Weekend Away

Adam spent the weekend with Grandma & Grandpa Dynan while Aaron and I attended a wedding in Madison. We had a great time catching up with friends while Adam was getting spoiled by his grandparents. We could not wait to see him once we got home and decided to head out to the park for a little more fun.

Labor Day Weekend

The long weekend was full of activities and we were joined by many friends and family. We started off the weekend watching Uncle Matt and Uncle Mike participate in a triathalon and enjoyed a belated birthday dinner for Uncle Mike. We also had a family golf tournament and BBQ which was extra exciting with Nicki's hole-in-one. It was also Cael's golden birthday and the first-ever "man golf" debut.

Adam enjoyed having houseguests and followed the boys around everywhere they went.

Laughs with Uncle Matt

Adam and his extended cousins

The crew

Adam spotting a frog that Cael just released

Getting tickled by Aunt Jenn

Up close and personal

We had a really fun morning at the zoo with our neighbors. Adam and I fed a giraffe and it was such a neat experience to be up so close to one. They have long, strong tongues and it was quick to snatch both biscuits from us. As soon as we walked away, Adam signed to me for "more". I asked if he wanted to feed the giraffe again and he said "yeah".

Playing catch

We had lunch with Uncle Matt today and Adam got out the bouncy ball to play catch with him. Adam laughed so hard when Uncle Matt was dribbling the ball and spinning it on his finger.

Pool Time

In the last couple weeks Adam has really started loving his pool. He is requesting that I fill it up almost everyday, sometimes twice a day. Here are some pictures of him splashing one afternoon.

Mommy & me

While daddy was gone fishing for a long weekend, mommy re-introduced me to popsicles, a definite favorite especially since I can eat them all by myself.

Eighteen Months Old

It's official - Adam is a year and a half! It's so amazing to think about how much he has changed from month to month. Here are the highlights at eighteen months:

• Adam babbles a ton, but only says a handful of words. He loves animals and can growl like a tiger or moo like a cow. He also says "mowmow" (lawn mower), "yeah", "yes", "brrr", "hot", "no", and can say "mama", "dada", and "Chase" but he does not do it very frequently. He can communicate very well for having such a limited vocabulary. At night, he will cough to let us know he is thirsty.
• He has sixteen teeth and is still drooling a bit. I'm guessing he might get his two-year molars a little early since he seems to have gotten all his teeth early. We will be so excited when all of his teeth are in.
• Adam is getting more adventurous with what he will eat. He even likes guacamole and pickles.
• His personality is really showing through. He loves to laugh and loves when we laugh at him. He can be quite the ham around us, but is much more reserved in larger groups or around people he doesn't know as well. He is also very independent. He wants to do so many things by himself (put on shoes, pick out clothes, push the stroller, etc) although he is still a mama's boy without a doubt!
• His favorite toys are his lawn mower, his dump truck, and cars (big and small). He loves pretending to drive our cars. His favorite book is Curious George and we read it multiple times a day.
• Adam now has a lovey, a little baby doll. He loves to hold the doll while we read books. He gives it lots of hugs and kisses and he even shares snacks with it. He is also a lot more affectionate with us, which we love. He gives hugs and kisses more often, and blows lots of kisses too.

Here's a little sampling of some of Adam's words: