We have a climber

Over the last few weeks Porter has started the climbing phase of life.  He is starting to get good.  He can almost get in and out of the tub without help. He heaves his leg up over the side.  Yesterday he actually fell in fully clothed while I was showering.

He was climbing at the gum today and had a blast.

If you look closely, you can see that he has his leg thrown up on the bench and is attempting to pull himself up.  And, he is wearing big boy underwear over his diaper.

House, friends and the temple

We had our dear friends the Ulicny's over all day Sunday.  We love them.  While they were here with their three kids, it reminded us how important it is to have a home with space for friends and family to gather.  Frequently we have people over and we remember our days of living in Boston with no place to entertain, so we were always limited on who we could invite.

This means we have done a lot of open houses, drive-by's, viewings and online searching.

Monday, Myrna Anderson, an elderly woman in the ward, kindly and bravely offered to watch Porter while we went to the temple.  It was so nice to go together.

 Porter learned how to do the hokey pokey and he is quite good at turning himself about.

Today I got a much needed pedicure.  I rarely ever pamper myself, but my friend Amber called and I couldn't pass it up.  Next time maybe Porter will stay home so it can be relaxing too:).

Shopping Buddy

Porter helped me shop Friday.  He also managed to get a little snack during our trip.

Field trip

Porter and I decided to go to This is the Place Park.  They have the baby animals out now since the weather is getting warmer.  I have been wanting to go and today was the perfect day.  It wasn't too busy.  Porter got to ride a pony, pet animals (he was going crazy, he is quite the animal lover), ride the big train and the little train and eat donuts.  Porter is a little too young to appreciate a lot of the stuff they have there, but we will definitely go in the future.

In the afternoon we had friends over to swim and play.  It was a great day!

Tricks, April 23rd

Early morning hello pic for David.

Porter helps unload the dishwasher.

He folds him arms for prayer.

And he is really good at telling you when he wants food to eat.  He uses the "more" sign, although his is a little unique, but super cute.  While we were out helping someone run errands, it was getting close to lunchtime and Porter was getting fussy.  I looked in the rear view mirror at him and he was frantically doing the sign for "more".  It was so cute and so sad.