4th of July Weekend

Saturday :: Hunting for moles with the 45mm.  They wont leave the yard alone.

His cute little Converse shoes.

He wants mommy.

Brice had to watch from the safety of indoors.  He got a little scared outside.

Sunday :: Hunting for moles again – this time with the shot gun!  Brice is helping watch the holes for movement.

Eating dirty rocks!  That’s my boy!

We had a fun 4th of July weekend.  Brice had lots of fun outside in the sun, watching for moles, watching fireworks and playing with the dogs.  It was a good weekend.

He Likes Forts

He’ll make his own forts…but he really likes it when daddy makes him a real fort with couch cushions!

Tired Boy

 

I was typing away at an email, while Brice sat quietly behind me playing with the dog toy squirrel.  A few minutes later I heard a noise that sounded like it was coming from the living room.  Realizing it was a little too quiet, I got up to check on Brice.  But before I made it out of the room, I turned and realized Brice was asleep behind me.  He NEVER goes to sleep on his own.  He usually whines and cries until I make him nap, or asks to get into his bed in some form or another.  So to see him having fallen asleep on his own was so sweet.  Of course I had to snap a few photos and share with all of you.  I don’t know why he insists on playing with this dog toy all the time…

Strawberries

Can you tell we picked strawberries tonight?  He loved it!  After I let him have one, he was picking his own and shoving them in his mouth.  Once I realized that I had to watch him to make sure he didn’t have too many.  I guess he’s not allergic.  He was such a mess!  I’m not sure the stains will come out of his shirt, but it was worth it.  I wish you call could have been there, it was seriously one of the greatest moments I’ve ever had with him and I'm so glad I had my camera with me to remember the time.   I’m sure most of you family members, that see me with my camera all the time, think I’m a bit nuts for ALWAYS taking photos of him – but look what I get to re-live over and over again because I ALWAYS bring it with me.

Bathtime

His first piece of artwork!  He has some tub crayons and I’ve been trying to get him to draw with them for weeks, instead he prefers me to draw with them and for him to take small bites of crayon.  He’s a boy, what can I say.  Well, of course tonight, dad’s first try at getting him to draw – he does.  But just for the record, I've been working with him for weeks on how to hold it to get the best use of the crayon.   As a mom, you gotta love how they do stuff like that to you. 

You can always tell when it’s bedtime by his red eyes.  He was a very sleepy boy.

I just love to cuddle with him when he’s in his towel after his bath.  I think it’s as exciting for him to get wrapped in the towel as it is to get in the bath.  I’m lucky to have a kid that loves his bathtime so much.

Tantrum

He loved this life-like stuffed cat.  As soon as we walked in the door “M-owe!”  And its all he wanted.  Mom picked it up, he hugged it and petted it and then threw a fit when it was time to go.  Toys-R-Us is going to be soooo much fun in the coming years.

Brice + Quilt

     
Brice came outside with me this evening as I took photos of a finished quilt.  He was so good, sitting in the chair while I snapped away.  I think he was chewing on that piece of drift wood…there was suspicious pieces of dirt on his mouth.