Water baby (well... toddler technically)

As it has been ridiculously hot here recently, we've been spending a lot of time inside. And when we're not inside, we do our best to be in the water!

We went to the pool twice in the last week, and Ryan LOVED it... so much that I don't have many great pictures because he was far too distracted by playing.


splashing with Sophia

add Emelia (trying to get a good photo of the 3 of them)

a little resting with Daddy from all of the busy swimming!



When we can't make it to the big pool, Ryan likes to cool off in his little froggy pool at home:




It has a sprinkler feature, which Ryan loved last year, but as you can see, he's not so sure about it this year!!


We've been working on blowing bubbles in the big pool, which makes Ryan a bit wary. He was more than happy to practice in his little pool, though :-)


Stay cool, everyone!

Self Portraits

Ryan was being especially fussy in the car one day last week after being dragged around to a number of appointments, so I let him play with my camera.

Here are Ryan's first self portraits:

An afternoon in the life of a two-year-old

These days, I frequently ask Ryan how old he is, and he replies (with a smile) every time "TWO!" It seems that he is acting more and more like a two-year-old every day, and it's a good reminder to me that the ways in which he is acting are normal considering his age.

He woke up particularly cranky one afternoon this week. I figured snack would cheer him up, especially since I let him sit in "Mama's chair".

After four snack choice attempts, he was still whining and refusing to take a bite:


Once I finally convinced him to try a berry (one of his favorite things in the world to eat, btw), here is the sequence of what followed:






*sigh*

Welcome to an afternoon in the life of a two-year-old