18 Months

It is May...
Which means that the short one is 18 months now!

Here are a few things going on with Dylan currently:
- LOTS of screeching.  Not many words...but a lot of squealing and screeching.  That thing about the 3rd child not needing to talk, in order to communicate, must be true.  She gets what she wants without using  recognizable words.
-The few words we do recognize are: "uh-oh"  "this" and "ba" (ba could mean a number of things: ball, bathtub, bottle)
-She is still very petite, wearing 18 mos clothes (Jamie's old stuff.)
-She is still drinking a bottle of milk a few times a day.  Don't judge.  She likes it and she is the last baby...she can have what she wants.
-It seems that we have a bit of a picky eater on our hands.  She doesn't eat much...cheese, yogurt, fruit and baby food squeeze pouches are in the usual rotation.
-She is loving the outdoors, now that we can finally get out of the house and enjoy the weather without bundling up.
-Cars driving or people walking by us will get an enthusiastic wave from her when ever we are outside.
-Dylan is not much of a TV watcher, and never sits still.   So we are constantly on the run after this curious busy-body.  She moves from one thing to another very quickly and gets into everything! (Jamie and Dylan definitely have something in common: high energy and the need to stay busy doing something at all times.)
-Both Dawson and Jamie are still a huge help with Dylan.  They watch her a lot for us and she loves to follow them around and do what they are doing.

Sampson

A lot of excitement over here this week!

Spring break, a trip to Canada and a new puppy...

Meet Sampson.

Dylan actually likes him.  This was just the first day.

Spring Break in Canada

 Our Spring Break was not in a very warm location this year.   We kept busy doing fun things though, so no one seemed to mind.

We spent time in Niagara Falls and Toronto over the Easter/Spring Break weekend.

American Falls and Rainbow Bridge.

Staying warm and happy.

We had a little sun and warmth one of the afternoons in Niagara Falls.

Horseshoe Falls

Walking across the Rainbow Bridge to the New York, U.S. side.

International Boundary Line on the Bridge.

American Falls on the U.S. side.

Park on Canadian Side of Niagara Falls.

Above and below is the view from our hotel room.  Good thing for hotel points - the kids loved the view!

CN Tower in Toronto

Base of the CN Tower

Top of the CN Tower.

Glass Floor 1,200 feet up.

Even though it was chilly, the Toronto Zoo was still a great place to visit.

Dawson and Jamie did this fun ropes course at the zoo.

On our way home.

Winter Fun

 

 

 

Dawson Turns Nine

I spent the evening with some 8-9 year old boys for Dawson's birthday.
This photo pretty much sums these guys up. Trouble.

Checking the height status of the nine year old.