Friday, May 29, 2009

A New Swing

P1180456cMarkus liked the swing in Charlotte so much we had to buy him his own. We found this one on Craigslist for 5$ and hung it in the fig tree next to our patio.

The funniest part is that when we went to the girl's house to pick up the swing, Markus immediately noticed it and started smiling and getting excited, even though it was not hanging and red instead of green.

Sitting and Playing

P1180398Markus and Moira finally get the chance to play together again after our three week trip to California and North Carolina.

It's amazing how they can both sit now. They couldn't do this before our trip.


P1180414Moira decides Markus' pacifier is so much better than her own.

She stole it from him several times. In the past he has always cried, but today he decided to get even and got it back by pulling her hair and bib.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Markus Eats a Fortune Cookie

P1180373My mom took us to a Chinese restaurant for lunch before our flight out of Charlotte. She had promised to take us out for lunch because Sami had won a refund on his groceries when we used her bonus card. Only we didn't realize it at the time and she had to take the receipt back later to claim the money.

Anyway, we felt bad about eating in front of Markus because he stares so intently at our food. Although he couldn't eat it properly, we figured he might enjoy chewing on a fortune cookie. He did. His fortune said he "would do well in the field of wacky inventions".

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Visiting with Charlotte

P1180364Charlotte had been eagerly awaiting our visit for months. Unfortunately we were so sick when we arrived in NC that we couldn't see anyone without infecting them. Finally near the end of the visit we felt well enough for her to come over and see him.

Markus made the cracker very soggy and even ate part of it. However, he was very distracted by the dog who was very excited by the crumbs he produced.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Backbends in the Bouncy Chair

P1160810Markus has found a new way to use the bouncy chair.

I guess the old way got boring. He doesn't stay in it for very long. Of course I could use the seat belt, but then he'd scream instead of entertaining himself with backbends.

Mushrooms in the Strawberry Patch

P1160802 I was surprised to see these.

We have had a lot of rain the past two or three days and some mushrooms popped up in our strawberry patch.

I wonder if they are edible?

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Outdoor Playpen

P1140439I bought a couple packages of rings and a few toys to make the outdoor playpen into a "play gym". I tied one of Markus' light cotton swaddling cloths to the head end to give him some shade.

He really likes the set up. He played and napped and played for almost two hours while I worked in the yard.



Naptime

P1140481Markus napping with his favorite purple penguin.



Bouncy Chair Revisited

P1140473Markus still likes his bouncy chair, but he no longer falls asleep in it.

You can see how much he's grown since I first put him in it when he was 1 week old.


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Monday, March 9, 2009

Drool

P1140422Markus is doing some serious drooling these days.

He's pretty happy about it though :)


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Saturday, March 7, 2009

Silver Falls State Park - South Falls

P1140319cMarkus' first waterfall.

In the morning, we all went to One Green World to pick up more strawberry and huckleberry plants for the front yard.

Afterwards we stopped at the nearby Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm, but since it's been such a cool winter none of the tulips are up yet.

Since we were halfway there and it had mostly stopped raining, we decided to head to Silver Falls State Park.




P1140335The sound of the waterfall puts Markus to sleep.

He often sleeps in the Bjorn, but the "white noise" of the waterfall put him to sleep almost immediately.

Although there are 10 (or more) falls at the park, this is one of my favorites because the trail goes all the way back behind the waterfall.




P1140341Sami behind the falls.


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View from the Bridge

Because it was chilly and getting late we decided not to hike to any of the other falls. We did see North Falls from a roadside viewpoint.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Tuesday, February 24, 2009