This is why he's "the cutest"

Sweet little sir has taken quite the liking to broccoli.  

On this day, (probably 6 weeks ago...), he found a big head of broccoli in one of the grocery bags and carried it around for a few hours, taking bites off the top whenever it tickled his toddler fancy.

He can certainly be picky when it comes to eating, but for some reason broccoli has made the list.

Last week, he found a bag of frozen broccoli in the freezer and dug out a few pieces to munch on.

What a strange, adorable child.

Cutest.

The Duck Pond

We've been working on painting our new laundry cabinets (see here), and with all those paint particles in the air, I decided to take Will on a walk to the duck pond.  

On our last visit to the pond, he tried to feed the bird milk with his sippy cup...

But mostly he just chases them around...



And climbs rocks...

And looks irresistibly adorable...

And no duck pond visit is complete without a visit to every mailbox along the way.

Will's got his system down.  Find a rock, open the door, place the rock inside, close the door.  Repeat.

It must be very therapeutic...

I'm so so happy that the weather is finally warming up.  We're excited for all the biking, hiking, playing outside, and lots of home projects.

Recent Happenings

Recent happenings: no order, lots missing, instagram editing. 

New faces for Baby Will:

A welcome discovery: Kale chips are darn good!

Rock Star line-up.

Bustin' a move.

Playdough and Presidents.  (He loves practicing his presidents.)

Sensory bins for the Bubba.  "It stays in the bin..." is my new favorite phrase.

Easter eggs.  Loved it.

Shoes too big, running too fast = wa-bonk.

Dry-run for his first camping experience.

Busy season at work.  A flattering award.

Cutest, cutest, cutest.

The Life of the Bubba

A quick recap in the current life of the Bubba:

Explorations of baby powder:

Of course, he ate it.  He's currently obsessed with tubes of stuff: toothpaste, desitin, vaseline... You name it, he'll eat it.

Making Valentines.  Will was in charge of eating his rocket-pop, sticker placement, and a few crayon scratches.

Playing in the "baby" drawer.  Always always unloading.

Indoor sledding.  Bubba refuses to keep gloves on when we're outside.  As soon as he falls and his little bubba hands hit the ground, it's tears and screaming until we're back inside, all warmed up.

An attempt to pull daddy on the sled:

And of course, a hike on a nice day:

Baby with Glasses

No, he doesn't need glasses.  But he looks darn cute in them.  This is the Willister helping Daddy pick out some new glasses. (These were not the pair we decided on...)

Little Sir had his 18mo. check up yesterday.  He's in the 12% for weight and 50% for height.  Oh, and he was medically deemed awesome.  This morning he said "milk" (after being pestered to do so for 10 minutes...)  He's the best.

Wildlife Experience

Last week we headed to the Wildlife Experience with a few friends.   It's basically a hands-on nature museum for kids.  Will was in heaven because 1: he got to play with "the kids" (what we call any other children), and 2: He got to run around like a wild goose.

The biggest exhibit at the Wildlife Experience is Globeology, where you walk through all the biomes on earth (rainforest, tundra, etc.).  There are lots of animatronic animals as well as animatronic people who tell you about the different areas.  The kids can do a scavenger hunt and look for various things along the way.

Here are the girls getting ready to start the Globeology self-tour.

The have lots of little interactive sections of the museum: blocks like this, lots of touch screens with information and videos about the animals, and a bunch of fish tanks (Will's favorite).

It was a fun outing with friends!  And we can't wait because Grant's sister Rachel, and her husband Matt are moving to Colorado (yay!), not far from the Wildlife Experience.  When they live so close, it just might be worth the year-long passes.