We have been very, very busy. My Aunt Elena has been recovering for almost 7 weeks from bilateral knee surgery like a rock star with help from our family. For Ethan and I this has meant daily trips to Auntie's, nearly 20 doctor visits, later naps and bedtime and lots of hurrying which is not a strength of any 3 year old. He has been a trooper though and an interesting result is he plays doctor regularly and talks of bones, blood and xrays in a charming childlike way.
Ethan continues to amaze Jeremy and I daily. His vocabulary is massive. His curiosity never stops. He is so mechanical and so smart. He is funny. He says "Oh yeah, I forgot" and then laughs with a funny head tilt. He closes his eyes, pretends he is asleep, and snores when I am trying to discipline him which is wrong and makes me furious but come on, that's funny too. He has never seen anyone do that. No one taught him that. That is 100% Ethan's unique, natural personality! He thinks it is super funny to make both arms into handles and be a sugar bowl instead of a teapot when I sing the classic song to him. He's just got so much excitement, passion and joy. He asks Jeremy every day if it's his day off as he loves having Daddy home. He loves hiding and giggles until you find him. He is really into cooking pretend food and making art. He really enjoys being sung to and it is precious to catch him singing jumbled up nursery rhymes and his own funny songs. We love our little boy, Ethan!!
Ethan went through a phase where his art used a lot of glue. He likes drawing, clay, plah doh, stickers, painting, using scissors, but he does not like coloring. Give him fresh crayons and a coloring book and he will quickly take the wrappers off the crayons and move on.
This pumpkin was from a rogue plant that grew near our apartment. It was a warm up for the larger pumpkins we will get at our 3rd annual visit to the pumpkin patch with Grandma Sandy and Papa Bill to celebrate our birthdays. Grandma's birthday is on Halloween. Fun!
Making "cake" in Auntie E's back yard.
What a cute boy! He is in Auntie's ice and compression machine wrap.
Raising the flag he made with Dad
Mud pies!
Our first time to Wintler Park. Auntie E spotted a bald eagle perched in a tree right near the walking trail. Very cool.
He loves trying to fix things whether they are broken or not. He is pretending that Jeremy's headphones are proper ear protection as he uses his little toy wrench on his duplo truck.
