We don't post because we are lazy

Anyway Jason was supposed to post about the wonderful visits we had with Janet and Scott last month but he didn't. I will say we had a good time and it is always nice to spend time with our family.

Jason has been gone again and I've been totally lazy about posting updates on our cutie, but there hasn't been much to update. He is in everything. I can't keep a drawer or cupboard filled with the things that belong in them. He is running everywhere, & having some really impressive falls while doing so. He needs a haircut since he looks more and more like Luke Skywalker c. 1977. We'll get to it. But thats about it- pretty boring these days. The only thing new is we've had our first impressively bleeding injury- after hitting his face on a kitchen chair he cut his lip with his teeth. Poor thing - I gave him a popscicle to feel better though & that seemed to work great.

Gregor escaping with the remote:

Actually posing for the camera:

Playing with mommys pans:

Running:

Eating corn on the cob:

And more running:

A late birthday post

Well our little boy is now one and I can't believe how quickly this year went by and how big he has gotten. I was happy that this one turned out so well since I missed the last party we had planned for him. He was quite spoiled with gifts and loved all the attention, so thank you to everyone for making his birthday nice. The birthday was of course not without incident and Lise I'm sorry about your eye & I'm glad its going to be okay.
We have also had his one year doctor appointment complete with vaccinations- poor kid. He is 30 inches tall and 18 lbs 12 oz (the doctor says they lose weight after they start walking so he is the size he should be but I'm thinking I need to give him more fatty foods and chunk him up).

His first gift was a balloon- a present he has enjoyed all week:

Yep its a kid party so all the adults are exhausted:




Grandpa holding his favorite grandchildren:

Gregor opening his presents:

Gregor before he saw the doctor:Gregor after he saw the doctor:
Gregor at Lises eye appointment threatening me if I try to make him see this doctor:

Holiday and Bad Habit

So Jason is home and we are both glad to have him back, Gregor clung to him for the rest of the day.

We had a good first fourth of July with Gregor, the parade was much too early in the morning. I would also note we live the furthest away and still got there first.

Both my boys glaring at me for taking their picture:

The burger kings lover was again in the parade:

The best was the amazon warriors displaying the heads of the fallen:

It was pretty boring this year- Gregor was pleased to see it end:

Later that night we had a little bit of fireworks- Gregor slept through most of them

and only woke to see the last few- his face shows his opinion of the screechers:

So our holiday wasn't bad but it was long- for everyone.



In other news Gregor has recently shown some bad habits that have been learned from his parents, on Monday when he woke up, he looked up, looked over at the clock, groaned & then buried his face back in the pillow. Actually now that I think about it that may not be a bad habit to have :)

Since you missed it

So I thought I'd share this video we (Lise) managed to catch so you can see the day Gregor started walking across the room by himself.

I tried not to pay too much attention at first, it seemed every time I tried to record him or watch him walking he would fall down after the first step- I think he did that on purpose.

He is loving walking by himself- of course he is still falling down all the time but it makes his day when he walks more than two steps.

We also recently had a nice impromptu visit at Murray park with your sister- but you knew that since you called just as I was leaving.

Not much else going on with us, just excited that you are coming home soon. Anyway I'll leave you with a picture Lise took of our cute little munchkin that shows his wonderful personality to its fullest. Miss you.

More Phreaky Phood

WOW, have you ever eaten "Crispy Fried Pork Knuckle"... I HAVE!! Bet you're jealous!!

There are a lot of interesting food choices here. I ate peanuts with tiny salted fish heads, of course I didn't know about the little fish heads until it was too late... Strange little eyeballs staring back at you from a handful of what you thought were just salted peanuts. If you order fried shrimp, you get the shrimp fried, heads, shells and all served up on your plate. Crunchy!!

Another local favorite here is Green Mangoes covered with Shrimp Paste. They sometimes spice this little gem up with some hot pepper vinegar. That was one of the most interesting taste sensations yet.

Even McDonalds is interesting here. Not only do they have fried chicken and rice on the menu, but they will deliver right to your house!! Imagine if they did that in the US. You could go from Big Mac Attack to Big Heart Attack without ever leaving your couch.

We haven't really left the factory much to see any of the beautiful countryside yet, but it looks like we will have some downtime Thursday, so maybe I can actually post something other than the crazy food that I am eating... Well, here is a picture from the factory...At least it is not more food pictures!!!

Keeping updated

So Gregors eighth tooth has finally poked through- it has been sitting there on the edge of his gums for a month now making him cranky. Now maybe we'll all be a little less cranky.

So we've had another first in our household this one due to the absence of my sweet husband- Gregor has been given a bath by mommy for the first time ever. I think we did pretty well although Jason is better at it (he does have way more practice).

So we are pretty boring otherwise just doing a lot of running around and messing up the house, we figure it will give Jason something enjoy when he gets home.

Fathers Day

So how did fathers day go without the father? We did our chores like we usually do on Sunday. We happily made it in the house about five minutes before dime-sized hail came down in our neighborhood after our grocery shopping. We visited at Jennys house and celebrated Matthews birthday and fathers day with Grandpa Don. Gregor enjoyed spending time with Grandpa:

Throwing things for the dog to fetch.

Putting neat toys in his mouth.

Just enjoying Grandpas company.

The one time he actually looked at the bunny instead of ignoring it existed.

Gregor is now enjoying hanging out with Lise as I post this. All in all a normal little day since Jason left, I hope Jason had lots of fun where he is but missed us as much as we missed him.