Today we went to this event at Newton South High School called Touch a Truck. Last year when we saw the signs, we lacked the perspective of the parents of a toddler, so we just thought it sounded funny. Touch a Truck? Silly. But this year we couldn't wait to go. Let's poke trucks! We figured Cole would really enjoy it.
We were right.
Look at the trucks!
I will touch them.
Poke.
This is the best thing EVER!
This looks familiar...
Trucks plus ramps equals FUN!
Side note: do you like my new haircut? (Nice truck!)
Hey, this micro truck is just my size!!
Trucks. They make me feel so safe.
Hemispherical mirrors make animal crackers taste better!
I landscaped the front yard a bit with some grasses and bamboo and buried a bunch of bulbs and stuff. The hoses you may notice protruding from the basement window are for temporary water delivery while the city tweaks the water system.
And I built another wall bit over on the other side of the driveway.
Then with the last of the stones I built some "legs" for a silly table in the garage to hold general crap. For the top I smooshed some 2x4s together with glue. We'll see how long that lasts.
And Emma; this part's for you: the other day I made some Pear-Ginger pancakes. The ginger was a little more subtle than I'd have liked it to be, but they were pretty super yummy overall.
I started by soaking the pear bits in ginger tea:
Then I minced the pear bits so they'd be all smushy in the cakes:
When I made the pancake mix, I used the ginger tea instead of water:
The end result was pancakes. Hello pancakes! They're like a fruit salad. But cake shaped.
About a month ago we went to visit Kates' folks down in Long Beach. We went to the beach a lot and shared lots of sunny smiles and cuddles with G6 and Grampa Rick.
As an added bonus, Kates' sister Hanna was also there, along with her shark bag.
Amazingly, in the past 6 months or so, their mean outdoor cat Garp has turned into a sweet puppy dog. Everyone is amazed.
Sweet-ish I guess. Garp will still usually try to eat your face. Or your hand, or whatever's closest. But still cute for sure!
Cole is working on sitting in chairs. The beach was the perfect training environment.
Kate's aunt Liz got Cole a super dope Black Dog hoodie.
For the first time EVER he wore a hood and left it on, and put on SUNGLASSES! It's the dawning of a new era.
Although I guess if the "era" is that of Cole being a diva, then I guess that's not very new.
Side note: when we got home, we put Cole in a truck.
Last weekend, our friends Scott and Emma visited and stayed with us while we all attended our mutual friends Tristan and Vanessa's wedding.
Scott:
Emma:
Scott and Emma:
Tristan and Vanessa all married and dancing and stuff:
The wedding was beautiful and tons of fun.
Finally, I leave you with a video of Cole giggling:
