Happy Summer!

We are officially in summer mode- and have been here almost a week.  We're loving every minute of it!!  I've got to admit that June, July and most of August make teaching so much more fun.  I really do enjoy my job but you'd have to be crazy to 'want' to work during summer when all the really fun stuff is going on.  We've spent the past week playing, crawling in the toy bin, discovering Bubble Guppies and dancing to our Sunday School sing-along cd.  Good times- I must say!!  The sandbox, swing and grass outside have been favorites too.  We need the rain to ease up a little so the sun will shine more often but, we're not complaining- the moisture is always appreciated!

Our little man is 14 months old, crazy but true.  Life with a 14 month old is loads of fun.  He sleeps through the night.  We're no longer buying baby formula and everyday holds lots to discover.  Just so we don't forget....
- He LOVES American Idol!!!  He will just sit there mesmerized in awe then all of a sudden break out in wild crazy dancing.  Jumpin' and shakin' and hands in the air.  So fun to watch!
- He has words... "Waf' = Waffle.  Cinnamon Waffle mind you.  Every morning for breakfast without fail.  Why ruin a good thing?  Other words inclue- up, eat, baba (bottle), nana (banana), hi, tank-u (thank you), brrrrr, wa (water), baf (bath)  and probably a few others I can't think of at the moment.
- He loves his bath-time even more than music which says ALOT!  We say the word 'bath' and all food is dropped, toys are ditched and he's off and running to the 'baf'.  He could play there all day.  His latest thing is discovering how to dip his ears into the water.  Most kids are freaked out by their ears getting wet.  Not this kid- that's his new challenge.
- He can detect that the bathroom door is open in approximately 1/1000 of a second.  At the rate he runs these days, we have about 1/10 of a second to beat him to the coveted bathroom.
-  Crawling on top of his radio flyer retro-rocket while pushing the buttons is quite fun!
- Climbing into is lots of fun too :)

- The rocking chair is especially useful when climbed onto then used to look out the window while dancing... sometimes with no hands.  He's only fallen 1 time.  The kid very, very seldom wipes out no matter what he's
'accomplishing'.

-  Can climb the stairs in about 30 seconds.  Especially in the morning when he knows that Dad is upstairs getting ready.  The rest of the day- not overly exciting to him.
- Wandering through the kitchen with a mixing bowl on our head is loads of fun- Kaleb says try it, you'll see :)
-  Amazed at the things he's willing to eat.  Last night we shared my chow mien at the mall.  Raviolis are still the all-time favorite however.