Daddy, pop-pop & a TRACTOR!!!!!!

Mom-mom & pop-pop's house is loads of fun for an almost 2 year old little boy . . .two sweet dogs, tractors, trucks, lots of grass to run in . . .what more could a little boy want?!


Waiting for pop-pop to arrive with the "big green tractor" Still waiting. . .

WOW!! Check this out- I'm not too sure about riding on it yet. . .

Maybe I'll just stand on it here with pop-pop (and a miniature green tractor in my hand!!)

Fishing

Daddy's helper

As we continue with our kitchen remodel, Ewan has become more and more fascinated with what Denny is doing. Ewan spends much of each day pointing out all of daddy's newest changes to the kitchen and attempting to mimic daddy working (aka, trying to climb the ladder, "spackling"- is this the correct spelling? with a potato brush and pointing out nails in the floor). Recently, Denny decided to put Ewan to work- he's not too young to help, right? :)

Demo

My dear sweet husband is remodeling our kitchen prior to the baby's arrival- needless to say, I am very excited!!!!! Here is the priceless look on Ewan's face this morning when he discovered the newly demolished pantry . . .

Daddy's little boy

Ewan is currently going through a phase where he simply cannot get enough of his daddy. It is so incredibly cute and sweet- here are some pics of Ewan trying on daddy's winter work hat.

Daddy's favorite Christmas gift. . .

Ewan's Aunt Melissa gave him this really cool remote controlled car for young toddlers. Unfortunately, at first, Ewan was terrified of it, but now, he absolutely loves it!!! It is so funny to watch him control the little car and he is just soooooo proud of himself!!! Perhaps, even funnier, is watching Denny take the car out of the toybox and start playing with it himself . . .

Putting up the tree with daddy

So, Denny was away for 6 days on a fun hog hunting trip (can you imagine?!) and Ewan is just tickled pink to have his daddy back home. In fact, he has now developed quite of bit of "daddy separation anxiety" and just cannot get enough of Denny.


We also went out to get the Christmas tree and put it up yesterday which Ewan absolutely LOVED!!! It was so fun to watch him experience putting up the tree and decorating it for the first time!

Wow daddy- a tree in the house!!!Checking out the ornaments

A morning at Cabela's

Cabela's? Huh? Actually, Cabela's is a really fun place to go, especially with kids . . . if you're into the outdoors. There is a huge aquarium, a mountain of wild animals (if you don't mind the stuffed variety), a safari (with lions and tigers and bears OH MY!) and a stream going through the store with trout! (It is also a great place to take the hubby!) Ewan had a blast and of course, we had to finish off the morning with a trip to Cracker Barrel for lunch- YUM!!!

Ewan, Denny and the moose

Not the best picture- he LOVED the aquarium and is now quite proficient at the baby sign for fish!ROAR!!!! This was hilarious- I was so afraid Ewan would be frightened by this bear, but instead, he threw his arm up in the air and said "roar!!!!" He especially enjoyed looking at the bears.I love this place ma!!!!!

Pumpkin Patch!

We had so much fun at the pumpkin patch! Ewan picked out pumpkins, saw a couple beautiful ponds with gorgeous white swans swimming, went on a hayride and saw an emu!!!!! Ewan's mom-mom joined us and treated us all to lunch at our favorite diner- it was such a special day!!! Denny and I hope to take Ewan again this fall as we want to explore the corn maze and check out the emu a little more!!!!

Scarecrows!!!

We went to see scarecrows that were created for a contest last weekend. We had a really nice time, but for some reason, I didn't take many pictures (possibly due to Brian complaining about us looking like tourists? :)

Go Penn State!
Creepy. . . but very cool.

The Carousel . . .yes, again!

We went to the carousel again last week, unfortunately, Ewan didn't seem to like it all that much this time! This could have been due to the fact that he picked up on his dad getting sick as we spun around and around!!!! Denny and I thought the giant bunny was pretty creepy- maybe this is where is the fear started- check out the weird red eyes. . .

Ewan also tried out his first "construction vehicle" (I'm not sure what it was!) and loved it! Maybe he'll follow in daddy's footsteps?

Me & Daddy

Lions, Tigers and Bears. . . Oh MY!!

I cannot remember the last time I have been to a zoo. I am not sure who enjoyed it more, myself, Denny or Ewan! Ewan was so funny to watch as he took it all in. He just stared and stared at the animals and wasn't quite sure what to make of them! He was terrified by a humongous goat (seriously, it was taller than me!) that climbed up on the fence- I was terrified myself! Did you ever notice a goat's eyes? The pupils are skinny rectangles and it is very creepy. Ewan especially loved the birds and got a kick out of the flamingos. But, of all creatures, the ostriches are what excited him the most! His mouth dropped wide open and he started pointing and kicking his little legs in excitement- it was too cute!

Checking out the flamingos with daddy (notice the safari hat!)
This camel was huge! Isn't it's face so funny!MajesticIt was so fun to look at God's creation and simply be in awe of His creativity! We cannot wait to go back again next year!

Pool Time!

Ewan got to play with his cousin, Blake over the weekend in his baby pool at Grampy's- so much fun! Katie was nice enough to spend the day with us at Grampy's as Denny needed to work on our house and create lots of noise in the process, thereby banning Ewan and myself!!! Ewan loves his cousin, however, poor little Blake kept getting caught in the crossfire, as Ewan has learned how to throw and we are working on throwing manners! Thankfully, Blake and his mom just took it in stride, as I was slightly embarrassed as my son was throwing toys everywhere despite my attempts to curb the behavior!

The boys:
Sweet Blake- such a relaxed little guy!I love this picture!Blake was cracking us up! He kept trying to lay down in the baby pool- it was hysterical!Having fun!

Surrounded!

We went for a walk as a family over the weekend and really enjoyed the beautiful park that is just 1 block away from our home!!! I am so grateful for this park as it is an easy way to get out of the house and let Ewan get some fresh air on a daily basis! Denny started feeding the ducks and we were surrounded by ducks and geese- I was a little nervous at first, but Ewan thought it was really neat!

Me, holding onto Ewan very tightly!!!

See the duck to our right? She was so close, I could have touched her!!! Later, 2 more came up to get bread and Ewan was mesmerized!

Blueberry pancakes!!!

Mmmmmmm Mmmmmmmm Goooooooood!!!!!! Denny made blueberry pancakes for breakfast this morning and they were EXCELLENT!!! Ewan thoroughly enjoyed himself- he has taken to saying "Mmmmmmmm" whenever he is eating something that he finds to be especially tasty!


Loving his pancakes!!
Shoveling it in- he can't seem to get enough!!!All done- and happy as can be!!
To find the recipe for these yummy buttermilk pancakes go here.