Pain of a Father

I'm not in favor of haircuts for tiny kids anymore....tonight we took Judah to get his haircut and instead of a fun trip to a kids playground with a haircut on the side, we had a traumatic experience. Everything was fine and fun (see photo) till the mean lady with the noisy vibrating razor blades started trying to attack his neck... Then my heart was ripped out by having my son look into both his parents faces with confusion and overwhelming fear, wondering why they would put him in this race car chair like some sort of sick trick..... And, finding that he couldn't escape, and realizing that they actually wanted him there....breaking down, mouth quivering, then sobbing, hands trembling with fear and clutching to moms finger as if to life itself.....and then the Father being asked if he could please hold his son still, in a headlock, so she could trim the hair around his ears....all for what? "Oh, think of how cute he'll look...", I said to my wife. The shame of my vanity has no end....

Pumpkin Hunting

We made another visit to Fairbank Farm this year. This is the farm literally right around the corner from our house. They are open on Saturdays in October and have animals and pumpkins. It was fun to take Judah back this year and remember how little he was last year. He really enjoyed feeding the ducks and chickens. We also saw really cute little pigs, a horse, a cow, lots of ducks, chickens, and other birds. He also enjoyed the pumpkins and the wheelbarrow. Of course the first thing he did when he was in the pumpkin patch was try to lift up a big pumpkin. He eventually found a little one and proceeded to toss it into the air like a ball. After our farm visit we went out for lunch to our favorite Chinese restaurant, Taster’s Wok. Judah loved it and ate really well. Later in the day we were able to attend our friend, Logan’s, 2nd birthday. He is one of our friends we walk with on Friday mornings. He had party hats, books, and ballons at his party, all were a huge hit.

Just for fun, here's our family picture from last year.

And some more fun pics from our day.

 

Who needs a fancy t-ball set

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Jamie and I looked over from discussing a project to see Judah teeing up his ball on the patio umbrella holder and then hitting it with the broom stick.

Pure Child Excitement

Barista in Training

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Judah's watched Dad make coffee a few times with his expresso machine and thought he would give it a try. We played coffee making for quite a while. My favorite part didn't make the video, when he found the old discarded coffee pucks and popped one into the portafilter. I had to move those :) Funny how much kids pick up, he doesn't have many words but buy does he understand!

Michelle and Jamie at Sam and Kaylee's wedding

Here's a shot of Michelle and I at the coolest place for a wedding (and best weather) possible.

Toy Rotation, So Far a Success!

I swapped out toy set 1 for set 2 this week and Judah has been having so much fun playing with these toys (once he discovered they were new in his baskets). We’ve rotate between blocks, books, laptop, trucks, racecars, and the kitchen. With a visit to the deck or backyard also thrown in. I love that he’s doing such dedicated play now, not sure if its the age or this toy rotation, but it can’t be hurting. I decided we need to probably rotate the moving toys (fire truck and grocery cart) at least in and out of his room. He’s also definitely taking more of an interest in books then he has previously which I love. One thing to note when I reorganize for Christmas and Birthday, probably can remove the ring stacker and some of the other babyish things, he just isn’t interested in them much.