Fall Arrives

Our family decided to enjoy the first night of fall by celebrating at Tubby's Icecream in Wayne, Maine. If you haven't been, it is a MUST for summer deliciousness. Reid had a great time until he got mad and threw his cone onto the deck. The owner, Skip, came to his rescue with another cone with rainbow sprinkles. Oh my! Reid was enthralled with the colors and gave it his best licks. It was funny. Skip took these pictures of us (we didn't have our camera...). It is safe to say that Reid is a HUGE fan of Tubby's!

You can really see here how much Reid is enjoying his "Reid-Sized" cone. We are so happy to have these pictures of him from that night.

I came across this photo on Kathy's website. This is a very young Reid with his best buddy, Noah. They are too cute together. I am hoping they can get together and play again soon. My guess is that Reidy is 9 months old here.

Hair and Vaseline Don't Mix

SO, I picked our little Reidy up a daycare today...
Apparently, Reid and a few other short children got into a jar of Vaseline. When they were discovered, Reid and another boy were grinning ear to ear, their hair nicely "washed" with greasy, difficult to wash out, Vaseline. I laughed and promised to take some pictures.

We took advantage of the slicked, grease pit hair and followed Reid around with a comb. He wasn't as compliant as I would have liked but it was fun.

This was taken just before we put him over the sink to wash his head with Dawn (it gets the oil off sea-life when there is an oil spill in the ocean...). Well, after the washing, it was still greasy. We will try it again tomorrow (didn't want to dry out his skin). He will have another fun day of being Slick Rick.

Mommy's Brag Blog

Reid and Nolan pretend to take a ride on Pepere's 4-wheeler at camp. Reid LOVES to play with Nolan, especially outside. This photo was taken at the end of August.

Jacob and his family came to our house for a cookout at the beginning of September. They had fun eating at Reid's little table. Reid enjoys playing with the big kids.

Jeff taught Reid how to pick blackberries. He has had such a great time picking and eating the berries. Surprisingly, he NEVER gets scratched by the thorns. Jeff and I will pick next to him and get covered in scratches and Reid stays scratch free! I guess he is being more careful. It is really cute to watch him pick the berries himself. We may have picked our last batch of the season this afternoon. This has been the best year for berries and we have enjoyed them immensely.

Some of Reid's latest "big boy" accomplishments:
*going up and down stairs, holding the railing, independently
*climbing up onto chairs (we aren't as excited about this feat)
*throwing things in the trashcan
*putting clothes in the dryer (this is super cute) clean or not
*"reading" to himself in the car
*When asked, "what is your name?", responds with "Ree"
Some New Words (unprompted): Ree - for Reid, horsey, mailbox, water, diaper, phone, show (as he points to the tv...oh dear!), ride, car, Matt

Catching Up

We traveled to Michigan, mid-August, to visit the family and celebrate the DeJongh's 50th wedding anniversary. Reid had a great time. We took a dinner cruise on Lake Michigan. Reid had his photo taken with his two cousins, Tyler and Ryan before the boat took off. He felt very "big boy" sitting with them.

We took advantage of us all being together to take a family photo. Kris and Cari had also come from Colorado for the week. It was a great stay!

This is a great picture, showing how happy Reid was while we were there. It also shows his David Letterman gap. We are hoping it will close as his other teeth come in. As of today, he has 12 so far; 4 top front, 4 bottom front and 4 molars! WOW

Blackberry delight in August

Reid gave me a 'high-5' after I told him he could eat as many berries as he wanted.



He started eating them one at a time.



Then things started to get out of hand!



Reid, plastered with berry juice, didn't want any more pictures taken.