A Brief September Update

Reid's Latest:
* He can count to 14! He was counting trees as we drove along.
* He can differentiate between numbers and letters but can't name them all.
* Overheard: "I can't do it, Daddy. I am too busy!"
* He spells his name, mostly, in the correct order.
* He points out the letter "E". If it is on an ice machine outside a store he says, "That E is cold!"
* He talks about the baby coming. He wants the baby to come out and play. When I say we have to wait until the baby is big enough he says, "I want to go in your belly!" I have to tell him there just isn't enough room.
* His current favorite game is baseball. Quickly followed by soccer and basketball.
* He LOVES his trains!

Reid had his first driving lesson on Pepere's tractor. They worked on filling in a hole at camp. Reid got to dump the bucket all by himself and felt quite proud!


Hannah and Reid helped Pepere blow out his birthday candles.

Good News

Time for an update...

We headed to Michigan as soon as school let out. Reid had a wonderful visit and showed off his latest physical and verbal accomplishments. Grandma and Grandpa DeJongh were glad to see him.


We went to John Ball Zoo to show Reid all the different animals. He loved the goats (go figure) and this one even let him give him a hug. They were so cute!

We spent a lot of time at the house, playing in the yard and spending time together. We put out a pool for Reidy to splash around. He spent more time pouring the water on our feet. He quickly figured out how to play croquet and was quite good for a two year old.

Auntie Kathy loved to see Reid lounging in a lawnchair, reading the latest Longeberger magazine. He was pretty serious about it, too!

We had wonderful weather during our entire stay. On the hottest day we headed to the lake to enjoy the water. Reid had a great time digging in the dirt and splashing in the water. It was another wonderful trip back home.

Black Flies Strike Again!

Here is a picture of Reid this morning. He got bit on the eyelid by a black fly. It was swollen but not too badly. I gave him some Benedryl and we headed out to work/daycare for the day.

This is Reid at dinner, after a trip to the dr. office to make sure his eye wouldn't pop out...It was really swollen.

This is "Ol' One Eye" eating dinner. He is making a silly face but you can see that the right eye is swollen. He can open it but only about a 1/4" slit. He isn't bothered by it at all, except that it itches. The doc said we can use an antibiotic drop if it starts to look infected but other than that, just cold compresses to keep the swelling down. Cold compress on a 2 year old....you try it!

Memorial Day Fun

Reid and Hannah enjoy a picnic lunch out on the deck at camp on May 31st. We visited Grampa and wanted to spend a little time at the camp before the week began. They didn't want to leave.

The entire Breton clan spent Memorial Day weekend at the family camp. Reid worked on building things with his tools on the bench Uncle Kevin and Pepere made. This was a fun game until the other kids woke up, too. Next time, we will bring more tools.

Reid relaxes in his camp chair at the fire with Nolan. They enjoyed a snack and chatted back and forth. Very cute!

This is Reid's face on a typical day outside...he is ALL BOY! There is rarely a clean spot on this kid. I can give him a bath, put him in bed, and he will wake up dirty....who knows.

With the Month of May Comes a Birthday!

Five cousins party in the grass at Reid's second birthday party.

Grandpa and Grandma DeJongh came from Michigan to spend Reid's birthday with us. Reid had a great time playing with them and showing off his "big boy-ness". They loved seeing him. We were sad to see them go and wanted them to stay for a while longer...forever would be nice.

This is Reid's new playground, a gift from Mommy and Daddy, Grandma and Grandpa. He loves to swing and we put it low enough so he can get on and off by himself.

I tried my hand at decorating a cake with Mom D. in town. She is a cake decorating expert. She helped me out but I did a good deal of it myself and I was proud of how well it came out. Homemade cakes from here on out!

Catching Up on May

We took the kids to Wolf Neck State Park to play on the shore and enjoy the outdoors. This photo was taken seconds before Reid shoved Hannah into the water with a quiet, "puuush". She cried and cried. Poor kid!

Here are the 5 cousins sitting together on Mother's Day. Hannah, Reid, Collin, Nolan, and Alyssa. They have a great time together.

We took a trip to Durham one sunny day so Reid could play with his adopted sisters, Julia and Amber. They all climbed inside this ball....quite silly! He always has a good time with them.

Pictures of Outdor fun

Here's Reid helping Mommy in that garden. He really likes the watering can because he can get so wet.



Reid's at the lake playing one of his favorite games: throw sticks into the water. As you can see he's getting so good at it he can handle multiple sticks.

Reid's learning to pick out his own clothes.



Reid and Jeff were playing elephant with the water noodles. It looks even better now that Reid's winter hat on backwards.