Bragging

(If you read on, this is your warning that you should be prepared for some serious bragging.)

I (like most moms) think that my son is the most brilliant little 15 month old! I wanted to make sure and document some of the amazing things he is saying before too much time passes.

My super smart little toddler ...

• Knows and can say these body parts: eyes, nose, ear
• Points to but doesn't say yet: head, hair, hand, foot, "piggies"(toes), bellybutton, chest, diaper
• Knows and can say these animals: bear, fish (pronounced "dish"), giraffe (pronounced "dirat"), doggy (pronounced "doddy"), cat (pronounced "dat")
• Knows and can make sounds for: lion, bird, snake, monkey

He also knows characters from some of his favorite books, like Buzz Lightyear. He is just so quick to pick up on things. I will tell him something one time, or just be saying something in passing and later if I ask, "Show me Buzz Lightyear" he will point to him!

We were throwing the ball with him last night and every time he would launch it really far we would clap and say "Great Throw!" .... So, he started whispering "Dee Trow" and you could really tell he was working on getting the sound right because he was almost mouthing the words and trying to copy what we were doing with our mouths. It was really cute! So, at bedtime I was rocking him and he was pointing to my "noooo" "eyesssss" and "ear" over and over again, and then he started to drift off whispering "Dee Trow .... Dee Trow .... Dee Trow" as if dreaming about throwing the ball. I just love being the mommy to a little boy!

cool dude

Trip loves to wear our sunglasses, so we bought him a pair of his own. He puts them on himself (sometimes upside down and off center!) and will wear them for long periods of time. It makes me laugh so hard every time I see him cruising around in his cool sunglasses ... I can only imagine the thoughts going through his growing brain.

Boerne Berges Fest

Father's Day weekend was the Boerne Berges Fest. We enjoyed the parade and festivities on Saturday. Here is a taste of what we saw ...

The Main Plaza gazebo, a local landmark of sorts, was turned into a beer bar. On a sidenote, I was telling my sister about the event and how we "had a beer and listened to some good music" and Trip started saying "Beeeer"! It was so cute that we kept asking him to repeat it. Let's just say that my mom did not think this was a funny story.

Just people watching ...

The high school mascot, a Charger (which I assume is a horse based on the costume, otherwise I would not have known what a charger was), came to say hello to Trip.

His reaction was priceless! I felt so bad for him, but I promise he only cried for a second. Once the horse walked away he was perfectly fine.

Parade

My good friend's little girle, Mattie.

The Berges Fest "Court"

Trip watching the parade go by. It was extremely hot outside, but he seemed to enjoy it.

a clown :)

The Best Dad

I have been without a computer for more than a week now, so I am late posting about my amazing husband/Trip's amazing father. The plan for the weekend was to relax, but J ended up helping a close friend build a fort in his backyard as a surprise for his 4 boys. They spent many hours in the hot sun building the entire thing from scratch. J continues to amaze me as a husband, father and friend. He is the best in every way!

Big Boy Haircut

Fire & Water

Our part of the country has had some massive storms and floods lately. Last week, during one of the storms, Anna and I decided to go catch a girlie movie while J and Trip were out of town. We pulled down our street around 11 p.m. to find a police officer parked in front of our house. We pulled up to ask what was the matter, and he pointed up and said, "Your tree is on fire" ... something we had not noticed. A branch had fallen on a power line during the storm. So, we went and quickly got the dogs out of the house, and then watched as the fire department, police department, and the public works department worked to quickly put out the fire and cut down the tree branches. One of the men joked that J would probably add trimming the trees to the next City Council agenda! You've got to love living in a small town.