Parks, Sleep and Dad's Group

Well, Wednesday was a great day for playing outside and a great excuse for running the boy until he was exhausted. (In the hopes that he would sleep through the night)



We spent yesterday afternoon in three parks over 3 hours. Yahara, Circle, and Orton parks on the east side of Madison. Dylan said the words sky(or ki) and jump (or dump) for the first time. He only fell down once on a chain link bridge that was very pliable. (only a minimal amount of crying and no flesh wounds) We headed to a swing(wee) and all was ok.



After we picked up mommy and ate dinner, Dylan and I went over to Papa's and Grandma's house to visit. Dylan eats whenever he gets to Papa's house and this time was no different. After a banana and a orange flavored hostess cupcake. He first ate the top with the nummy's on it then I broke it open and told him to taste the filling. He kept saying taste (or tachte) and dipping his finger in the filling. Finally ate the rest of the cupcake. It was quite cute and only recorded in the minds of me, papa and grandma. (sorry no pictures)

A FULL NIGHT OF SLEEP!!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!!

Dad's group -Some thoughts to ponder from Brian: For some reason we got on the topic of green cards and British/US citizenship today, why is it necessary to answer the question, How does this feel? (While someone is holding your jewels) And is it possible to answer the question incorrectly? Should you answer it honestly,and if you do, will this effect your admission to the United States? Why must green card/visa holders pay taxes when they can't vote...Isn't' this a reason for the Boston Tea Party?(taxation without representation)

Bela got her first treatment for a massive head wound (corner of a shelf at Barnes and Noble), Dan and Sam joined us today, Ted is capable of some serious locomotion, Kumar is the oldest dad in the group(and smartest), I am the youngest(and most gullible), as a spectator event Curling is as much fun as watching paint dry, All were surprised to see Eric today - Jen's been on bed rest for while, Brian is too smart for his own good, no one will be driving over bridges, Sophia combed my hair with a rake,Goodman Pool is great idea for kids and in actual parenting news....we looked at the newest recall list from Fisher Price!!

Nap at 1215.

Went to Mike's for dinner. He made a fabulous West African Peanut Stew and yummy cupcakes for dessert. (chocolate, fudge-filled with mint frosting on the top) Dylan ate all the frosting and filling but barely any of the actual cake.

Quivey's, Balls, and Frisbee's

Up from his nap he downed a glass of milk and we headed out to play. We ended up at the same playground as last night. This time we brought a ball and frisbee with us. He's quite good at throwing the frisbee. (even if it is unique, it's effective) He hasn't figured out how to catch or stop a ball while it is moving or bouncing. So, that is very entertaining. This time he did alot more playing in the field and trying to throw the green ball into the basket which always came down a few yards from the hoop. Not for a lack of trying. He has mastered most of the stairs and climbing structures that he can reach, so now he's just limited by his height.




When we returned home, dylan drank a glass of grape juice and dumped a mound of salt on his pasta salad. (he didn't eat any of it, but had a good time playing with the salt. I figured he should get it out of his system, cause I caught him when I returned from changing the laundry)






After we reviewed the photos from the park, I set off for a shower. Dylan watched 15 minutes of Alice in Wonderland and we're off to get Mommy.





Mommy got home from work and we played baseball until we left for Quivey's Grove and Dylan's first fish fry. (that he actually ate fish and not french fries.) We were joined for dinner by Josh and Mary Mathy. We were celebrating there return for their honeymoon and Josh's acceptance to UW's Law school. (Both of these announcements were relatively old to Josh and Mary but very new for Tricia and myself.) For the record, Tricia ate some Bluegill and liked it!





Dylan ate so well that we rewarded him with a kiddy Hot fudge sundae all his own. He had no trouble finished it all by himself.





The picture you see is before he began to eat/paint his body with his sundae.



We rounded out the evening with some frisbee and watching Dylan run. Josh scored some much needed points by running up behind Dylan, grabbing him and making him cry. (Josh still got a big hug and kiss when we left)