Monday, June 27, 2011
Zoo Trip...
Yesterday we went to the Toledo Zoo for the day to get out and enjoy some fresh air. Grandma went with us. We had a great day! It was really hot but we were able to find shade and ice cream when we needed it. We even got to see the new baby elephant! He is really cute. We didn't have to wait to see him at all, even though people on the internet were talking about really long lines. We walked all over and Joel wore himself out. He slept on the way home and was REALLY cranky when we got home. He finally did calm down, but he was pretty irritable until bedtime. The good news is that he slept ALL NIGHT!!! Unfortunately, Mommy and Daddy were completely exhausted too! We all got a good night's sleep and are ready to face today. Hopefully the storms hold off tonight and Joel can get some good outside-with-Daddy time before bed. More later...
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Happy Father's Day!
Happy Father's Day! I just realized it had been a while since I had posted anything, so I added a bunch of pictures from our summer adventures! Last weekend we went to Deep Lake in Michigan with Grandma, PawPaw, Aunt Lisa and Uncle Jason. My Uncle Ted and Aunt Diane have a place there. We went to visit with them and to celebrate Rob's birthday, Lisa's birthday, and Father's Day. Joel had a great time. He was most happy about the boat ride and sitting on Ted's lap to steer! He was a little hesitant about the water, but he was smiling and giggly while Rob splashed with him. I think we could all get used to a vacation lifestyle! :0) Joel is doing well, but we are back to having some significant sleeping issues again. Some nights I don't know why I even go to bed! The worst night was when he was awake from 2:00am until 7:15am. THAT was ugly. He wakes up wide-eyed and ready to play. He isn't napping as much during the day either, so it is very frustrating. Last night he woke up about 2:30am and ended up coming to bed with us. He was awake for a couple of hours but we stayed in the bed and he eventually fell asleep there until 8:30am. I know that isn't a habit we want to get in to, but it was kind of nice cuddling him and watching him sleep for a while. This morning we went to church and tried to take Joel with us to the service since no one was in the nursery. NOT a good idea! We sat in the very back pew and Joel only made it through the first hymn! He was loud and unhappy until we took him to the nursery. I think he is playing us.....as we were leaving the pew I swear I heard him say, "All done!". He is talking more and saying more words: "cupcake", "ding-dong", "No, Bailey!", and a lot of "NO!!!". After church Rob had suggested that we take a little lunch to the dam, so we did that. Joel LOVES the meatballs from Subway meatball subs so we stopped for one of those. Of course, Joel loved running all over and picking up sticks. After lunch we stopped at a house in town that Rob had heard about where one weekend a year (Father's Day weekend) this man and his wife set up a very detailed and intricate model train display that takes up almost their whole backyard. It was free to go look at them and wander around. Joel was in Heaven! We had to watch him closely because he wanted to "Godzilla"-it and run through the village they had built. There were also replica train noises, which were a big hit! Once we got home it was pretty easy to get him to go to sleep. Now if we will just do the same tonight! We'll see! More later...
Sunday, June 5, 2011
June is Here....
Another busy weekend for the Fosters! Yesterday we just hung out at home and played with Joel. Bailey has been a little under the weather lately and we had to keep a close eye on her. Rob set up Joel's playset so that the slide went right into his pool. Rob showed him the first time, and he made a HUGE splash when he hit the water! I really did not think he would do it again, but he ended up going 5 or 6 times by himself! He also insisted upon climbing into his water table and sitting in it. He had such a good time! He usually throws a big fit about coming in from outside, but last night he was so tired he didn't seem to care. This morning we got up and went to church. As usual, Joel was the only child in the nursery, but he got lots of attention from the family working this morning. He loves taking walks and checking out all the rooms in the church. Everyone loves him! Rob's birthday is today and we went to dinner and had birthday cake for him last night. Joel was all about that! This afternoon Joel took a nice long nap and we played and took a walk. Joel usually walks now instead of riding in the stroller. He's a big boy! More later... (By the way, Joel turned 27 months old this weekend.....where is the time going?)
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Busy, busy, busy....
It seems like we have been really on the go here lately! On Memorial Day we went to Wauseon for the parade and a cook out with the family afterwards. Joel was good for the parade. I think he was confused by it all! :0) He had a good time splashing in the baby pool at Grandma and PawPaw's house. We have been spending lots of time outside soaking up the sun since it finally stopped raining. He loves it! Tonight he helped Rob mow for quite a while (not sure how much help he actually was, but Rob wasn't complaining too much!) I did take pictures (shocked? :0)) so I will try and remember to post some later. Joel is growing like crazy and is in to everything. Never a dull moment! He is also mastering the "Oh-oh"....even though I have to remind him that being bad on purpose is NOT an "oh-oh"! He helps me water the plants and loves to follow Rob around the yard. He is Mr. Popularity in the cul-de-sac....he goes visiting daily and likes to make sure he sees everyone when he is out! He's adorable! We love him more each day! More later...
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)
