James and I had a nice outing tonight, having dinner together at Beans & Barley. Nothing fancy, but we got in and out painlessly, without a diaper bag, without too many spills and no tears. Victory.
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Category: firsts
James has been pushing boundaries like any good two year old lately. One of his new favorites … and our least favorites is spitting when we tell him something he doesn’t like.
A minute ago while pretending to be angry, he made the spitting sound which triggered a strong reaction from Momma Bear. How did he react? A big smile and told her, “I kidding”. We’ve never heard that one before. I’m sure we’ll hear it again.
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First Admirals Hockey Game
Almost 2, I decided it was finally time to take James to his first hockey game. He loved it. Not sure how well he could follow the puck, but that didn’t matter. He loved seeing all of the people, hearing the music and eating the food. Good stuff. Admirals won 2-1 in overtime.
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State Fair Corn
James was very excited to get his hands on a hockey stick for the first time. I think he realizes the potential advantages of whacking things both far and near.
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To the Zoo
James has shown quite a bit of interest in dogs, and woofs at most other animals when he seems them in books or on TV, so we thought that it was a good time to make our first family trip to the Milwaukee Zoo. He seemed to enjoy the goats, the elephants and giraffes the most. Fun time out with our little animal lover.
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First Bike Ride
Yesterday was James’s first day of walking, today was his first day of riding on the back of my bike. He was a great passenger going both to and from daycare today. He even wore his helmet like a pro.
James woke up with a plan this morning. Today was his day. Today was the day that he would walk. The resilient little fella kept at it, and managed to get in a few steps, multiple times. He kept sticking with it, adding more and more steps, all the while smiling with pride. We proud parents were happy to see his success too, naturally. Way to go James!
Today was James’s first full day in his newest classroom. He’s back with friends, once again the youngest in his class. He’ll be walking and talking when he leaves this room. Here’s a blurry shot of him at the breakfast table.
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Playground Time
Great weather is finally here, so we were able to get out to the playground several times this weekend. James is a natural climber and loves the slide. Here he is in one of his more stationary (and photographable) moments.
… and crawling across a bridge yesterday.
