Wading Pool

It's summertime in Seattle, and that means wading pools! Okay, so we've only been to one actual wading pool, one fountain, and one beach. But, it's so nice to have some outdoor time in the sunshine, soaking up the much needed vitamin D, and getting a little wet. Vincent and I met up with friends, Jill & Evan, at Volunteer Park's wading pool this afternoon.

Here is a link to Evan's blog for a couple more photos: http://evandemsey.blogspot.com/2008/08/volunteer-park-with-vincent.html

South 47 Farm

Before all the family weekend festivities, Vincent and I went out to a farm with our friend, Billie & Nadia. We strapped both car seats into the back of the Jeep, and headed to South 47 Farm for some raspberries pickin'. The kids did pretty well. Once I showed Vincent how to pick the berries off the bushes, he was so excited and ready to pick any that he saw. He also picked berries off the ground. Of course, I would immediately go digging into his mouth to fetch that dirty little berry out, but it would be too late. Unfortunately, Vincent still gets pretty sensitive to raspberries and strawberries, and he ended up with a pretty bad little diaper rash by the end of the next day. I only go berry picking about once a year, and he rarely eats them. He was having such a great time picking and eating, and the rash was gone by morning. Enjoy these pics from our day!

The Grand Parentals

For the first time since Vincent was born, both Grandma & Grandpa Hunt were able to visit us at the same time! For whatever reason, schedules, lack of space in our house, etc., they've had to take trips to visit us separately. Not this time. We had to do it up for this special occasion. So, we took them on Ride the Duck tour of the city!

As cheesey as it is, we all had a really great time. Vincent LOVED it, and really enjoyed pointing at the boats and seaplanes while we were on Lake Union. He even waved at some of the boaters who were sailing by on their way out to Lake Washington for the SeaFair festivities.

Speaking of SeaFair...this past weekend was Blue Angels weekend! Here are the Hunts enjoying the air show down by the water. Those planes are amazing!

Other things we did this weekend include David and his dad going to test drive a Mazda3, taking a walk up to Volunteer Park, a fantastic dinner at home, a yummy brunch at Monsoon, dinner with Uncle Jim, Aunt Nancy, and Aunt Jacque, and even a little trip to Lowes. It was a fun filled weekend for sure!

Bloody Nose

I don't have a picture of it, but Vincent had his first bloody nose today. Okay, okay, it wasn't really a bloody nose (no gushing), but there was blood up there. He was climbing on the sofa, again (big sigh), and David had just told him that the sofa is for sitting. Vincent sort of sat down, but he was still flopping around on it, because he finds it super fun, and he flopped off the sofa and on to his face. He was very upset when this happened, and his cry almost sounded like he was extremely angry. After dinner, I was wiping his nose, and that is when I saw a little bit of blood on the tissue. Much less dramatic than the title of this post may have made it seem, but nonetheless, there was a nostril with blood.

On a lovelier note, here's a photo of Vincent combing his hair after his bath tonight.

Let's Catch Up!

Whaoh! It's finally summer time here in Seattle (although you wouldn't know if from today's weather)! We've had some hot days now, and it's GREAT! So, what has little Vincent been up to these days? Let me highlight some moments:

Miller fountain has finally opened! It's taken a few trips for Vincent to get daring enough to get in, but now he loves it!

We happened upon a parking lot sale of children's clothing and toys last weekend, where we found Vincent's first tricycle. And, it was at a great price! Can't beat that!

Some little monkey has learned to climb up on the sofa and he's so pleased with himself. Here he is doing one of his favorite things these days, which is flopping around on the sofa. He also enjoys jumping on the sofa, and is starting to think about jumping off. Oh my.

First lollipop. We only let him have a tiny bit. But, it was his graduation day (see previous post)!

Who says Seattle doesn't have beaches? Okay, so it's not the ocean, but there's sand. Here we are at Madison Beach, on Lake Washington.

18 Months Old!

Today was a big day for Vincent. Not only did he turn 18 months old, he had his very first graduation! We just completed his first year of Mandarin lessons at Sponge School. The school gave the students a mini "ceremony" with caps & certificates.
Vincent receives a flower pinwheel.
Here he is with his little cap on.
Sunday 9:30am class of 2008
(He's actually in the afternoon class, but we've been going in the mornings because of naps)
We're so proud of you, Vincent!Our post graduation lunch was delicious wonton noodle soup at the Canton Noodle House.

Bad Day and the Broken Window

Long story short, we had a rough day yesterday. It included a temper tantrum in the library (luckily, we were in a closed off room), a 15 minute nap in the car with no success of transferring to the crib, more grumpiness throughout the rest of the day due to no nap, and a broken window. Yes, if you look at the pictures of Vincent sitting in his chair below, you will see one of the windows behind him is covered up with duct tape. This is also a rare moment of seeing him actually sitting in the chair, rather than standing and bouncing, or flopping around, or hanging off of it. As he was standing on his chair yesterday afternoon, he tossed his head back pretty hard (something he finds amusing), and then he ran to me crying. When I looked, the windown was totally cracked. Luckily, the only damage was to the window.
At least there are the sweet little moments thrown in during the rough days that help get you through them. For example, I was cleaning sugar snap peas for dinner & when I turned around to check if my water was boiling, I heard a crunching sound behind me. Vincent had climbed up on a stool and reached over the counter for a snap pea and started eating it, raw! He was so delighted with himself, and seemed to really enjoy his little snack.