Last Bit of Camping Pics - Pool and Feeding Fish

Here is the last section of camping pictures (about time since that was 2 weeks ago!). These are of us enjoying the pool. Ava was a little hesitant, but enjoyed swimming. She kept getting mad because I would make her go under water with me. She still hates getting her face wet. Harrison was very scared at first, but got to where he enjoyed it, especially when I was spinning him around in his swim ring.

Here are a few more of the fish we enjoyed feeding. This was right as we were leaving and the geese joined in on the feeding frenzy. Ava thought all of their honking was funny.

Just a Boy - Harrison at 19 months

Harrison at 19 months (I realize he has now turned 20 months), but this was a glimpse at how he was at 19 months. All boy, that's for sure!

• loves Trac-a-naws (Tractors)
  
  


• finicky eater - his tastes change from day to day
  
  


• Wears size 5 diapers
  
  


• Wears 24 month clothes (very few 18 month) and occasionally a 2T
  
  


• peed in the potty one time
  
  


• loves playing "sow-side" (outside)
  
  


• Has a couple favorite shows on TV - Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and the ULTIMATE new fave, Bubble Guppies
  
  


• loves to be read to, especially at night before bed. His favorite books are Tumble Bumble, Goodnight Gorilla, The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the big Hungry Bear, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do You See?, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
  
  


• He mimics Ava a lot, especially with actions
  
  


• He LOVES his Thomas the Train blanket and likes to take it out of bed with him in the morning. If you forget, he says, "Banket."
  
  


• loves to watch traffic go by
  
  


• runs like a sidewinder (sideways)
  
  


• when he does something like drop a cup, he sometimes says, "Oh, Man!"
  
  


• climbs like a monkey




• likes to have his belly and back rubbed




• has an ever-expanding vocabulary



• spends a lot of time dumping out toys




• likes to roar and try to scare people

He loves eating ice and raids the freezer quite often.

Loves digging in garbage and we are also working on throwing stuff away.

More Camping Pics

Here are some more pictures from camping. A few highlights from the trip include:

• Getting up early Saturday morning to check out the campground. Ava was excited about the geese we saw as well as the fish that were in the pond. And for some reason they really liked the tree stump and wanted their picture made by it.



• Harrison's favorite spot in the cabin (and Ava's too) was the window by Pop's bed. It was perfect for them to hide in and they did it a lot during the time there.
  


• Daddy tried to trick Harrison by putting this blanket over his head and talking like Thomas the Train. Harrison was not fooled, but I was amused.




• When Pop cooked bacon the kids went nuts. In fact they ate about half of this before we even got a chance to sit down to breakfast.




• Who knew that a $1 frisbee from Wal-Mart could provide such a great source of amusement and fun.




• The kids LOVED the bridge and we fed the fish a couple of times. It was fun to watch the fish go after the chips and bread we threw into the water.

Throwing out a cheese face. :)

All this stuff for 2 nights...

Our Garden

Just a few recent pics of our garden. Ava is super excited that the eggplants are growing (not that she will prob eat them!).

Camping Trip - 2011 - Fishing

This past weekend the 4 of us plus Pop went on a camping trip. On Friday we traveled down to Cherokee Landing and spent the night and Saturday night at a cabin there. Bradley and Pop had been back in the 80's, but not since then, so we weren't sure what to expect. When we arrived it was already dark, but on Saturday, we were up bright and early to explore and see what all they had.

Unfortunately, not a lot of people camp anymore (esp in July), so the campground is kind of run down and sad, but we still had a good time. Bradley had been excited about going fishing and Ava had bought a new Barbie pole, so Bradley fixed us up and we headed out.

Harrison was being super fussy because he wanted to push the stroller around and there wasn't a sandy beach to fish at, just some clay-like mud that was not very fun. It made for a long hour trying to catch a fish and wrangle Harrison.

In the end, we didn't catch any fish. We got some nibbles, but no luck with reeling anything in. Ava loved it though, but was super disappointed since she said God told her she would catch something. :) But she had fun and that is what matters.