Fun with Grandpa

Ethan always likes to be right in the middle of things and he absolutely loves working with his Grandpa. He especially likes to play with the watering can, so when Grandma saw this little toy watering can at the store, she just couldn't resist. After the Easter Egg Hunt on 4/11/09, Grandpa started doing some watering and as soon as Ethan saw him, he high-tailed it over to him, his easter basket totally forgotten. Anyway, Grandma ran and got this little watering can and Ethan had a blast watering the sidewalk. We tried to get him to water the flowers in the pots, but apparently he thought the sidewalk needed it more.



























This entertained him for a really long time as long as we kept his watering can filled with water. The first time he ran out, he just started to cry, not understanding why his toy all of a sudden stopped working. It wasn't long, however, until he figured out that if he brought it back to the hose, someone would fill it up for him. Needless to say, he was soaked by the time he was done, but it was totally worth it. It's amazing how much fun something so small can be.

Easter

After church on Easter Sunday, we took some pictures. I thought these two turned out nice. I love how cute Ethan looks in his little suit.


























Ethan got his first basket from the Easter bunny this year. In the basket was an egg shaped water bottle and several plastic eggs filled with Kix and Cheerios that he enjoyed for breakfast that morning.

Easter Egg Hunt

Ethan had a blast at my parent's annual easter egg hunt. It was so much fun watching Ethan pick up the eggs and put them in his basket. Of course, he only got a couple of eggs because he was to show us each egg and maybe play with it. There were lots of eggs out there, but the kids that were a little older understood something that Ethan didn't; get as many eggs as quick as possible and play with them later. In fact, after the hunt was over, he was sitting by another kids,playing with his eggs and ended up giving his two eggs to that kid. Fortunately that mother told him that he had enough eggs and to let Ethan keep his two. At least he was sharing.
























































Ethan was a big help filling plastic eggs for Grandma & Grandpa Gifford's annual Easter egg hunt. Actually, he mostly played with the eggs and candy, but every once in awhile we could get him to put a piece of candy into an egg.

Little Helper

Ethan is becoming quite the little helper. He always wants to be right in the middle of what I am doing, so he's learning to use a wash rag to wipe off counters and even sweeping with the dust mop or the swiffer.

Things that Warm a Mother's Heart

The other day Ethan was playing when all of a sudden, he left his toy, ran over to me, gave me a big hug and kiss than ran back to play with his toy. He did this about three times that afternoon. It's time like that that make it so rewarding to be a mom.

It's a Girl!

We had an ultrasound a couple weeks ago. We were told that our baby weighed about 10 ounces and that SHE is doing quite well. For those of you who know our story with Ethan (They told us Ethan was going to be a girl, but he is definitely all boy), we are a little hesitant to really believe it, but we hope it is right this time. Anyway, they got a better look this time, so we think it is right this time and we are very excited. Our due date is August 1st and she is right on schedule according to this ultrasound.

Ethan's First Birthday

Ethan's first taste of cake and ice cream.


After the candles were blown out everyone cheered and clapped. Ethan, of course, didn't know what was happening, but he joined in anyway.


Ethan "blowing" out his candles. The candle in the middle says "1" and the other two are shaped like stars.


Ethan started to walk for real just before his first birthday party. Shawn was holding a balloon and Ethan wanted it, so he took 11 steps to get it. Up until then he had taken a few steps at a time, but I think 4 steps was his max. Once everyone got there he just kept walking. It was almost as if he had been able to do it for awhile and just decided that that night was the night that he was going to show off.