Nick tried to help me with the blog this month, but you'll see in the picture below he'd had enough for one day to be productive at the computer.With springtime, Nick helped his grandpa plant his garden. The early planting is for seeds, including Nick's pumpkins. After they put them in the ground, Nick stood there staring for several minutes, waiting for something to happen. Grandpa explained it takes a little longer than on TV. Later on, we found soil all over Nick's water bottle - he kept watering them with his drinking water hoping for a sprout. He also stares out the window asking to, "swim in the black water" because he can't wait for the cover to come off of the pool.
To aid with potty training, a common trick is putting a few Cheerios in the throne to help little boys with their aim (quite frankly, most full grown men could still use this approach - ever see a men's restroom? Eeks!) Not to be confused by his parents, Nick now goes into the bathroom to take care of business, sits on the throne, and eats the Cheerios from the little tupperware his mama keeps nearby. He's got the potty concept down now, except he's on a cycle to use it every morning at 4 AM.
You'll notice from the pictures he makes a fashion statement about mid-month, with a new haircut - very short for summer. The girl at the barber shop earned her tip on this one. Hard to keep him still. But now he asks to go back.
A few pictures included from Easter. He got three baskets from the Bunny, including one with airplanes attached. One of the baskets was mine, and his grandpa's, from long ago. Like his mama, he gnaws the eyes off of the chocolate bunnies first. Other favorite foods this month: peanuts (shells and all), Five Guys Burgers, ketchup, popcorn, Cracker Jacks and banilla ice cream (I spelled it just how it sounds). Sounds like Spring food for baseball season, doesn't it? Just a coincidence.
I can't believe how fast little kids can heal. We went to the largest indoor playground in Michigan with Mason, Bo, Robin and Carrie - spent almost three hours there. It's a setup of tunnels, nets and slides
that's probably 3-4 stories tall, and would fill a gymnasium or two. Of course, Nick tried his head-first technique on the yellow slide, leaving forehead skin on a quarter-mile of hard plastic tubing. And somehow, he was healed by the next morning.Along with finding new playground, we discovered one at a nearby school with a monkey-bar space rocket. Boy, was that a huge hit. His new thing is chasing robins on the playground, trying everything from quiet and sneaky to pouncing at the attempt to catch one. He chases the wildlife when there's no other kids to chase. He doesn't seem to have any hesitation walking up to other kids and starting a conversation. Although, they aren't always captivated by his opening lines ("the sun's going up!", "you have nice eye browns," or "space shuttles need a parachute to stop!")
- Jason
