Corn!!

We were eating dinner on the 4th of July - corn on the cob, grilled chicken, hot dogs (for the dude), peas and pasta (also on the dude's menu) and Quinn asked for a, "bite!" of my corn.  So I happily obliged, thinking that he would do his normal taste and spit.  I was wrong.  He took a big bite and said, "Mmm!" and continued to eat.  He must have really been watching Mommy & Daddy because without any assistance he grabbed onto the corn holders on the sides and dug right in ;)  Yippee - another vegetable that he will eat!

Mmm!!

 

Summer Camp

Quinn started summer camp two weeks at Dilworth United Methodist, where he will be attending Weekday School starting in September.  We thought it would be a good idea to get him familiar with the surroundings and teachers and give him a chance to be away from Mommy...OK, and give Mommy a chance to get use to being away from Quinn ;)
Mommy packed his lunch (which she and Daddy KNEW he wouldn't eat - and they were right), put on the sunscreen and we were on our way!

Where are you all going? Can I come??

Daddy carried Quinn into the school and I snapped a few shots on the way.  Hey, this was a big day!!

When we got into the classroom Quinn was instantly at ease and loved all the new toys!

I love to vacuum!

So, since he was so happy Mommy and Daddy decided to make a break for it!

He had a wonderful week and is back there again this week.  He LOVES the teachers and blows them kisses each day when I pick him up - and takes loooong naps when we get home!!  They said he has quite the personality and asks everyone, "How are you??"  They also said he has the cutest laugh ever - which I must agree with!
I'm so happy he likes them because they will be his teachers this fall when he starts Weekday School.
Today I put him down and he went right over to the activity table to play and turned around and said, "Bye!" So I guess this was a great idea after all!

Hi!

I broke down and bought the iPhone last week.  What can I say, I LOVE IT!  It just has so many cool things!!  Fun things for Mommy and for Quinn!

On Thursday we set out for Virginia to see Grandma and family and decided to stop halfway because some little guy was super-cranky!! We were out to dinner at a Mexican restaurant next to our hotel and while we were waiting for our food I took out the phone to keep Quinn occupied.  He loves one app that Daddy found on his iPad called Doodle Buddy.  So I downloaded it too.  It lets him "draw" on the screen and has stamps that make noise, like a frog that ribbits, and as John found, one that makes a throw-up noise. Fantastic.  Here is one of his creations:

He grew tired of drawing so I turned on the front-facing camera and showed it to him.  He really wanted to be friends with the cute little guy looking back at him I think!

PIZZA!

Quinn is a very picky eater.  He didn't use to be.  When he was eating baby food he would basically eat anything we put on a spoon.  Sadly though, those days are gone.  We have tried so many things for him. I've chopped & steamed veggies, grilled chicken, prepared little mini cheeseburgers-we even went to Chick-fil-a - all for nothing as each meal, to our dismay, ended up on the floor....or in Sally's tummy. 
We have learned to be very sneaky at hiding veggies in eggs (his FAVORITE food).  We go through a dozen a week!

The other night we ordered pizza from one of our favorite pizza places here in Charlotte, New York Pizza (Upstate Pizza is THE BEST in town, in case you were curious, but unfortunately no delivery).  So, I thought what the heck, I'm going to give him a piece.  After all, it has some of the things he loves, bread & cheese, so maybe, just maybe, he'll eat it. 
Low and behold, HE DID!!  He ate almost a whole slice! Now granted, he picked the pizza up, turned it over and ate it from the bottom, but as John said, "Hey, he's eating it!"  Yippee!!

Hmm...what is this?

OK, not so bad...

Mmm!

It's so yummy!!!

Is it raining in here?

Sally, as many of you know, likes to bark - A LOT.  She barks at squirrels, at the mailman, at passersby heading to the park - I think sometimes she barks at the wind!  She's a dog, that's what she does.  However, having a little one now - that is not the biggest fan of naps during the day and wakes up when the floor creaks - that barking needed to be curbed.  

Enter the squirt bottle.  A neighbor actually gave me the idea one day...guess she was trying to tell me something?? What, you don't like Sally barking at you and your dog each time you walk by?  Weird.  Anyway, she said to use a squirt bottle filled with water to disipline her.  Spray her and say very firmly, "Stop." You know what-it works.  So, the squirt bottle lives on my desk while I work. 

This weekend Quinn saw the squirt bottle and wanted to play with it.  He LOVES water to begin with, and as you can see, he didn't mind getting wet!

discovery place fun

Grandma and Uncle Glen came for a visit but unfortunately we have had some pretty yucky weather.  So, I thought it would be fun to go to Discovery Place and see what we could get into!

They have a room just for young children with all kinds of activities.  Drums, wind tunnels, a gigantic Lite-Brite wall - you can even build your own race car and test it on a little track.  They have a lot!  However, the one Quinn LOVED was a water activity table.  They provided little aprons so that the little ones did not get too wet. The floor had drains too, since some of the cups of water ended up on the ground!!

Once we got the apron on him he wandered over to the table and went to town.  I think he might have enjoyed himself just a little bit...

Showing Uncle Glen how it's done

I can almost reach it!!!!

 

How cute am I in the apron??

 Needless to say, we will be returning to Discovery Place soon!!

bath time!!

Quinn LOVES taking a bath.  This has not always been the case though.  For the first 3 or 4 months of his life he would SCREAM and cry the minute you put him in the tub until about 15 minutes after he was dried off and dressed.  Very stressful for everyone involved!  Thank goodness, those days are long gone.
 He liked the first few baths though!

First bath at home

First bath in my tub

 Now, when it's bath time he'll stand on the side of the tub and watch the water fill up the tub and yell, "WOW!!"  He's so funny!
He would stay in there all day if we let him!!  He plays with his toys and really loves his Flow 'N' Fill Spout and enjoys turning it on and off.  He does not like when you play with the little cups though-he likes them his way :) 
 Here are some pictures of him having a ball!

 Where has our tiny baby gone??  He is becoming a funny, busy, happy little boy right before our eyes!!