Dragons can laugh.
Dragons can play.
Dragons can spot airplanes.
Dragons can play Bocce ball.
Dragons can pick their nose?
Dragons can run.
Dragons can climb fences.
Dragons can cry when the neighbors dog is not outside to play with.
Dragons can pout.
Dragons can pick tomatoes.
Dragons can even mow the lawn.
I’m pretty sure their isn’t anything dragons can’t do.
Can you guess what Ethan is going to be for Halloween this year? He picked it out all by himself.
Saturday we headed out to pick our pumpkins. We went to Cottonwood Farm up in Boulder. I was hesitant to go to this farm because I knew it was a smaller one. It ended up being the perfect place for Ethan.
They give you wagons to put your pumpkins in. Ethan thought that he had found a new best friend.
Besides the wagon, these were some of Ethan's favorite moments of the afternoon. He loved sticking his head through the holes.
He enjoyed exploring the straw maze.
And he loved checking out the cool old tractors…
… and waving to the farm animals.
And then finally for the main event, we picked our pumpkins!
We came home with two perfect pumpkins!
Here is a glimpse at what many of our mornings look like.
My son is a morning person. He wakes up with a huge smile on his face and he is always ready to face the day with laughter. I, on the other hand, am not a morning person. I need a few minutes to let it sink in that it really is time to get out of bed. So because of this, most mornings Aaron brings Ethan to me along with Ethan’s books. Then Ethan reads to me while I get acclimated to the bright light and wonder why I can’t see anything. It usually takes me a few minutes to realize that I have yet to put on my glasses.
If the iPad is ever around, Ethan will forgo his books so he can marvel at the screen mirroring his every move. This is his favorite and he could sit there for hours playing around with the camera. It is also my favorite because he could sit there for hours playing around with the camera. I’ll take all the extra time in bed as I can get ;)
He can navigate his way around my smart phone pretty well, and he can handle the iPad even better. He even has a personal best of 85 points on fruit ninja. I give him six months before he starts teaching me about the latest technological invention.
Here he is checking his portfolio on Etrade.
Without fail twice a day Ethan stands at the bathroom door screaming “ba, ba, ba” or in English “bath, bath, bath!” My son loves to take baths. Well showers actually, we gave up on baths as soon as he learned to unplug the drain.
Yesterday, Ethan came inside from playing in the backyard and he was covered in mud and sand. He was in desperate need of a bath. I took him to the bathroom and started to get him undressed. As soon as I took off his shoes he lost it. “Shoe, shoe, shoe!” He screamed. I just let him keep on screaming, because this kid needed to be hosed down whether or not he liked it. As soon as I got his wet and muddy clothes off I placed him in the tub, and that is when the crying began. This was such odd behavior since bath time is usually the highlight of his day. I tried to think of a way to remedy this situation. Then I remembered the shoe screaming from the minute before. I thought I’d revisit that and see if he was still interested in them. I picked up his shoe and he picked up his foot indicating that it was time to put it on. Once the shoes were on the crying stopped, and bath time happily resumed like nothing had just happened.
Sometimes I wonder what goes on inside that head of his… I’m just glad that he happened to be wearing plastic shoes.
Everyday around 5:30 Ethan starts to get a little anxious (or maybe it’s just me that gets anxious, probably both) because we know Aaron is going to be home soon. In order to pass the time until he gets home, we head up the block. See, at the end of our street is a high school. This high school has a play ground, basketball court, and a dog park. I think this may be Ethan's favorite place to play.
We usually walk up the street with raspberries in hand, and in mouth, and on our face.
We usually bring Ethan’s basketball. This particular day, we forgot it, so he improvised with a rock
He is so proud of himself, because he has finally conquered the tire swing.
He wishes he was a dog as he always tries to climb through the bars to join the dogs. Although, anytime one gets close to him he runs away screaming.
And Ethan’s favorite part of this outing is the stop on the way home. He usually grabs onto the fence forcing us to a halt, because he loves to watch the football and soccer practices. I think he could sit here all day.
I’m going to miss Summer. If todays weather stays with us, we are going to have to find a new activity to pass the time before Aaron gets home :(
Have I ever mentioned that I love where I live? I love it! It’s a 10 minute walk to the grocery store. It is a four minute drive to downtown. And it is a one mile run/walk to the zoo. And the zoo is where we spend most of our mornings. During the hot summer we would run to the zoo, walk around for 20 minutes just hitting the highlights, and then run home before the heat really set in. Now that it has cooled down a little we can take our time. Ethan loves it!
Thanks to the zoo Ethan has his animal noises down. He can roar like the lions, tigers, and bears. He can hiss like a snake. He can howl like a monkey. And he can moo like a giraffe? Not sure where he came up with that one :)
I love the zoo, because it is the perfect precursor to nap time :)
