Anderson's first day of "Mother's Day Out" this year! I'm going to take a pic of his "job" every year on the first day of school! Anderson wants to be a firefighter most days, but a police officer for Halloween he tells me. And, it can never be "fireman" or "policeman", just like fire trucks have to fire engines. Very particular. One of my favorite thing he does is pretend everything is an emergency. Everything. If you watch him, you will randomly see him pretend to buckle his belt or pull on his fake boots before he does things. Or, I will hear him say, "There's a fire" very quietly under his breath before he opens doors or turns the water on in the tub. He either has an awesome imagination or he is crazy because he talks to himself. Either way, it is precious.
No glare in this one. I like to get pics in jammies because I really just love little kid pajamas.
Anderson has continued to have the time his life with NoniBop. I think this is a visit to the zoo (I love that I can't even tell the outing because there are so many field trips)
Lily was here for a bit and it was wonderful, as always. I will say that I discovered having a tea party is not really my thing. I love this girl, but boy games/toys are just more fun.
A pic from awhile ago at Nicole's. I don't know what we are doing, but I love our focus.
From when the cousins were visiting a month ago. I just got these pics from my mom. Anderson seriously thinks he is playing. And winning, I think.
Loving on Bop.
How many memories do I have from my childhood of people gathered around a table talking? ALWAYS. There was always some family visiting from Chicago or friends of my parents or the fam or just whoever. I remember thinking I was such a grown up the first time I was able to sit at the conversation table.
Fire. Love.
And, I am pretty sure this sums up the difference between a boy and girl.
Anderson was so excited to pick out treats for the girls at Petco. He got a red one for Chloe and yellow one for Gabbi. He told me those are their favorite colors.
Playing with the busy bags from Bobble Cole at a very rare restaurant outing. (Yes, that is his pj shirt. I don't fight the getting dressed battle because he is a boy and nobody cares what he wears.)
A very elaborate police/fire station. Anderson wanted one and the toy ones are expensive, so we just made our own.
Anderson locked himself in the bathroom, so I broke in and found him fully dressed "skating like the girl at Sonic" in the tub. He dumped almost an entire bottle of Suave 3 in 1 kids bath stuff in the tub and was fully clothed playing (or skating) in it. Later that same day I found him "skating" using a bottle of lotion. No more trips to Sonic with skating carhops. *Note: he did get in trouble, I just took a pic first...
Fun pics. I love how strong his imagination is. Everything he has liked, trains, construction, emergencies, he is so detailed with his playing. Love him
ReplyDeleteI love that you had to take a picture before he gets in trouble :) Hurray for family! You guys have such awesome relatives. :)
ReplyDelete1. such a good idea taking a pic of what he wants to be at the beginning of each school year. i hope you can remember to do it. also, this whole obsession reminds me of something poor brandon said to jacob once when we were visiting and he was going through his fireman/station/truck obsession: "jacob, you should like policemen/cars. you don't want to play with a hose your whole life." or something like that. ahh karma.
ReplyDelete2. i totally agree about the tea party vs. boy toys and games. i guess God knows what he is doing, because although i very much played with dolls and the like when i was little, i do not know what i would do if i had to play with them now. would drive me crazy.
3. SO GLAD i was represented in the tea party pic though, through "piderman" and spongebob!! love.
4. nope, no one cares what a boy wears. or what their hair looks like.
sorry for the skating carhops being a bad influence. poor anderson.
ooops, forgot to put #5 by that last one. oh well. but also, i am so sorry that i talked you into buying that construction set from my neighbor's garage sale!! she totally had a fire station too...ugh. i am never recommending anything again. i feel awful.
DeleteI agree that boy toys and games are so much more fun. I try not to play favorite with the kids, but I enjoy playing with Jeremy so much more. Anderson's imagination makes me incredibly happy - I hope he never loses that!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Jed does that same thing with the video game controller. He has no idea it isn't connected and he totally thinks he is playing.
ReplyDeleteHe has such a great imagination. You are building good memories for him! And I think it's time he get some roller skates!
ReplyDeleteOk is it me or is Anderson looking less like a toddler and more like a little boy?! (insert tiny tear) I love the pic of the two of you on the dock, very intense. ha. I am also noticing a new blog theme, construction? I like! :) And lastly, jammies as shirts is definitely ok in my book. Rock em out!
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