Is it Possible to Pre-register for the ER?

Because I am sure we are going to be there soon. At 16 months most kids are just getting used to walking, maybe starting to run. Our kid, he likes to jump off things. We have always been there to catch him when he jumps off something high. Last week he did it without us there to catch him. And now his new favorite thing to do is jumping off the couch. He thinks it is the funniest thing ever! He climbs up on the couch and walks right up to the edge and gets a huge grin on his face. Then he steps out and jumps. He eats it right into the ground every time. Does he cry? Nope, he gets up laughing and jumps up to the couch to do it again. When you see a post titled "Broken Leg" or "How I Spent Four Hours Last Night", you will know it is the next chapter to this post. We don't have any pictures yet, I just don't my answer to the question "where were you when he jumped and hurt himself" to be "taking a picture of it".

Happy Birthday Aunt Michelle!

For Aunt Michelle's Birthday, we went out to dinner at Pickle Time in Duvall and then went to a park near her house to play for a while.

Little Destry had tons of fun making new friends, sliding down slides, swinging, and hanging out with Aunt Michelle. There was a little girl that had fun playing with Destry and it was funny because she kept calling him names like Destiny, Desery, Estery, and finally Ezera.

When we went to leave he blew Michelle a kiss (his first time doing it by himself) and it shocked Big D. It was priceless. Sorry I don't have any pictures.

Haircut

We took Destry to get his first "real" haircut this afternoon. We were a little worried as he isn't the greatest at holding still. When we got there, we chose the airplane chair and placed him in. So far so good. We buckled him in and the stylist brought him a box of toys to play with. He actually did really good, I think to both our suprise. As she cut his hair he played with the toys and grabbed the steering wheel a few times to take the plane for a "flight". For the most part he held really still and she was very patient when he didn't. He looks so handsome now with his new GQ haircut. Check out our little star.

Buckle up, its going to be a bumpy ride.

Check me out ma, I'm getting my hair cut.

The Red Baron. Everyone lookout!

Our handsome boy!

Updated Photo Gallery

I added a few more photos to the June album and added to the July album.

Scientist in the House!

Today we got up and at 'em early and headed down to the Seattle Center to meet Sid the Science Kid at the EMP/SFM. Little D loves Sid. Whenever it comes on, he gets so excited and starts dancing. It's really the only thing he pays attention to on TV besides Wipeout. When he got to meet Sid, he was very excited and even got a high-five from him.

Waiting to meet Sid.

High-fives from Sid.

Scientists in the House!

The Happiest Place on Earth

I know I am several months late with this, but better late than never, right? I have finally posted some pictures from our DisneyWorld vacation back in March. As a reminder, Tiff, Destry and I met my parents, brother and niece for a wonderful vacation in Florida. While there, we visited family in Lakeland, spent a day at SeaWorld and seven days at DisneyWorld. We hit all the parks; Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot and Animal Kingdom. Here are a few photos from our trip. For more, visit the SeaWorld and DisneyWorld albums in the gallery.

Shelby, Destry and Tiff with Shamu at SeaWorld.

Giving Mickey kisses.

Destry LOVED Minnie.

Having fun with Dad.

We even got to met Lightning McQueen.

Out of Gas?

We are driving home from the cabin yesterday, about 10 miles from home, when all of a sudden Destry pulls over to the side of the road I ask whats going on and he says "I ran out of gas". WHAT? How are we out of gas...didn't the light go on? Yeah it did, but he didn't notice it. Luckily we are a 1/3 of a mile from a gas station.

At first I was a bit ticked off, but I soon got over it and found it very funny. For such a bad thing to happen we had luck on our side. We didn't have Little Destry, we were super close to a gas station, and it was a nice day.

I think Destry was a bit embarrasses so I decided to embarrass him more by pulling out the camera to capture the moment! Here are some shots from our adventure.

Walk of shame.

Trying to figure out the gas can.

Laughing as he puts gas in the car.

Playdates with Samantha

Over the past 3 weeks Destry and I have met up with my friend Lori and her daughter Samantha a few times for playdates.

First, we went to Gymboree. Destry LOVED it. It was a 45 minute class of running, climbing, singing, and playing. After the 45 minute class there was free play for 2 hours. I thought we would stick around for maybe 30 minutes then go home...but Destry was having so much fun we stayed for almost the full 2 hours. He fell asleep on the way home and didn't wake up for almost 3 1/2 hours!

Destry and Sam trying to climb up the slide.

Up on a bridge.

Playing with musical instruments.

Grabbing the wiffle balls.

Little climber.

Checking to see what's under the mat.

Climbing up the slide. Sliding down head first!

Next we went to Kid Quest in Factoria Mall. Basically it's a place for kids to play away from your own house! They have a room for kids under 3 with books, cars, blocks, musical toys and ton's of other stuff. It was a nice change from our living room and all his familiar toys. They also have an area with water and Destry and Samantha had a great time splashing around and getting all wet. Next time I will be sure to put a smock on him or have another change of clothes...he was wet from head to toe!

Reading books.

Eating...I mean playing with the train set.

Rollin' in a red Corvette

Sam and Destry making music!

Starting to get a little wet!

Destry and Sam were playing really nicely.

Sam all wet.

Wet from head to toe.

Nurturing Pathways class

Destry and I are in our second week of a Nurturing Pathways class for woddlers. It's a class that uses music, dance and rhythm for brain development. I found the class from a fellow Jazzerciser who is teaching the class.

Destry is enjoying the class and really likes the music instruments and the obstacle course. His favorite part is crawling through a fabric tunnel (I think he went through it 4 or 5 times).

I will post some pictures from our first class soon, and will try to take more pictures in the next few weeks of him in the obstacle course!

Destry in a box...shocker!

The kids get to choose their favorite music maker.

The shakers are his favorite.

Trying another toy, but he won't give up the shaker.

Playdate

On Wednesday Destry and I got to have a playdate with 2 of my old co-workers and their kids. The kids had a great time playing outside in the sun and getting into water, while the mom's had a great time catchin' up. Here are some pictures of the kids having fun.

Kai and Kaylee playing in the pool.

Kaden

Destry standing on the picnic table. Laci and Kaden sitting by waiting for him to fall.

Kai

Destry sitting on top of the picnic table. What a dare devil.

Drinking water...our kids are so silly.

Playing in the water.

Kai and Kaylee

Kai standing on the chair.