Victor - 18 Month Checkup

Well, he's 19 months today :o) Oops. A bit behind. I can't believe he's that old already! Where did the time go?

He's 28# (not sure I believe that, but he is thinner than the other two, so it may be accurate, they made him stand on the scale - well ya know how well that goes when they are that young!)

He's 33.4 inches.

Pretty much the same stats as his sister at that age. Dirk was chubbier and about 2 inches taller. Not sure which percentile that is in, I should look that up...70% is all! He's a peanut! lol

But he is wearing 8-8 1/2 size shoes. So I don't think he'll be "short" forever! haha!

Dirk-ism

D - MOM! I have money that has a duck on it, a fish and some creepy woods.

M - What? Show me. (I was so confused what he was talking about!)

This is what he had...

Randoms of Fun Fest

Dirk and Eve posing with Sparky.

The Vulcans got a hold of Dirk :o)

Cousin Brooke and Victor

Dirk has been asking for WEEKS

to go on the ferris wheel with Uncle Matt

Scott, Sarah, Me and Victor

Victor's 1st Haircut!

Such a big boy now :o)

Before (Yikes! I kept teasing him he was a girl
bcuz his hair was so long!)

That's my handsome young man :o)

THANK YOU, AUNTIE TRACIE!!

The Sprinkler

Victor was pretty stand-off-ish.

But the other two thought it was great!

I always get a kick out of watching kids run away

from the sprinkler one minute,

and running straight into it the next.

Can you imagine the screaming that this little girl did?!

Deafening! At least it was outside!

Boy did they have fun with that sprinkler!

This is the "Classic Victor Face".

I love it when he makes it - he's very expression-istic :o)

Bathtime

Ryan finally got the caulk redone in the bathtub - so I could take pics without the yucky caulk in the picture! Poor Victor, 18 months old and I finally take a pic of him in the tub. He LOVES the bathtub! Lately, I've had a hard time keeping him from drinking the bathwater. I hate that stage, all kids do it. Ick.

Happy Birthday, G!

Happy Birthday, G! We love you! See you in a few more sleeps! Are you ready for us? :o)

Flower Time

Oh boy did they love the fountain!

Bubbles?

He looks like he's in a time out,

but he's not! ...yet

Victor helping Mom with the landscaping

Victor vs. the Tiger Lily

Lets just say the Tiger Lily lost big time

Victor in his new pjs from Gran!

They match his hair :o)

Eve smelling, what else, PINK flowers

Dirk "mean sniffing" the flowers.

Dirk hiding in a pine tree

lol I'm not sure how to comment on this!

Eve picked out a flower that matched her outfit.

Eve's tired of getting pics taken.

To Gran, Love Evie

Eve had to take pics, I liked this one of Dirk.

The rest she took for Gran,

because she knows Gran likes giraffes.

This is "Raffie" - Victor's Giraffe

from Uncle Britt and Auntie Christine

Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary, G and Papa!

34 Years and counting!

Eve-ism

An attachment to our vacuum fell on the floor, so I put it back on it. Eve saw me do this, and the following conversation followed...

E - Mom, what would happen if you vacuumed off all my hair?

M - I don't know, Eve. What would you turn into?

(We tease her that if I shave her hair off, she'd turn into a boy, so I figured that would be her answer)

E - (...thinking...) PAPA!

lol

More of G and Papa

WOW! He's not screaming while swinging!

He LOVED this sliding thingamagig

Dirk standing on one of the bolders

that line the park's perimeter.

Our Little Red Head :o)

Eve, Dirk and Papa building sandcastles

Eve-ism

Ryan saw Eve digging thru the toy box tonight...

R - What are you looking for, Eve?

E - Money.

R - Why are you looking for money?

E - So I can send it to Gran.

R - Why do you want to send it to Gran?

E - So she can buy me more stuff!

lol

Dirk chimes in...

D - I have a dollar, do you want my dollar?

E - Yes!

D - Too bad I'm not going to give it to you.

Such a nice big brother.

"Dee" and "Boppa"

Mom and Dad came down for a "Kid Fix" yesterday. We went to their favorite park, right next to church. They had a lot of fun! Today, Victor walked around looking, and calling for "Dee" and "Boppa". He wasn't scared of them at all this time! He finally remembers who they are :o)

Who was having more fun, the kids? or Papa?

I can't begin to say how much Victor loves being outside.

He loves to try and catch birds - he sneaks up VERY well on them!

Or bark at dogs as they are walked by.

What I wouldn't do in order to have a set like this in a big back yard for this boy.

This is the "M" as Eve calls it.

She's climbing up the right hump of the "M".

I stopped watching them as they do this.

I don't want to see them fall. And I know I can't stop them from climbing!

Victor loves the slide.

He goes down backwards, on his belly.

With HUGE smiles :o)

Hi Ho Hi Ho It's Off to the Park We Go

This is the best I could do.

I took numerous pics trying to catch Dirk

jumping off the swing in mid-air.

He just doesn't swing high enough yet

to get good "air time" :o)

She may be a princess,

but she loves to dig in the dirt!

Dirk loves to slide on this
whatchamacallit


Last summer he had a hard time
figuring out how to pump to get swinging.
This summer - no problem!

This little guy does NOT like to swing.

I try every time we're at the park,

with the same result :o(