Snow!

Day at the park.

 Vroom, Vroom

Climbing up all by himself.

 Wheeee!

Beating the drums...1,2..1,2,3

 Climbing up the slide, or trying to anyway.

Stopping to smell the flowers.

Not wanting to go home. 

Kure Beach

On the way to Kure beach, River started to remind us that he is almost 18 months, which means two things: 1) he doesn't sit still for three hours very well anymore and 2) those big, monster molars coming in kind of hurt!  The complaining didn't last long, though, since he finally passed out for naptime.

The last time we came to Kure Beach, we couldn't get River to stay close to the water.  He would giggle nervously at it and then run back to the safety of the sand.  Today, he didn't seem as nervous.  One of his favorite words now is "WOW!" and he said it over and over as the waves (much bigger than last time) crashed toward him.

He liked getting his feet wet and was soon "splash, splashing" as the water washed over his legs.

 





It was a little hard for him to stand, but even when he fell, it just meant it was time to "splash, splash" some more!  He got so comfortable and had so much fun in the waves, he didn't even want to give grandpa a break.  After walking back up to the beach blankets and toys, he would run full speed back toward the ocean!  I know at least one great-grandma who just gasped nervously after reading that.

 What really kept him busy was the sand.  Give the kid a yellow shovel and let him explore for an hour.  Then, grandpa had the great idea of building sand castles in the sand where water would come up and wash them away.  River loved digging holes and watching them fill up with water.

Whoops!!

Here comes a big one! WOW!

Play D'oh

I have been anxiously waiting for River to be old enough to play with Play D’oh.  I was hesitant in buying it because I was afraid he would eat it, so I looked online for a homemade version and found one at The Imagination Tree.  The first time he played with it he took a bite and instantly spat it out.  Needless to say, he didn’t try that again.  Our dog, Boo, on the other hand is an idiot and waits anxiously for him to drop a piece so that she can have a taste!  After learning that the Play D’oh didn’t taste good, he poked his finger in it and said “yuck”.   He has learned how to play with it the best a toddler his age can and I have to say that he really has a blast with it!