Grandma & Unck-ey Jared Visit

Over Easter weekend my Mom and Brother were able to stay at our house for a long weekend. We started out Friday with lunch at the Farmers Market and then went to a Tacoma Rainier's (Mariners minor league team) game. brrrr.... it was CHILLY!

On Saturday we went downtown for the annual "Procession of the Species." This is a "must-see" event. It also features an Arts Walk. Artists, both professional and not, hang their work in different shops downtown. The weather was great and the sun was shining! We couldn't have asked for a nicer day! We didn't get to see the actual parade, but Grandma and Jared were able to witness enough... We capped off the day with burgers on the grill!

On Easter Sunday Mauer went to mass with his Daddy. Grandma made her famous lasagna and we spent the day relaxing together.

Monday was a day of spoiling! We went to Don & Terri's Toys & Treasures off Hwy 101 near Olympia. This place was NUTS! This is where to go when you need anything made by Little Tykes but don't want to spend a fortune on children's toys. They had the exact swing set we wanted for HALF the price of a new one! We found a turtle sand box, a trike, and a fire truck toddler bed! Awesome! Mauer loves them all! Although it was pouring rain, Mauer played in his new swing with Grandma and Unck-ey for an hour!

They flew back to MN on Tuesday. It was hard to see them go. As always, it's nice to be back in a routine again too.

15 Month check Up

Hello All

Here is the most current graph from Mauers latest check up. He's still following a great curve, it's just on the skinny side! It's a little shocking that he only weighs 20 pounds 14 oz. In the morning, he can chow 2 big bowls of oatmeal, and at least one bowl of yogurt. As Grandma Margaret says, "He doesn't DO mornings until breakfast is complete!"

He has 6 teeth. He knows were his nose, knees, belly, ears and toes are. He doesn't like to "perform" so it might be a while before you see that he knows this. He LOVES to do the "itsy bitsy spider" and knows all the hand moves. He likes when I dance like Charlie Brown. He does it too. If you're not sure what that looks like, you'll have to watch Charlie Browns Christmas. It's the basic head nod. He knows Mom & Dada of course. And BALL. He LOVES "Ball." He's added "ah oh" to his vocabulary, too. He understand a lot more than he says right now.