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.

Reid Visits His Sub-Family

Reid and I went to visit his daycare provider Kathy and her girls Julia and Amber. Reid absolutely adores these girls. I feeling is mutual. He has missed them this summer.

Reid plays in his new sandbox in the backyard. Jeff and I put it together for him and Jeff filled it up yesterday. Reid had a good time and got sand in every crevice you can imagine. We are hoping the weather will improve soon so he can play outside. He is tired of playing with us inside.

Up Tah Camp

Jeff takes a turn on the tractor. He moved loads of gravel to the mud in the road to try and firm up the drive in.

Nolan is getting so big! He likes to sit on the 4-wheeler. He calls me "Uncle Jess". I think it is because Uncle Jeff and Uncle Jess sound so similiar. It is cute just the same.

This is where Reid played for about 1.5 hours. He was dirty as ever but happy.

More Camping Fun

Reid and Jeff hung out just before bed and shared a snack. I think it looks like an advertisement for Goldfish Crackers.

The next morning, we got up and took Reid to the campground playground. He had a really good time playing in the sand and going down the slide.

As you can see, he LOVES the slide!

Camping Fun

We took the camper to Hid-N-Pines campground to spend a night. It was Reid's first night at a campground and he did very well. We met up with Selena and Hannah for the afternoon and went to Old Orchard Beach. Reid LOVES to play in the sand.

We went back to the campground to play in the pool. Reid and Hannah had a great time splashing around.

Hannah took a Superfly jump into the pool. It was hilarious to see her face light up with every jump.