Ethan's New Favorite Thing To Do

Ethan's new favorite thing to do is take a sheet of stickers and stick them ALL over himself. He sticks them on his head, his chin, his eyes, his nose, his arms, his shoes...everywhere! He thinks he is hilarious! He doesn't stick them on himself very well so they end up falling off throughout the day. I have crumpled up stickers all over my car and all over our house. Here is a very mild picture of our new Sticker Man!

A Fun Relaxing Sunday

After church today we went to the park with our Sunday school class. Ethan had fun playing with all of his friends and of course, his ball.

Ethan and Daddy watching a baseball game.

Ethan wanted to play with them SO bad!

Here is Ethan learning how to blow a dandelion.

He ended up eating it instead!

Our Lovely Saturday

Today we had a lovely Saturday. We started off with a walk through Bridgeport to see the ducks. Ethan had such a great time. He saw ducks, fish, and turtles. Afterwards we ate lunch outside at The Habit...my favorite!

Ethan and Daddy looking at the ducks

Ethan and his new friend, "Quack"
I just love the look on his face in this picture
Ethan decided to take a break from our walk

Ethan teasing all the ducks by throwing

sticks into the water instead of bread

On our walk back to the car, Ethan thought it was

a great idea to hug every plant along the way

After nap we met our friends, The Taylors, for dinner and ice cream. Ethan and his friend Julia had a great time playing out front the ice cream shop. Ethan was watching Julia do her thing and ended up walking right into a tree. The tree hit him right in the center of his forehead. I was just waiting for him to start crying. He ended up laughing hysterically. It was the hardest and longest he has ever laughed. Once he realized that all of us were laughing at him too, he kept reenacting walking into the tree. I really wish I had gotten all that on video!

Ethan in the Outdoors

Ethan LOVES playing outside now that the weather has warmed up. We can't get him to come inside! Here he is just relaxing in the backyard.

Knott's Berry Farm

Today Ethan and I went to Knott's Berry Farm with my friends Alison and Aja. The weather was absolutely beautiful and the park wasn't crowded at all. We had such a wonderful day. Ethan loved all the rides...some we rode over and over. He called all of the fast roller coasters choo choos. It was so much fun seeing my little boy all grown up. Ethan also loved Snoopy. He ran over to him every chance he got to give him a hug. What a fun day!

Ethan very excited about the day

Snoopy & Ethan's 1st hug of the day
Mommy, Snoopy, and Ethan
Aja, Ethan, and Mommy on one
of the slow choo choos

Flying high in the hot air balloon

The hot air balloon was Ethan's favorite ride

Riding the cars...Ethan's second favorite

Look at little Ethan holding on with a huge smile

Ethan trying to give Snoopy a sticker

which was followed by hug number 2

Ethan VERY excited on the big rig

Just being cute at Knott's

Ethan chose to ride the ostrich on

the merry go round (he called it an emu)

Snoopy & Ethan's 3rd and final hug of the day

Happy Birthday Hayden!

Today we went to Travel Town in Griffith Park for our friend Hayden's 2nd birthday party. It was by far one of the most fun birthday parties we have been to. Ethan had such a great time being with his friend Hayden and seeing and playing with all of the trains. As you can tell by how many pictures we took, we had a wonderful time. Thanks Geetings for a fun party!

Daddy and Ethan in front of the huge train

The train station

Ethan in front of the big train wheels

Ethan loved playing on the train tracks

The beautiful cake

Can you tell Ethan enjoyed his piece of cake?

Taking a ride on the train with Mommy

All of the kids on the party train

Mommy and Ethan on the train

Ethan in his train conductor hat

Ethan and Hayden hanging out on the tracks

Conductor Hayden and Silly Ethan

Wee ooo wee ooo wee ooo

Today at lunch we ran into our fireman friend, Ryan. He was one of the firemen that was assigned to protect our street when the brush fires were going on. When Ryan saw Ethan he picked him up and brought him over to his firetruck, sat him in the front seat, gave him a sticker badge, and put his fire hat on him. It was really neat to watch now that Ethan knows what firetrucks are and is really interested in them. I told Ethan that Ryan was a fireman and he said, "ahhh oh." He heard the word FIRE and thought "no, hot, don't touch!" I love how Ethan's little brain works! If anyone wants a great fire station to take their kids to, go to the one in Stevenson Ranch right next door to Abby Lane.

Ethan in the truck with Fireman Ryan

My serious little fireman

Happy Birthday Savannah & Danica!

Today Ethan went to Savannah and Danica Pinto's 6th and 3rd birthday party at the Gentle Barn. Ethan had such a great time. He loved feeding the horses, brushing the cows, feeding the chickens, and saying "EMU."

Ethan petting the huge horse with Daddy

On a hay ride with Mommy and Danica (in pink)
Ethan loved the hay ride and

wouldn't get off when it was over.
Brushing the cow

Playing with the chicken

Ethan's favorite: The Emu

Soccer Class

Ethan is really into kicking balls these days. All he does at home is kick balls from room to room. A friend told me about this soccer class for 18 month olds so I thought we would try it out today. The coach talked to these little one year olds like they knew what she was saying to them. She would say, "go down to that goal, get a ball, kick it all the way down the field, and score a goal." What??? None of the kids had any clue but it was fun to watch. Ethan had a good time but I don't think we will be going back anytime soon.

Kicking the soccer ball

How cute with his little foot on the ball
Posing for Mommy

Kick!

Ethan got a little bored

And even more bored

Todd Longshore Park

The weather was beautiful today! My friend Wendy called me today for an spur of the moment playdate after naps. I just love doing things spur of the moment! Ethan and I met her and her two kids, Aaden and Clara, at the park for some fun. Ethan ran right over to the teenage girl's soccer practice going on at the park. He wanted to play with them so bad. Finally two girls came over and played soccer with him. When he was done with his game he played in the sand. This was probably the first time he has ever played in sand. Most parks around here have woodchips so sand was quite a new exerience for him. He loved throwing it and even licked some off of his hand. Yummy!

Ethan with the soccer girls

It looks like he is having fun!
Dancing in the sand with shovels

Picking the sand out of his teeth

My boy is so big going down

the slide all by himself.