Teddy Bear Picnic

The Austin Symphony hosts Art in the Park on Wednesdays during the summer. We'd never been, but wanted to check it out, so we met our friends, Elisabeth and Mrs Kirsch there. Today the theme was Teddy Bear Picnic. There were stories and songs and the musicians showed off their instruments. A very fun morning!

Dax and his teddy bear, Tansy


Learning about a French horn from one of the symphony players

Dax shared his bear with Elisabeth


A fun morning with Elisabeth and Mrs Kirsch

Dane Visit

Dane came for a visit for a few days. We loved having him and we're excited that he'll soon be going to school in San Antonio. Maybe we'll be able to have him visit more often, since he'll be so close.

Dane wakeboarding


Dax thought he'd try wakeboarding, too


Good times on Lake Travis


Dax is really getting brave with the swimming - he pushes away from us so he can swim "myself!"


He swam so far that Momma had to go get him

Chef Hat

Dax thought the tortilla warmer made a good chef hat.

2-Year Check Up and Tomatoes

Dax went for his 2-yr well check with Dr. Petropoulos. She said he looked "great!" She was also pleased with his speech. She reminded us that at 18 months, he only spoke 10 words. Wow! Now, it's too many to count! He was great about doing whatever she asked: lay down, open your mouth, whatever. He definitely listened well--if only he did that with us all the time! :) He wasn't a fan of the shots, but he, as usual, recovered quickly and took a great nap afterwards.

Here are his stats:
Height: 34.5 in (50th %) [this was the first time to measure him standing up]
Weight: 23.75 lb (6th %) [an improvement from 1st %!!]
Head Circumference: 48.4 cm
BMI: 14.8 (6th %)

After the doctor appointment, we stopped at the farm stand up the street from us. Today Dax picked out some tiny orange tomatoes. So, for snack he got to try them. He dipped some in ranch, but some he just popped like candy. I'm so glad he enjoys healthy food!

Dipping is serious business


Tomatoes are yummy!

Happy

Today at dinner, completely out of the blue, Dax said, "I'm happy." It was so sweet. And it made mommy so happy that she almost cried.

Happy Birthday, America!

For the 4th, we joined the neighborhood parade. At the end of the parade, there was a fire truck for the kiddos to climb on. Dax waited his turn pretty patiently, and he was pretty fired up about it. After the parade, we had Ethan and his parents, plus Grandma, over for some bbq chicken sandwiches (made in the crockpot, so no one had to get any hotter by cooking), and blueberry pie for dessert. An All-American Day!

Ready for the parade!


Waving to the Sherriff who kicked off the parade


Bringing up the rear (even the blue-hairs are ahead of us!)


Checking out the fire truck


I'm TWO!

Mobile Loaves & Fishes - Part II

This was our second week to do the Mobile Loaves and Fishes volunteering. We had a smaller work-force, but we still finished in record time, thanks to our little helpers.

The "experienced" crew: Cindy, Jennifer, Karen & Elise (with Elisabeth & Dax, of course)


Elisabeth and Dax set up an assembly line for packing the applesauce containers. They were a good team.