Summer Fun -- Part III -- Blackberries!

We found a nice surprise growing through our fence in the backyard this past week....a blackberry bush! Once David goes down for his morning nap each day, Noah and I head out to the backyard to play. Noah is very predictable when he steps outside and he starts, sadly, by pacing the yard, looking for dog poop for me to scoop up and throw over the back fence line. Apparently, we have been fertilizing tons and tons of blackberry bushes. Noah was sidetracked from his daily search for dog poop and stumbled across the blackberry bush hanging over (and through) the fence and asked me, "what's that"? I actually didn't know they were blackberries at first and was hesitant to pick any until I could confirm they were not anything poisonous. With time, we realized they were blackberries and we have now added blackberry picking to our morning ritual in the backyard. Scooping poop has taken a back seat for awhile :)



We manage to pick between 1-2 cups every morning off the one bush growing through the fence....but there are tons more growing behind the fence.



Every morning, Noah says we need to pick blackberries for Daddy, but he always manages to eat every last one of them :)



I can't keep his hands out of the bowl!



All gone!

Summer Time Part II -- Slip n Slide

Apparently, Slip n Slides have made some advancements from when we were growing up. Noah's buddy, or do I dare say, girlfriend, came knocking on the door last night during dinner and asked if Noah could come over and play on her Slip n Slide. Here is what we found!

Notice that Slip n Slides now have water fountains shooting out of them...



Noah with his buddy, Bethany, and her friend, Cecily, sitting in a pool that now sits at the end of the Escalade version of the Slip n Slide.



The instructions on the back of the Slip n Slide now say to add dish soap for a faster sliding experience.



Do you think he is having fun? How could we say no to the invitation to play, even if it meant a super late bedtime???



Just a few more sips of water before calling it quits for the night. Thanks, Bethany, for a great time!

Sitting up....REALLY!

David is no longer just barely sitting up....he is chilling out, checking things out, and enjoying the scenery from a new position. He is becoming more steady and stays sitting up for several minutes at a time now!





Playing in Noah's room --- one of Noah's favorite new things to do in the mornings together!