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Todd & Elisa – October 22, 2017
AUTUMN TRIP TO THE BEACH (OCEAN SHORES, WA)
OCT 20, 2017 – OCT 23, 2017
Todd’s first trip to Ocean Shores (8/10-8/15) must have been memorable, because he kept telling us he wanted to go back after we got home. At first, I figured it wouldn’t be until next Spring or Summer, but then I thought, “Let’s make it happen sooner!” I scheduled a personal day and off we went…
FRI OCT 20
We hit the road right after I got off work. Before the trip, I looked up vegan pizza options in Olympia, WA, and I found Vic’s Pizzeria (Westside location). Right on the menu they have Vics Vegan Calzone (“Vics Red Sauce with choice of Yellow or White Vegan Sauce, Spinach, and your choice of four toppings”). We didn’t order the calzone on this trip but I do want to try it next time. We did have some of their homemade vegan cheezy sauce on our pizza. The whole thing was delicious!
Vic’s Pizzeria (Westside location) – Olympia, WA
Vegan pizza at Vic’s Pizzeria
Todd at Vic’s Pizzeria – October 20, 2017
SAT OCT 21 – MORNING
This was a very wet and rainy day at the Damon Point beach…which suited Todd just fine since he loves to get his feet into water of any kind. He found puddles in the sand…cool! He thought it was hilarious when my sneakers sunk down like quicksand near that rock…
Elisa & Todd at Damon Point – October 21, 2017
Muddy Buddy suit comes in handy! – October 21, 2017
Todd – October 21, 2017
October 21, 2017
Splash! – October 21, 2017
SAT OCT 21 – EVENING
In the evening, we visited Darren (Eric’s brother) and Sandie. Todd started off by doing some drumming with Sandie’s drum set.
Initially, Todd was a little nervous about the dog, Stella, but pretty soon they were great friends. Sandie instructed Todd to give Stella a toy so that she would drop the ball. Then Todd brought her every dog toy she has. Todd had so much fun trying to get the ball from Stella and then watching her go after it.
Friends! – October 21, 2017
SUN OCT 22 – MORNING
We went back to the beach at Damon Point on Sunday. This time it wasn’t raining. Jeff (Eric’s brother) joined us, and then Darren and Stella showed up later. After playing with a stick that he called his Darth Maul lightsaber, Todd was set on splashing in the waves like we did in August. Devoted mama as I am…I chose to sacrifice warm, dry feet in order to make some more memories. According to him, none of the waves were “big enough,” and he could’ve splashed in those waves all day (Brrrrr!!!). Eric took some nice silhouette pictures.
Todd, Jeff & Elisa – Damon Point – October 22, 2017
Jeff & Todd – October 22, 2017
Playing our game of “run from the waves”….
Running from the waves – October 22, 2017
Running from the waves – October 22, 2017
Running from the waves – October 22, 2017
Family pics…
Stella & Darren silhouette – October 22, 2017
Elisa, Darren, Todd, Jeff & Stella – Damon Point – October 22, 2017
Three brothers – October 22, 2017
SUN OCT 22 – AFTERNOON
During Todd’s nap, Eric and I took turns going for a walk on the beach. Eric went with his dad. They snapped some pictures together and then Eric filmed the wind pushing against some beach foam. When they got back, I went for a brisk 30″ beach stroll to get some much-needed exercise! Finally, Eric’s mom made a pizza that was out of sight!
Eric’s dad, Darrel – October 22, 2017
Darrel & Eric – October 22, 2017
Eric’s mom, Diane – October 22, 2017
Homemade pizza – October 22, 2017
MON OCTOBER 23
We drove home and stopped at Thuy Pho for lunch and Casa Tapatia for dinner.
Todd at ~3 years old – August 17, 2017
YEAR 3, MONTH 12
JUL 21, 2017 – AUG 20, 2017
COMMUNICATION…
- Todd said:
- “oh, wow” or just “wow”
- “I seek Walla Walla park” (he still says it all the time)
- “same time” (he asks to do 2 activities at the same time)
- “I know…” (he tells us different things that he knows)
- “so much fun”
- “I’m making dada happy” (when cleaning up his Duplo Legos)
- “are you trying to get pay?” (when I’m working on the computer)
- “I’m too little”
- “I can’t wait”
- “like President Trump” (his hair, when we comb it)
- “I’m watching this show right now” (when Eric asked him a question about something else)
- “oh…this is scary” (when he’s doing something he’s unsure about)
- “mama keep me safe”
- “sorry” (he says it on his own quite a bit)
- “I want pillow blanket” (he wants us to get it for him instead of getting it himself)
- “here we are!” (in the car, when he get home)
- “not go in water” (he repeats safety instructions)
- “white chewie coming”
- “I do one thing. I be right back”
- he knows some of the letters & numbers (in addition to “T is for Todd”)
- he knows certain letter associations that I taught him
- “‘I’ looks like 1”
- ‘A’ looks like “steep mountain”
- he brings over the ‘K’ and says ‘hulk’ (because Eric spelled it using magnet letters)
COUSINS GO HOME
- my sister & her kids went back home to Oregon after visiting for several days (7/21)
- this is only a portion of Todd’s mask collection…
July 21, 2017
INSIDE ENTERTAINMENT
- he likes watching the same video clips on “mama pee ter” (how he says computer) repeatedly (i.e, the “Lego one” & “Todd all messy”)
- he asked a question to himself then answered it: “What you do today? I watch this movie” (refers to a movie on the computer)
- watching The Incredible Hulk episodes (Season 1) & pretending to be Hulk
- watching movies & TV shows: The Fox and the Hound, Secret Life of Pets, Zootopia, Monsters, Inc., Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
- watching Batman & wearing his Batman costume
- he likes to build “really big condo houses” & throw the pieces when he’s done
- play fighting with or without masks on; with or without lightsabers
- throwing balls (he tries to hit the ceiling) & playing T-Ball
- getting chased in the house
- playing with toys: Batman, Darth Vader, Hulk, and Hulkbuster (looks like Iron Man)
- playing with Play-doh
A really big condo house – July 27, 2017
- He says:
- “I don’t want watch that show, just _____”
- “I want turn this show off”
- “maybe Hulk come back” (he says repeatedly while watching The Incredible Hulk)
- “I’m hulk” or “I be hulk” or “I want be hulk”
- “I need more!” (when he wants us to rewind certain scenes so he can watch again)
- “I’m afraid” (he runs to me during certain movie scenes…although he doesn’t want to stop watching)
- “he’s running” (he poses his Batman & Darth Vader figures)
- “I love racing with those guys” (while watching F-1 car racing on TV)
- “I love fox and bunny” (about Zootopia)
- “That big stacker” (stacking Duplos high)
- “I want make mess”
- “I doing this” (he shows me how he holds his bat between his knees)
New Batman suit – July 31, 2017
He wanted to go out as Batman – August 4, 2017
LINCOLN ROCK STATE PARK
- like last month, we enjoyed evenings here again (7/21, 7/24)
- we like to get take-out from Taco Del Mar to bring to the beach
Lincoln Rock SP – July 21, 2017
July 21, 2017
WENATCHEE RIVERFRONT RAILWAY
- 1st time riding in his own seat on the mini train (7/22)
Eric thought it was funny that they both didn’t smile when I asked them to wave – July 22, 2017
Todd has his own seat – July 22, 2017
SLIDEWATERS
- we went there for a second time this summer (7/27)
- we didn’t take any sliding pics, we just had fun!
- like last month, he did #1 and #2 little slides on his own & the big slides (#1 & #4) with Eric; he swam in circles in the lazy river, and watched the bucket fill up and tip over; he liked playing on the seesaw & going down the frog slide in the kiddie area
Snack break at Slidewaters – July 27, 2017
HIKING – LEAVENWORTH
- we hiked on the Tumwater Pipeline Trail, which goes over the Wenatchee River via Penstock Bridge (7/30)
- the trail is also known as Old Pipeline Trail or Penstock Trail
- Todd walked in one direction, then rode on Eric’s shoulders on the way back
Tumwater Pipeline Trail -July 30, 2017
July 30, 2017
July 30, 2017
Penstock Bridge – July 30, 2017
Wenatchee River from Penstock Bridge – July 30, 2017
VISIT FROM MY UNCLE JEFF
- my uncle Jeff stayed overnight on his way to Anacortes for an art show he was in
- Todd loves all of his family!
- Check out my uncle’s work at Jeff Leedy: Art That Makes You Laugh
Todd with my uncle Jeff – August 2, 2017
MOUNTAIN BIKING – SQUILCHUCK STATE PARK
- Todd rode his bike while we walked the loop (8/6)
- we met another parent & her 4-year old so they did the loop, too
Todd & Eric at Squilchuck State Park – August 6, 2017
August 6, 2017
Todd & Elisa – August 6, 2017
August 6, 2017
August 6, 2017
OHME GARDENS
- we have season’s passes, so we walked around here twice this month, looking for the gnomes & fairies (8/8, 8/17)
Ohme Gardens – August 8, 2017
Elisa & Todd at Ohme Gardens – August 17, 2017
TRIP TO OCEAN SHORES
- we went to visit Eric’s family at the beach (8/10 – 8/15)
- see the post this month: Todd’s First Trip to Ocean Shores, WA
- Todd played in the sand & ocean, rode in the wagon, rode his Globber scooter & bike, explored a house under construction, went to playground, played with Grammie’s dollhouse & new Legos, and spent time with everyone (Grammie, Granddad, Jeff, Darren & Sandie)
- before our trip he said, “I sleep, I wake up, I go beach, I scoop sand and run” (getting excited for our visit to beach)
Todd with his Tonka truck – August 10, 2017
August 10, 2017
August 10, 2017
August 10, 2017
Ocean Shores – August 11, 2017
Running out of the waves – August 11, 2017
WHITE HERON CELLARS
- my last post was about going here for an evening wine & music event: Evening at White Heron Cellars (Quincy, WA) (8/19)
- Todd danced, squirted things with a water spray bottle, hiked up the trail above the amphitheater, played in the dirt, sat on farm equipment, visited chickens and fed the resident dog some treats
White Heron Cellars – August 19, 2017
August 19, 2017
August 19, 2017
August 19, 2017
POOL
- swimming in evenings (7/25, 7/28, 7/29, 8/1, 8/7, 8/17, 8/18, 8/20)
- Todd likes to see his friend Miley at the pool
- he ‘floats’ with head out of water with body in vertical position
- he can swim (without using arm strokes) about a width distance of condo pool, taking 1 breath midway there
- he swims a distance with head down, lifts head up for breath and swims further with head down
- I float with a noodle while he swims so he can grab me at any time
- he started wearing a swim mask (8/17)
- he likes Eric to throw him high into the air; he says, “I want do another high one and skeem” (scream)
- he liked standing on then sitting on a kick board (8/20)
August 18, 2017
August 18, 2017
August 18, 2017
SWIM VIDEOS
OTHER ACTIVITIES
- open gym at Apple Valley Gymnastics (7/31, 8/7)
- Walla Walla Point Park (8/4, 8/5); we found a shady section near the trail for throwing rocks into the river
- he loves all shopping trips (Fred Meyer, Costco)
Shopping for new boots at Stans Merry Mart – July 26, 2017
FOOD NOTES & DINING OUT
- he eats very few things but drinks gallons of “goppa”
- Dining out: Taco Del Mar (7/21), Saddlerock Pub & Brewery (7/22, 8/5), Munchen Haus (7/30), Lemolo (8/4)
Saddle Rock Pub & Brewery – July 22, 2017
July 22, 2017
July 22, 2017
IN THE CAR
- he loves songs by Mark Knopfler; he says, “I remember this song”
- he says “Why Aye song”; he sings along to Why Aye Man & other songs on The Ragpicker’s Dream
- we moved his carseat to forward-facing & to the opposite side of the car, in preparation for preschool (8/16)
Forward facing – 8/16/17
DAY TIME NAPS
- status quo…still a solid napper!
- he said “I love you, too” (after I told him I loved him before nap)
July 30, 2017
Carseat nap – August 15, 2017
NIGHT TIME SLEEP
- sadly…it’s now the norm that he wakes up during night (eek!!)
- the number of times that he didn’t wake up this month: 4
- sometimes he likes having a “cozy tent” over his crib
- Favorite “Thomas the Train” books: Stuck in Mud & Not So Fast, Bash and Dash
- he likes to put Thomas stickers on his goppa
- there were a couple mornings that his sheets were wet because he’s been drinking a lot of goppa before bed (i.e., >2 bottles), so we limited him to 2 bottles at bedtime (or I changed his diaper when he woke up in the night)
- he typically wants me to “stay” but he tells me “not hold hand” when he falls asleep
- he says:
- “hi” (through crib rails, after I turn out the light)
- “don’t grab me!” (he pretended his stuffed animal cat was grabbing him)
- “hi, mama, good morning”
- “I get bigger” (he said right when he woke up)
- “I be quiet” (when I told him he needed to be quiet or I’d leave his room)
- “I want mama get some more Goppa for me drink, darn it” (he said first thing when he woke up)
- “very sad” [he was upset one night & said it was because of “As eye and Ee new” (he missed them)]
July 30, 2017
POTTY TALK
- he says, “I do pee pee” & runs to the bathroom on his own; all we have to do is check on him
- he prefers Eric to sit with him for poo-poos, with his “poo-poo book”
- he asks to have his “diaper off” and get “fresh diaper” (night time)
- “oo, nice underwear” & “oo, nice tushie” (he says it to us since we joke to him, “nice butt”)
- he says:
- “I flush it downtown” or “I just flush it way downtown” (about flushing toilet)
- “sorry” (after he tells me he went pee in his diaper)
July 22, 2017
Freeheel Vegan 