climber

B loves to challenge his body and climb to great heights.  As the younger brother of some pretty amazing climbers, he has a great example.  Last week he led the way.

This little tower is at the playground downtown.  We've been to this playground many times over the years and I don't remember my other children climbing up here.  Maybe we've forgotten.  But we hadn't been to this park in a long time, almost a year, because the last time I remember coming to this park, B got lost and was found in the parking lot, that is not near the playground, by the friends we were meeting.  That was stressful and we haven't been back for a long time.  But now we've had 2 nice experiences, so this park will be on our list again.  And the weather is lovely, and G is home full time so we can go to fun parks every day!

Straight straight straight

We were navigating through a parking lot recently and I heard B start to chant out our present course.  Straight-straight-straight-straight-straight-right.
Straight-straight-straight-straight-left.
Straight-straight-left.
Straight-straight-left.

He's so funny and awesome.

I'm a giant!

We visited the museum in Gtown.  They have renovated the children's area beautifully and now have a bathroom at the back of the room with an adult and child toilet together.  I thought it was pretty awesome, so did B.  I sent him in there once to go potty and after several minutes went in to find him half naked just marveling at the tiny toilet.  He was taking turns going on each.

Also in the museum is this nice mural depicting the people of our state.  B told me "The man painted black is blowing on a conch shell horn."  I just said "yes" and wondered where he heard that or how he came up with that.  

happiness

B is such a happy boy.  He makes people so happy.  I'm glad to be his mom.  He says the most funny things.  When I say "I love you little boy" he'll say "I love you big girl."  He also told me "I love you more than all of your feelings."  He's a very sweet boy.



Here he is begging for all grandma's pennies.  She brought them to the museum just for this purpose put B got the lions share because he was the most persistent.

big lip

B had a dentist appointment on Wednesday.  While his lip was numb he chewed on it, bad.  I've never had this happen with one of my kids but now I know to be careful with B.  His lip got huge and infected.  I took him to the doctor Friday and he got oral antibiotics.  It's responding well to the saline washes and antibiotics.  It's almost back to normal size but still has a big yellow area and scab.  Poor boy.

Little red headed fish

Today I took the kids to a pool with a diving board and water slide.  It was just $18 for 6 of us to go.  Nice!  The oldest 3 were busy on the fun stuff.  L was attached to me and I wasn't watching anyone but my little boys.  So I let B swim with his life jacket for the first hour.  Then I let him take of his jacket for the first time.  He never put it back on!  He worked from the "sinking submarine" phase of swimming to the "swim to mom" phase to then staying within a few feet of the wall and regulating himself.  Wow!

Yeah, I'm cute

This is B with a buzz cut which is not the most cute haircut on him, but he's still very cute.  Can I just say how much I appreciate having children that don't get in the yucky water?  I've thought, over the years, "what would I do if my child fell in this nasty water?"  And I've never had to jump in and get them.  Thank you children!  Yesterday we were at a park and my friend said her son would just run right in the water, then he did.  As he ran in full steam and went under, she calmly went in up to the knees in a skirt, and fished him out.  Wow!