afraid because the puppy doesn't have manners yet. We're having lots of fun and Andrew's showing off all his tricks. Monday is going to be a tough day for me when they leave. He's getting kind of spoiled...

dill pickles

Here's some pictures of Andrew "enjoying" a dill pickle, which gave him the shivers. I can't get him to eat ANY vegetables, but a dill pickle he'll eat. And of course the more we laughed at his reaction to the pickle, the more he ate.