Fair-mania

We made it to the fair this year! I always love going to the fair, so I made sure it was a priority. Sawyer has a new love of slides, so I started prepping him and getting him super excited to go on the Big Yellow slide. (My favorite thing at the fair since I was a little girl!) All we heard about from the backseat of the car on the drive down was: lellow slide, climb stairs! He was pumped, and I was too! We met Grammie and Anton there and headed straight for the slide. As we neared the slide, however, Sawyer spotted something a little more exciting. AIRPLANE ride. One look was all it took and he didn't care about the lellow slide anymore. Go figure! But we went on that first anyway. He loved the actual sliding part. He even got to go once with mommy, daddy, and Anton and a second time with Grammie.

Then the real fun began for Sawyer. He got to ride these 3 different times throughout the night. Talk about spoiled!

We hit the kiddie farm this year because Sawyer was old enough to enjoy it. I had never done it before, but they do a really cute job. The kids walk around and gather things from stations on the farm. When they finish, they get paid a fair dollar to spend on a treat.

Then we wandered over to see the animals. Sawyer is not a fan of big animals up close. But I couldn't resist getting a picture of him by the goats, screaming to get away. Mother of the year award, I know.

Afterwords, Shane, Anton and I all rode on the Pirate Ship. You know, the big one that swings back and forth. None of us had been on one for a long time, and I'm pretty sure I was the only one having fun! We even got the back row. Perfect for flying out of your seat as you reach the top and your stomach doing that awesome drop as you come back down! 

We completed our fair experience with a delicious funnel cake, because you definitely can't leave without one. See, I told you I loved the fair!!

2 Years, 4 Months

Another month older, and wiser too. Sawyer has finally started to enjoy watching shows. His favorite, of course, is Cars. What two year old boy, who is obsessed with any wheeled thing, wouldn't love it? He requests to watch it by saying: Watch Mater? He can identify people's cars just by seeing one like it, even in a different color. I often hear John's truck, Daddy's car, or Kam's car from the backseat! But my favorite has been GRAPE (instead of great) Grandma's car, when he saw a Lexus like Shane's grandparents drive! He knows Mommy drives a grey Rogue, Poppa has a red RAV, and Grammie drives a black Q5. I think he is a little OBSESSED! I also love that he thinks Mater is a TOAD truck! We need to work on pronunciation.

He has known how old he is since his birthday, but he also knows when his birthday is (May 3rd). But recently, since his discovery of Mater, he starts to say May and ends up saying Mater. So then he can't figure out the rest! So cute!

We have done lots of fun things this summer. He loves the train and giraffes at the zoo, going to the splash pad, feeding the ducks at Wheeler Farm, going down slides, penguins at the Aquarium, and going on bike rides in the bike trailer. He also loves swimming, jumping in from the side, and blowing bubbles. We have a very active two year old!!

Quite 'Pinterest'ing

I have found great interest in the new addiction of Pinterest. Since we were planning on building a new house, I started pinning a bunch of different things to use when we moved. I also found lots of other fun things. I decided to make this a post of all my Pinterest inspirations or pinspirations!

The Good:
*Family Picture Frames

*Cute Hair

           I don't have my after picture of this one, but it works pretty well!

*Furniture Refinishing

 

*Hydrangea wreath

 

*Sawyer's Cooking Birthday Invitation

I found several invitations and catered them to his party.

*Pool noodle to keep Sawyer from falling out of bed=pure genius!

He fell out of bed 3 times within the first two weeks of moving. Ever since I stuck a pool noodle under his fitted sheet, he hasn't fallen out again!

*Chalkboard

*Washer/Dryer Pedestal 

Abby and I didn't feel like spending the extra $500 to raise our washers and dryers. So we built these pedestals, with  a little help from a man with a nail gun!

The OK:

*Using painters tape to hang pictures

*Eggless cookie dough for a treat

The UGLY:

*Crockpot Lasagna

It seemed like a good idea, but by the time you are finished, the noodles are all soggy and nasty!

The UGLIEST:

*Natural beach wave hair using braids=NEVER TRY

 This is the look you are shown.

You are supposed to braid your hair, then flat iron the braids. This is what it ended up looking like. YIKES!

2 Years, 3 Months

Sawyer is getting so big! His talking has come a long way. He will say any word you say, including the ones you don't want him to say! I dropped my phone one day and said, 'dang it'! Now, guess what he says? He also listens to EVERYTHING. Even when you think he's not listening. One day we went to Walmart to grab groceries, when Shane got home that night he asked about something we had bought and Sawyer said 'Walmart.' Not quite sure how he made that connection, but he is a smart one! He still loves cooking and eating. Some of his favorite foods are: pizza, chicken, treats of any kind (especially Swedish fish), fried rice, and lemonade (lemade). We have started trying nuts with him. Because of Shane's allergy, we had to wait until age 2. So far he has tried peanuts, cashews, almonds, hazelnuts, and pecans with no allergic reactions! I will be so relieved if he doesn't have any allergies. He is definitely all boy. He loves to run, jump, climb, wrestle, and loves to play with cars and trucks. We sure love our little guy! Here are his cute pics.

2 Years+ 2 Months

Not a ton has changed this month, so I will write about our doings. He loves going to the new splash pad and running through the water. I thought for sure he wouldn't want to get super wet. But he runs in and only cares when it gets his face. We love going with our neighbor, Sarah and her little girl Kamryn. He loves having a little kid his age so close! We also went to the zoo a few times this month. He liked the giraffes best! I keep forgetting to take my camera with us to all of the fun places. I need to be better! He now is brave enough to go down slides by himself. It is so fun to see him gather courage and let go!
Abby came back with the twins for a visit. Sawyer still loves them SO MUCH. He is always giving them hugs and kisses. It's a good thing they put up with it so well!

2 Years+ 1 Month

I am sooo slow this month in doing Sawyer's update. But, better late than never. Some of my favorite things this month include his use of the word: nope. When I ask him a question, he doesn't answer with no, he says nope (with great emphasis!) It makes me laugh, and I have a hard time being mad at him for telling me no. He has also started trying to jump again. I think he forgot all about it, and now he is getting quite good. Both feet off the ground, good! I took him in for his 2 year check up and he's definitely growing! He weighs just over 27 pounds (42%) and is 34 inches tall (49%). That is a big difference over his 18 month stats. Maybe he won't be the smallest boy forever, after all.
I decided to take some pictures of Sawyer in daddy's hat and shoes for Father's Day. He was so excited to wear daddy's things! I was afraid he was going to give away the surprise by telling Shane he had worn his shoes and hat. Enjoy!