We're Back!!

We had a wonderful and HOT time during our visit in Spokane and the Tricities.  It was so nice to see so many people we care about and love.  I wish we could see more of everyone!  A big thanks to Papa Dan and Grandma Colleen!  We were their guests for 10 nights.

Hanging out on the boardwalk 

One of my favorite nights was spent in Coeur D'Alene

Ethan finally met his lovable Uncle Jason

We met my good friend, Melinda, for lunch and play 

Ethan can climb stairs!!  He also learned to clap, drink out of a straw, and got his 8th tooth.

Ethan went to Jump n Play with his cousins.  He was too little for most things but that didn't stop him from trying to keep up.  Here he is steering an airplane that doubled as a teeter totter.  He loved it.

All the kids with Great Grandpa and Great Grandma

Carly, almost 7 years old, loves holding Ethan

Drew, 3 1/2 years old, giggles his way down the slide 

Papa Dan pushed Ethan all the way up the hill on a walk after dinner

First Tastes of Chocolate

Dazzled after sharing a cookie with Mommy

Our Little Garden Helper

Ethan's trips to the garden consist of helping Mommy water, eating strawberries, putting dirt in his mouth, pulling at tomato leaves, and proudly waving stems of oregano.

Chewing on Rhubarb while getting a kiss from Daddy

Congratulations Lu & Mike

Ethan celebrated Mike and Lu's engagement on a HOT day in Portland by making new friends and watching two little dogs.  He was offered ice cream by Mike's Mom but he quickly made it clear he is still boycotting spoons from adults;)

Jeremy and Ethan with Jeremy's cousin, Lu

Taking a Bath with Bubbles

Ethan Keeps Us Smiling

This morning, Jeremy the Maintenance Supervisor (yep, got that promotion!!) was hurriedly putting on his shoes to tend to a before-hours maintenance call only to find a little polar bear tucked inside.  Oh Ethan:)

 And yesterday:

 He did eventually unroll it all....with his little middle finger of course;)

In the 10th Month

The funny new face Ethan has been making recently

Ethan still loves swinging, banging on things, dumping out his toys and emptying his toy shelf, pulling all the alphabet letters off the fridge, taking baths (we did a bubble bath for the first time yesterday.  I think Ethan would say bubbles are slippery and don't taste very good...), eating strawberries in the garden, riding on Dad's shoulders, and looking at fish swim.  He is very good at feeding himself finger foods.  He does not like me to feed him with a spoon.  He's a big boy!  He is very fast at crawling and he loves to explore the apartment.  His two distinguishable words are Mama and Dada.  He sometimes says them to us and says Dada a lot when chewing on a pacifier.   It's pretty funny.  He still uses his little middle finger to do most things.  Also funny and something I end up explaining when people claim my son has just flipped them off.  Come on...he's a baby;)  

Making a path in his room 

Ethan Roberts- Little Middle Finger Treasure Hunter