Me and my buddy

Gotta love that snotty nose.

Little boy

Every time I look at Porter I can't believe how big he has gotten.  He isn't a baby anymore.

We built forts.  We play hide and go seek.  And a little peekaboo.

He takes the "dog" for a walk.  Porter used to pick him up nicely when he fell over.  Now he tries to drag him up by the leash and when he won't stand upright he gets frustrated and throws him down. We're going to have to work on that.  This picture looks like he's telling pups what's up!

 And he squeals for joy in the bath.

I love watching Porter grow and learn.

Bring on Spring

Today it felt like winter might stick around a little longer.  We haven't had a bad winter, but I am looking forward to real spring weather so we can enjoy being outside longer without feeling like my fingers have turned into numb, wooden sausages.

The padded elevator.  For have only a few rented units in our building, we sure see a lot of padding.

Happy St. Paddy's Day

A little leprechaun visited our house sometime over night and turned our milk green and when we ate our pancakes they were green too.  Porter didn't notice or didn't care. 

Then to make it feel like we were in Ireland, the day was chilly, overcast and windy.  Before it got too cold we enjoyed a trip to the park.  Porter went down the slide all by himself for the first time without me even holding his hand.  He loved it.

Family Hike

We tried a new hike today, for most of the hike we were all alone and even saw a few deer.  It was windy and chilly, but Porter didn't care.

During our hike we learned a few things:

First of all, sometimes a path may look hard, more challenging than you think you can handle, but once you start down the path, you'll notice it isn't as hard as you'd anticipated and you have the ability to conquer it.

Second, we talked about a scene from the book, "The Joy Luck Club".  This young girl is a talented chess player and unbeaten in her small town.  She is asked to compete in a chess tournament with many people from other areas.  She is worried of losing and shaming her family, so she fakes sick.  Her mother catches on and says, "Shame you fall down when no one push you."