Busy summer

It's been a crazy hot, busy, fun summer!  We've had lots of fun playing with our cousins, visiting all kinds of relatives, hanging out on the boat, playdates at Mickey D's and even a trip to the splash park! 

He was cautiously curious of the splash park at first. There were so many kids running around and of course the obligatory squealing, screaming little girls. He's about as big of a fan as you'd think he is, he hates it.

He really enjoyed it once the "big" kids gave him some space and let him play with this fire hydrant. Of course, once it was time to go, he was ticked off with the timing.  Bribery of animal crackers and juice didn't work so it was a LONG car ride home.

The bathtub at home is more his pace though. He loves to splash and play in the water by himself, without a bunch of other rowdy kids around.  He loves to fill the bucket full of water and "give Kiki a drank!" He sounds like a little hick; I love it!!

Nanny showed us an app on the iphone where you make fireworks. Henry loves this!!  He's really good with the touchscreen but still makes me nervous that he will get angry and chunk the phone. :)  We've discussed getting a cheap tablet for him to "play games" and "watch pictures" but might hold off until after he's potty trained.  Not only would it be a great incentive, there's just something off about a kid in diapers with his own tablet. Not passing judgment on anyone else, but you have to admit, it's a little freaky that toddlers know how to work these things. 

Oh and speaking of potty training, that's on the radar.  We've bought the undies (OMG, I know this sounds bad, those little bitty undies are beyond adorable!!), dum dums for incentive, flushable wipes and 3, count 'em 3 potty "structures."  One is the traditional plastic potty on the floor (Ew. Seriously? So gross.). The second is a smaller seat that folds down out of the toilet lid and the 3rd is a toilet seat that is attached to little steps so he can climb up to sit on the toilet to do his business. Not sure which one will be the winner, but whatever works, we'll be thrilled. We've scheduled some vacation time in August to barricade ourselves in the house to get this thing down. Sounds like a dreamy vacation, you know you're jealous!!

He loves to mimic, but not really sure who he's mimicking here. Hee hee!

He was waiting in Nanny's car on Mama to get to the meeting spot after work one day. I couldn't help but laugh when I saw him in polka dot sunglasses, nevermind the flowery carseat cover. Gotta love a little boy that doesn't care if it's pink or blue as long as it's comfy or fun to play with.

Serious face while watching the Olympics opening ceremony. He loves to watch the swimming competitions and the divers. He squeals everytime they jump in the water.

Kiki, the diva, baby girl, pain in the butt.  We love our Kiki Monster.  We tease that she's lucky she can't hear Henry's temper tantrums. We also joke that she needs to get a job to support herself.  She's taken a big interest in Henry's food lately and LOVES to go in his room at night to make sure he's still sleeping, safely away from her.  She really does love him, but you can tell that she's thankful when he's in bed so she can have all the attention from Mama and Daddy.