Playing catch

The latest video that we shot ...

Special moments

In the past four days, I've learned the following about my son:

1. He prefers to walk up the slide and down the steps.
2. Even though he doesn't want to eat his dinner, he doesn't want you to eat it either.
3. He knows how to wave bye-bye; he just doesn't know the appropriate time to do so
4. He's even more special than I'd previously given him credit for.

Love ya, kiddo.

A tale of two hats

Rachelle bought one of these hats. Gary bought the other. Any guesses as to which is which?

Rough-housing with daddy

Perryn loves to rough-house with me. If I just lay on the floor, he'll come over and start beating me up. Here's a clip of him in action from August 22.

Gary and Perryn's Excellent Adventure: Day 1

Rachelle headed up to Fargo for the weekend, so Perryn and I are hanging out together.

Today started with some waffles for breakfast, followed by a trip to the splash pad and play ground. It must've tired him out, because he was just about falling asleep as I drove home. That wasn't good, because I didn't want to put him down for a nap in his swimsuit. So, I tickled him a little and kept him awake for the short drive home. We had lunch (I made grilled cheese sandwiches) and then he was out like a light.

After his nap, we had a little snack (of course, I had to join in) and then headed out to run some errands. We dropped by the bank and did some shopping at Target.

I decided that my birthday dinner would be my favorite fast food restaurant: Chick-fil-a. I headed over the mall, because I figured we could walk around or play on the playground before and after. I ordered him a kid's meal (nuggets and waffle fries), and I brought some cantelloupe along, too. Perryn saw me dipping my fries in ketchup and decided he wanted some too. He started handing me his fries and I'd dip them and hand them back. Then he started handing me his chicken nuggets, but I just couldn't dip them in ketchup, now could I? So, I dipped them in some barbeque sauce.

Now, here's the thing I learned: you've got to watch Perryn as he's doing this because sometimes he just licks the barbeque sauce off and hands the chicken nugget back to you.

As we walked out of the mall, I bought Perryn a toddler-sized baseball cap. It's time he had one of his own.

I got him home, gave him a bath, and we read some stories together before bed.

No pictures from today, but here's a recent snapshot.