My techie son.

I'm learning just how quickly kids catch on to things they see everyday. Our office is in our living room which means Lane watches both me and Jamie use the computer on a daily basis. It wasn't surprising when he tried typing on the keyboard or when he wanted to use the mouse. But plugging things into the computer?

Really?

We took down our desktop computer because it needs some professional help. Unfortunately getting to professional help is fairly low on the priority list thanks to a new laptop. So the computer has sat in our living room for a few days. And has become a toy. Don't worry, he isn't using anything that has electricity running through it nor is he really plugging anything in but getting a speaker cord end into any kind of hole is certainly fun in his world.

And darn cute.

Garden

For all you who heard one way or another that we planted around 150 tomatoes, this is where they are planted:

And a few more here:

And mixed in with all those tomatoes are the usual suspects: pumpkins, corn, cucumbers, carrots, potatoes, onions, wheat, peppers, yams, spinach, lettuce and strawberries.

Please refrain from asking what I'll be doing in September.

Butter, Sugar & Cinnamon

What do you get when you roll balls of bread dough in butter, brown sugar and cinnamon?

In the words of my husband: delectable.

Train Fun

Some of you may remember the train set that Lane's great-grandpa made for him for Christmas. Well, it has been sitting in Lane's room since then. Lane has enjoyed playing with the logs that go on one of the cars but that is about as much use as it has gotten. But not anymore!




Did you hear him make "vroom, vroom" sounds?

Fun in the Yard

Lane loves being outside. This is no surprise, really, but I do wonder from time to time how our backyard can be so fascinating and exciting. There are no swings, no sandbox, no slides, no toys to speak of (other than a bucket and shovel). And yet, my son seems to have no problem entertaining himself.

He may not always entertain himself with the things I would like him to...



... but he does keep himself busy.

Whale Pool

Lane was given a little pool for his birthday from his auntie and uncle. Honestly, I had forgotten about it. I put it away after his birthday and forgot about it. But, then I remembered it! It was hot outside and Lane was overheating and I could hear the neighbour kids playing in their very large pool and I was thinking how cool it would be for Lane if he had a pool to play in... and then I remembered that he had one sitting inside, just waiting to be used. So I blew it up (with my very own precious oxygen), took it outside, filled it up with water, attached the hose to it and let Lane loose.

He was very interested in how it all worked.

He didn't particularly care for the cold water but he loved watching the whale spray water.

And he had fun.

MOM! 

I'm dirty! and tired! and hungry! and I JUST WANT YOU!

How does your garden grow?

We have no silver bells or cockleshells or pretty maids all in a row BUT we do have spinach and lettuce. 

And soon we will have too much. Anyone up for some spinach?

Window

We have a massive living room window. Well, maybe that needs a bit of perspective; relative to the size of our house and our living room, we have a massive window. But regardless of the size of our window, it is a beautiful window with which to look out into the world beyond. 

The dog loves it. She sees many other dogs, people and cars. All things to bark at. Incessantly.

The boy loves it. He sees birds, people and the wind blowing things around. All things to point at and go "oo, oo". 

But the dad? I know he doesn't love it. He hates how much of our living wall it takes up and how heavy it was to lift into that hole and how it means the world can look into our house. At least, I thought he hated it...

 

Or maybe it's just that he loves spending time with his son and his dog. Hmmm. That might be it.