Adam and I had a fantastic kid free weekend with our friends a few weekends ago. We don’t get away often without them, so we lived it up! Great food, drink and friends was just what the dr. ordered for me to feel refreshed and rejuvenated. Plus, the kids had fun with Grandma and Grandpa.
It’s hard to believe, but Kale’s 1 year birthday is quickly approaching! He is at such a fun age. His favorite thing to do is to play with Nolan, which works out really well because Nolan also loves to play with Kale – or as he still calls him, “my brudda Tale”. They play hide and seek and catch most often, but they also just like to run after each other, yelling. There is rarely a quiet moment in our house during the waking hours! Kale is developing quite a little personality. He’s still really happy and smiley, but lately he gets mad when you tell him no or make him stop doing something. He starts whining, sits himself on the ground and then cries, all while looking at you. This morning he actually said “no” to me when I took something away from him, which is new. He’s probably learning it from Nolan! He is still a fantastic eater. Last night we had ravioli, and while he was eating it he kept saying “yum, yum, yum”. He has had no problem adjusting to drinking whole milk, either. We still give him a few bottles a day, but that will be ending on his birthday. Kale also lost his nook about a week and a half ago. We weren’t able to find it, so we just stopped giving it to him. I was afraid for what might happen, but he hasn’t skipped a beat. The only time he was using it was after his bottle and before bed. He really loves his blanket, so we’ll just stick with that. He is quick on his feet, and is almost running. He can reach things on the kitchen table and counters, and is tall enough to reach door handles already. Kale still has no fear. Last weekend I forgot to put up one of the gates, and I heard the pitter patter of his feet just in time to grab his arm before he tried walking down the stairs. Seriously. Nolan never did stuff like that – and still doesn’t! I guess every family has to have a little daredevil!
Nolan has been really funny lately. He is talking in sentences, and talks about everything! Adam is on a work trip this week, so on Monday I told Nolan that daddy was flying in an airplane. On Tuesday morning at breakfast he said “Daddy flying, Mommy?. I told him not anymore, but he would again on Thursday. He looked at me and said “Mommy, you fly, too?”. He was really excited about the 3 family birthdays we celebrated last week. He loves singing Happy Birthday, and last night was still talking about Paulette’s birthday, which was last Saturday. I told him Kale’s birthday is coming up, so he is moving on to “brudda’s birthday”. We’ll see how excited he is when Kale gets to open all his gifts! Nolan is also copying everything we do. Last night I used a slice of garlic bread to help me scoop pasta on my fork. I looked up at Nolan a few minutes later and he was doing the same. It’s a good reminder for me not watch what I say and do – because you never know who’s watching!
Last weekend we were finally home, and it was wonderful. We took a long walk with the boys on Saturday morning and took time to play at a fantastic playground near our house. Nolan loves the slides, and Kale loved the freedom of being able to climb on the equipment. He almost walked down a slide – again, he’s a daredevil. My highlight was seeing the 2 of them in a race car on a spring. Nolan made it move back and forth, and they both held on to the bar, laughing up a storm. They are such great buddies! Nolan is so good to Kale that he started crying when Kale shut himself in our bedroom. Kale is really in to closing doors these days, and when Nolan heard the door slam and couldn't find Kale he came running in to the kitchen, crying "Where Tale go?" On Sunday we walked up the bike trail to Gale Woods Farm. We’ve never been – and it was a great surprise! We were able to walk around with the kids and see the chickens, sheep and cows. We were happy to discover that the farm buildings are open to the public 7 days a week, so we’ll be taking a lot more walks that way.
Adam is officiating a wedding on Saturday afternoon and going to the State Fair on Sunday, but other than that we’ll be home this weekend. It’s supposed to be really nice out, so maybe we’ll get out for a ride on the motorcycle – if we can find a babysitter!
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