Random Catch Up Post

 It seems that we have been really busy lately, but I'm not really sure what we've been doing.  On our days off, Josh and I trade hanging out with Dave so the other person gets a little time on his/her own.  That means lots of trips with Dave to the store and the local library in Marion.  

So here are some pictures from the last week or so that I haven't included in the blog yet.  I figured I needed to get something posted to keep my followers from rioting on me!  Also, we're going to see Josh's sisters, which includes the little ones so I'll should have lots of pictures from that for next week.

 

Josh and Dave watching for the big trucks on the main road by Grandma and Grandpa's.















Grandpa and Dave doing a little yard work.

Climbing under grandma and grandpa's table.

Goofing around.  Love this shirt that my dad and Kyra gave to Dave.  

Dave and Grandma looking at funny pictures on her phone.  This provided lots of entertainment for Dave one night.

The other day, Dave climbed under his table and fell fast asleep for over an hour.  Guess he really needed that nap! 











Uncle Tony came to visit!  Dave has been chasing him around yelling "Tony play with me!!!"  all weekend. 











I'll include a few updates to this post since I haven't done that in a while.  Sleep has been going much better lately.  We work really hard to keep Dave from taking a nap because he sleeps much better at night if we do.  He knows most of the sounds that go along with the letters, and can pretty consistently count to 13.  My favorite new thing is that he remembers whole songs to sing along with us.  His favorite right now is Zacchaeus (or as he calls is, the wee little man song) and he still loves ABCs and Twinkle Twinkle. 

Still no interest in potty training...maybe one day.  He shows a slight interest in the baby on the way.  For now he's hoping for a little sister, we'll see if he still thinks that in a few years!  We have made incredible progress at places where we leave Dave for a short period of time (church, my Mom's group).  At my last meeting he completely abandoned me before we even came to the room!  Our little guy is growing up. 

Springtime in Evansville

It had been a couple of months since our last trip to Evansville, so we packed up and headed that way Friday afternoon. We had a great weekend-very relaxing, lots of grandma and grandpa time with Dave so Josh and I could do our own thing.

On Saturday, Josh and Dad went to a class at church about people in poverty-both of them seemed to enjoy it and got a lot of good information out of it. While they were doing that, Mom, Dave, and I went shopping for some new maternity jeans for me (Dave was really pumped!). Afterward, we headed to Dad's house so Dave could help plant his garden.




I seem to be getting lots of pictures with this face/scowl. Must be a phase.






Helping papa Charlie plant strawberries. As usual, help is a loose term. Josh and I went out shopping and when we came back, Dave was only in a diaper. Apparently, things got a little messy when Dad got the water hose out.








Dave was the only one brave enough to try out Dad and Kyra's pool. I'd say it was a steamy 50 or so degrees. Not exactly my thing, but Dave had fun.








Helping papa put the filling in peppers. I didn't get a picture of it, but Dave was licking the filling out of the peppers-cooking with babies isn't very clean.






On Sunday morning, Josh and I went to church with Dad, while Dave stayed back to cook brunch with mom and Andrew.

Here's our big helper again. Mixing pancakes maybe? Andrew must be giving him a good tip, he looks engrossed in conversation.
Being without clothes seemed to be a theme this weekend-he was in only a diaper again when we got back from church. Apparently there was an incident with his oatmeal.





My aunt and uncle, Tony, cousin Dusty, and grandpa all came over for brunch. It was great to see everybody!




Dave and papa Dave hanging out. I missed getting a picture of Aunt Kathy having a water gun fight with Dave.









More Dave and papa cuteness.






After brunch, Tony, Mom, and Josh got 9 holes of golf in while I went over to my dad's. Tony and Josh popped in after golf, and then Josh and I left Dave in papa's care while we went out to eat. We had a gift card Dad and Kyra gave us at Christmas to go to a Japanese steakhouse. Yum!

Of course, the weekend went too fast, and it was Monday and time to drive home. We had a great weekend and can't wait to get back!

More Fun at the Park

We were really busy with the cottage this week (it's Spring Break) so we made the most of our two days off on Thursday and Friday. It was reasonably nice out, so we spent a lot of time entertaining Dave outside. On Friday, we headed to Matter Park in Marion again (or as Dave calls it, the "Big Park!").













He's getting more brave about the bigger kid stuff there.











Playing on the cool teeter-totter with Dad.









Caged animal?






In our backyard, there is a random sand pit right outside the back door. Perfect for a two year old! Not sure of its purpose, but I do make sure to wash his hands really well after he's done playing :)




Of course, he plops right down in it.










I asked him to say cheese and he made his duck sticker say cheese instead.





Tonight Dave asked when he would be allowed to play softball with the boys and Josh. I told him he'd have to get bigger first. His response, "I am little now, but I'm going to grow up big like a beanstalk!". I love how he puts ideas together now.

Gamma Comes to Town

This weekend my mom came up to help us out with the Davester. We were definitely in need of a little break, so we took full advantage and went out to lunch and to see not one but two movies! (Hunger Games and 21 Jump Street) Very relaxing and we were able to sleep in for a couple of mornings. Dave's sleeping has been a little rough lately, so we were very grateful for extra sleep.





I finally cleared the porch of ladybeetles, so now Dave can play out there again. Here he is rocking his big brother tshirt. We announced to our guys, so word is getting around.










Mom and Dave colored Easter eggs for us. Here's a video.









Of course, Gamma and Dave went to the store and came back with a new toy. Dave was very proud of his new baseball set.









Love this face. Proves Dave isn't always as photogenic as he may seem from my blog posts!





On Sunday, we went to a different church to watch our friend Ben preach. Afterward, we invited Ben and another guy we work with to lunch. It was really nice to get to entertain for once!




Dave and Ben playing a high five game.






Here's another video of Dave going down our stairs.






Here's a picture to show my pregnancy progress. This was at 13 weeks, so basically the 2nd trimester. I compared it to pictures of Dave at 14 weeks, and it looks pretty much the same. I definitely feel bigger this time around and am already wearing my maternity pants!