Our Summer of Vacation

This summer Brian is finally taking advantage of being a teacher. We are traveling most of the summer and therefore I won't be able to post too much, maybe occasionally. When we get back in August I will have TONS to write about. We hope you all enjoy your summer!

18 months

BJ is 18 months old now. Here are a few things he enjoys to do:

• BJ loves water and loves anything to do with water (puddles, pools, sprinklers, watering the garden, splash park, water bottles, etc.)



• His favorite pants are bright blue flannel with basketballs on them. And yes, he will pull them out of his drawer to wear and he gets upset when they must come off (for diaper changes and for a bath).



• When he runs he swings his right arm back and forth. Just the right one. The left one is mostly stationary.



• He has mastered the child safety lock for the pots and pans. He appears to be satisfied with only discovering how to open the one drawer, for now.



• He is learning to obey Mommy and Daddy. Sometimes he will obey although he does not like it (he'll cry and complain while following through with whatever we ask of him).



• He can sign "I love you" and I think that's the sweetest thing!



• He loves his Daddy. Now that Daddy has been home for over a month BJ expects him to be here whenever he needs him. I am almost chopped liver, but I do get the occasional hug or "I love you". BJ only kisses his daddy (Mommy has to kiss BJ but BJ will actually go up to Brian and kiss him).



• His favorite word is still "ball" but his vocabulary is expanding to include hoop, water, and other words I can't think of right now.

Happy (Belated) Father's Day!

I know this is super late but BJ wanted to let the world know how much he loves Daddy. Go ahead BJ: la,dckd 20M

We celebrated Daddy by taking him to the Baltimore Zoo.

BJ loved anything to do with water. I think a trip to the aquarium might be next!

The zoo had this really neat KidZone complete with a petting zoo and tractors to ride.