Mama & Ahpa

Wade has had an eventful time with his "Mamas and Ahpas" lately. Last Thursday, he had a fun sleepover with Gma & Gpa Kirkpatrick. Aunt Megan came into town on Friday, so he also got to see her for a little bit. Then he got to spend the weekend with Gma & Gpa Kohl when they came to visit. He showed off all his speaking skills, and was especially good at asking for bites of Mama's ice cream sandwich (see photo...). He is pretty hard to refuse when he says "pea?" (that's please). We had a fun visit with my parents. We all went to the History Museum on Saturday and saw the exhibit on flight in Missouri. Wade ran around and named anything he recognized, including a car, a plane and teeth (painted on a plane). We had a yummy lunch at Penn Station and then Wade was about ready for a nap. He wore out Gma & Gpa with the "jumping game," grabbing their hands and jumping on the BOSU ball. Of course, they were doing most of the work, there. Had steak and veggie fajitas for dinner (recipe to follow), and went to church together Sunday before Mama and Ahpa had to go home to Chicago. Of course Wade has been "on the phone" with Mama and Ahpa all week. Very cool to see how he remembers them even when he doesn't see them every day.

We went to the park this morning and had it all to ourselves. Wade was more interested in stepping up and down the curbs than playing on the slides. That was still pretty fun, though. He only had one fall where Mommy had to kiss his hands and knees to fix the boo boos. Otherwise, he just picked himself up and brushed off his hands before charging off to the next curb.

Here's another video for your viewing pleasure. I love it because Wade runs (or at least walks really fast) with one arm swinging away, while the other one just kind of sits there. You can also see our yard pre-garden makeover. All the grass is officially dead, and Kevin is going to borrow his parent's tiller and till it next week. Then the fun will begin. I'll post pictures of our progress.