Curious George!
The perfect pumpkin. May be small and flat, but he chose it. It was the only one he could pick up, and yes, we bought it.
Here it is dad!
Carried it all the way back from the pumpkin patch.
Mini maze
Friends
VIDEO - violin playing
Fild trip
Field trip to the library
Playing in the rain
Warm desert rain
A new variety of plan we grow here :-)
Preschool!
Vive Mexico!!
VIDEO - Flashy shoes...linterally
VIDEO - When you can't get real ice cream you make do.
Summer
Rocking the hair
Reading to Lydia
Finished his book from school!
Fell asleep after a long day with friends. He hasn't done this since he was a baby!
VIDEO
Be gentle!
A new meaning to "wall art".
VIDEO - Turin explaining his art.
THIS is blue!
And I owe it all to P90X
Day one of potty training.
VIDEO - On the phone
VIDEO - It's the simple things.
And here is the MAN bed.
Taking apart the little bed. Turin can't contain himself.
VIDEO - What to do with a baby.
This is how Turin is 90% of the day...moving.
Working hard with the gloves.
What is big for Spring 2010? Baby blue gloves!
Rhino ride.
VIDEO - getting use our of a man bag.
Ready to go!
Mother's Day 2010
Helping Grandma M water.
I am high on happiness.
First Krispy Kreme
Uncle Teo's new ride.
Horse!
Chatting with sister.
Feeding the fish with Grandpa W.
VIDEO - What we do for fun in Buhl.
VIDEO - Future singer?
We recycle!
Helping dad sand.
This is how I've seen my Grandpas do it.
VIDEO - Searious work.
Check out the head lamp!
Practicing to build something.
Tia.
My new tent!
Birthday fun at the park!
This time last year I couldn't do this!
Happy birthday Turin!
Say "cheese"!
VIDEO - How old are you Turin?
Tia reading a book.
Holding mom's hand.
Now THIS is the good stuff.
First time on the elipcial machine. I want to be like Grandpa Wandell when I grow up.
Anything good Turin?
The much loved animals brought home from school.
Thanksgiving.
Tio
VIDEO - Spin around the yard.
Helping dad wash the van.
VIDEO - English
VIDEO - Espanol
VIDEO - "Man that's cold!"
First art project from school
Cheese! Favorite suspenders.
FIrst taste of cider and homemade doughnuts.
These are REAL animals Turin.
The next "Survivor Man"
Cheap thrills
Rainy day
Kisses
Ahhh
Cheese!
Again, favorite suspenders.
"Helping" mom pull weeds.
Up from a nap and full of energy!
Rainy season = fun
Turin feeling out the neighbor kids
We're not sure why, but he enjoys putting clean underware around his neck.
"Playing" with Arturo
He was ramming the van with his firetruck. What does this say?
Water-logged
And five mintues later we were both asleep.
Lunch is always better outside.
Trying to throw the ball for Moby
The sandbox built by dad.
It might be a bit tall.
Watching the circus action.
The Circus
This summer Turin has joined us on our class outings...it's a long morning.
VIDEO - Kind of long, but it had to be to give you the idea of what kept him busy for about 30 min.
"Thanks Dad"
Just reading outside
Reading
"Dad needs help digging this hole"
"And this is my friend Moby"
Watching the big boys play
Not sure who he's talking to, but he was sure telling them what was up!
Fat lip #3, the bleeder...
Bruse on side of head: falling backwards off the last step, raspberry in middle of forhead: Patio fall, Skinnned nose: falling down the stairs. All in 24 hours of living in the new house.
Ms Liz and Mr Jay, two of Turin's favorite people...of course you can't tell that by the look on his face.
VIDEO-This Old House Jingle Bells...Jay Taylor style.
"Talking with Grandma"
VIDEO - I have NO idea how he figured this out. He did it fast the first time!
I put all three hats on by myself.
Mother's Day 2009
Belly button...
Giving a kiss
Finally figured out how to put a hat on.
"Gosh dad this thing is heavy!"
Lost of good things to eat with Grandpa D.
Who wants Mango?
I love this da!
VIDEO - thankfully water doesn't scare him.
Chocolate egg hunt...mom did most of the hunting.
Taking a break
Da needs help.
Just relaxing with my book.
VIDE0
VIDEO - "Visiting the neighbors all by myself!"
Girls, girls
Pre-church nap
"I'm talking here!"
He thinks this is a phone...see video.
VIDEO - "Talking on the 'phone'"
Reading in my own corner
VIDEO - He should not be having this much fun...so I had to document it.
One sick little boy.
"My new friend Agustine"
Peek-a-boo!
Getting a feel for the chickens.
First brinka brinka.
Candy
Turin did NOT like hitting the pinata. Tears soon followed
"See you take banana goo and run it through your hair and, ta-da!"
"Dad is taking too long in the bathroom"
VIDEO 1 - We are trying to get a video of Turin walking. This try didn't go too well.
VIDEO 2- This time it went better.
VIDEO-Turin was super quiet when he woke up from his nap. I watched as he maneuvered a box of Saran Wrap from outside of his crib into the crib. Here is the end result when I woke him up.
VIDEO-The new crawl. We hope the next phase is walking! He went from army crawl, to normal crawl, to this.
Helping dad put together the nightstand
"I can eat my toes!"
Mmmm!
"Grandpa, those are my Cheerios!"
VIDEO- "More"
We've lost a ball, I repeat, we've lost a ball.
Playing with David
"Helping" mom with laundery
"Now I will put the doughnut on your head!"
"Check it out! I can get up here now."
VIDEO-Figuring out how to get in and out of the toy drawer
Made it in the drawer!
We start em' early.
For Auntie Cora
VIDEO - Turin brought Moby his toys as if Moby
I love this guy!
Hello, I'm Turin, who are you?
My new toy.
Figuring out the special things inside the truck.
VIDEO - we think he'll be a brain surgen
Whose ready for bed?
Something feels different dad.
baby it's cold
Bundled up for the first truly cold day here. And this is with the wood stove going!
"Look what I found!"
VIDEO-He's figured out that if he turns the humidifer on steam comes out the top.
Miss Yoshi
Feeding mom cheerios
What else is in here?
VIDEO-(kinda long) Torre said that this kept him enertained for about 15 minutes.
Globo Festival
VIDEO - First word?
The tough part of standing is that the fall is farther.
VIDEO I told Torre to read this book a bit faster to keep Turin's attention. And he did!
VIDEO One of the favorite games.
There's a big world out there...if only I could get on the other side of this gate.
It's so hard being me
Reading up on Spanish
This is what I think of Chayote's
Look! My pants are off and I almost got my diaper off too!
I LOVE myself!
I like being read this book again and again and again.
Getting the mail from our "mailbox"
First fall!
Now I can see!
So I started to laugh with them.
Yes, mom and dad did this to me.
VIDEO - the sounds I make
Day at the park
VIDEO - sleeping...house
Trying the stash - Uncle Jake's idea
VIDEO - waking...soon to be standing...
I'm standing!!!
My dad
VIDEO - morning playtime
I just LOVE the camera!
Playing with english/spanish blocks
Some searious play
Taking down the laundry
Inside my fort!
My new toy that Nama gave me.
VIDEO-Playing with dad.
VIDEO-What is this you're feeding me?
Packing it up!
My dad is strong!
Favorite spot to play, under the swing
Belle the dog
Second favorite toy, the tray to the swing.
What the heck?
The two "T"'s
Turin's favorite toy...a piece of string
First plane ride
Burley, where dad grew up
Bath in Boise
Video - Laughing
Boise Market
What does this taste like?
Who IS that good lookin' kid?
I DO have a neck!
A favorite thing to watch.
Easter Sunday
A walk to the paper box
Practicing to be a Meissner boy
Eight weeks
I'm growing
Mommy and Me
