March 30, 2010 (089/365)

The Artist

What a budding little artist we have. Up until just a day or so ago all Etienne could do was scribble. We would get an occasional happy rock (smiley face), sad rock (sad face) or angry rock (you get the gist), but recently he's been drawing cars and trucks. This one is either a race car or monster truck. I can see it. Can you?

March 29, 2010 (088/365)

Thumbs Up

Etienne recently learned the thumbs up sign and knows that it's an indication of a good thing.
Yes indeed. A thumbs up for doughnuts with chocolate and sprinkles. Breakfast of champions. Not really. Just an afternoon snack. Actually, bribery for trying to get him to behave while grocery shopping.

March 28, 2010 (087/365)

Lemon Lover

My little guy loves lemons. I know they are bad for the enamel on his teeth, but he doesn't get them too often. He always eats them with a straight face and Louis and I are the ones who get the pucker just thinking of biting into one. I remember the first lemons we gave him. He was insistent and we really thought he would take one bite and immediately give it back to us. Nope. He took one bite and has been hooked ever since. Another time we gave him a lemon and while he was gnawing away on it Louis and I were able to have a conversation. We turned around and he had eaten the whole slice including the rind! Maybe it's the lemons that make him a little tart :)

March 27, 2010 (086/365)

Unexpected Parade

Today we went to pick up Nana so we could all go to our cousin Ella's 4th birthday party. While we were at Nana's we heard all the commotion on Grand Ave. I remember the sound all too well from when I was younger. The police sirens were blaring and the fire trucks were roaring. It was unmistakably a parade. We hopped in the car and drove to the end of the street just in time to catch the parade. It was the local little league's parade for the beginning of their season. All the teams had their own float. Etienne learned from the 2 other parades he has been to recently that all you have to do is smile and wave and poof...candy appears. I look forward to the day he gets to play baseball and maybe he can be on the throwing end of the candy.

March 26, 2010 (085/365)

The Bluebonnet Adventure

We didn't have much to do today. We visited daddy at work and brought him lunch, but after that I had no plans. I've noticed some blooming bluebonnets in Katy, so we decided to go on the hunt for a place to take some photos. I knew that they were plentiful in Brenham so we headed in that directions. We found them exactly where I thought they would be. Etienne wasn't too cooperative, but I managed to get some good images. I wanted to get Spring, Easter and Bluebonnet photos to include in Grandma and Nana's Easter cards. I love this photo because I think this was the most fun he had all day. It was taken at the end of our all day photo excursion. Mister Penguin was very hungry and Etienne was happy to feed him many flowers. Thank you buddy for trying to be a good boy while mommy tortured you.

March 25, 2010 (084/365)

I Ain't Too Proud To Bribe

I'm happy to report after a long, long drawn out battle, Etienne is finally potty trained! I never thought this day would come and I certainly never thought that if this day came I would be this relieved, happy and proud.

March 24, 2010 (083/365)

Cross Eyed Clown
This one took some convincing, but he finally complied. Lol. I wonder where he gets his silly streak?