Busy, busy, busy

I'm not exactly sure what we have been up to lately but we sure have been busy. In May Dan and I celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary by taking Calvin to Wisconsin Dells for a night. We were supposed to go out for dinner on our anniversary but my friend who was going to watch him called to tell me that her youngest had just been diagnosed with pink eye and that she hadn't started his medication yet because the pharmacy was out of it and had to get it from another branch here in town! We had a nice family dinner at home that night. We did get to go out to dinner alone about week later which was nice. Anyway, if you ask Calvin what he did at the hotel in Wisconsin Dells he will tell you that he played basketball and went down the bird slide. He needed someone to catch him at the bottom of the slide but the slide was small enough that he could walk up the steps and go down it without help. He'll probably also tell you that the outdoor pool water was really, really cold. He might also talk about the duck that was swimming in the pool with him.

Calvin and I go to a different park each Monday with a group of friends. He has gotten much braver going down the slides, climbing the ladders, and swinging. I wouldn't be so nervous about his climbing but he is easily distracted and wants to watch other people rather than watch where is feet are going.

We've gone to a couple of LumberKing baseball games down in Clinton, IA. Both games were fun to watch but it sure makes for a late night when we finally get home. Maybe in a couple of years Calvin will actually be interested in watching the game for more than a few minutes! Probably not though. Anytime he sees a sport being played it makes him want to play it. He'll ask to watch baseball and not more than 2 minutes later he will be playing baseball. We spent a lot of time playing tennis during the French Open. He finally understands hitting the ball back and forth and will ask to do that with me. I think our record is 4 hits in a row. Pretty good for a 2 year old!

We took a tour of our neighborhood fire station not too long ago. Calvin loved it! Every time we drive by the station (pretty much every day) Calvin points to it and says "That's the fire station we went to." Or something like that. He also points to fire hydrants and says that Kenny (the fire fighter who gave us the tour) opens up the hydrant to get water out. He is also asking to go back.

Calvin doing his "work" after nap time the other day. If you haven't read "Little Blue Truck" you're missing out on a really cute story!

Spring

Calvin lined up all the eggs for me to find.  When I was pretending to look for the eggs I must have asked where are the eggs because Calvin ran over to the eggs, pointed at them, and said "right here."

Finding his eggs.

Calvin before his music program at school.  All the kids were asked to bring a white t-shirt and this is what came home!  Each class had a different color shirt but they were all tie dyed.  I thought it was a great idea and it looked really good when all the kids were standing up on the stage.  The kids did a great job!  Some of the older kids actually sang/shouted their songs when it was their turn to sing.  I don't think anyone in Calvin's class actually sang other than the teachers.  One of the teachers told me later that the kids would belt out the songs when they were in their room practicing.  None of the kids cried or ran to their parents which just amazed me.  The teachers did an excellent job preparing the kids for the program!  The music program was professionally recorded and we bought a copy of the DVD.  We'll have to have a movie night next time we are all together.  Then everyone can see Calvin and hear the laugh he got from the crowd! 

All the eggs.

Calvin helping plant the garden in front of the garage.

Dan and Calvin working hard.

All the plants nicely placed where they are to be planted.  Too bad I didn't get a picture a few minutes later after Calvin "helped" me move all the plants.  He thought he was being such a good helper by moving the plants back onto the grass.  Hard to get upset when he thought he was being nice!

This is what we get when Calvin gets a hold of the camera.

Feet by Calvin.