Pumpkin Patch

We made our way to a pumpkin patch to take Beau's yearly fall pics. I had my mother-in-law and sis-in-law meet us there to help me out. Beau was refusing to look at the camera and played deaf most of the time. I'm sure we looked pretty funny with three people yelling 'Beau', making funny noises and gestures to get his attention. 

When we got there he ran right up to the biggest pumpkin and tried lifting it. It was pretty funny. He kept trying and trying, but that darn pumpkin just wouldn't budge!

"Uh Mom, why won't this pumpkin move"?

 So we moved on to some smaller pumpkins and again, he tried right away to lift another pumpkin.

These next pictures are good examples of him trying his hardest to avoid looking at the camera.

As Beau was pulling a wagon he heard a truck coming down the road. Trucks, tractors, and buses are a few of his favorite things. He knows they sound different than cars. He turned just in time to see a big semi-truck passing by pulling a tractor. He was pretty happy about spotting that!

 Back to pulling!

And here is the pumpkin he picked. It wasn't the cutest, but since he dropped it on the ground quite a few times, I didn't think we could put back this battered pumpkin. Again, a perfect example of him avoiding the camera!

Little Gym

We started taking Little Gym classes at the end of August. We go once a week and Beau HATED it at first. He was having flashbacks of nursery from church and was afraid that I was going to put him down and leave him. Once he figured out I was sticking around he started to relax and have fun. 

By the middle of class he was having a blast. Each week he started relaxing and having fun sooner and sooner. And the day that I took these pictures he enjoyed it the most! I'm so glad that I convinced Travis to let us take these classes. It has been worth it!

One of his favorite things to do is hang from this bar. He does it over and over.

Beau was super scared of the teacher. Every time she said his name he would bury his head in my chest. He wouldn't let her touch him with a 10 foot pole when we first started going. Now he's the first in line to do a stunt and actually lets her help him. He also gives her high fives too! I'm so glad that he warmed up to her.

I think he's a tongue sticker-outer when he's concentrating.

 The balance beam.

He is learning so much and it has definitely brought out his inner boy. He now loves to jump off of anything and wants to climb. I'm glad that he has come out of his shell. We love going!

Sliding Fun

Right before we had the rain of the century a couple weeks ago, Beau and I were shopping at our local thrift store. It has become my favorite place to find Beau practically brand new toys for super cheap! I think I already have his Christmas and birthday covered!

The last day we were there, I saw this awesome Little Tikes slide for $6! Can't beat that. As soon as Beau saw it he wanted to get out of the cart and play with it. I kept him in as best I could so I could carry it and push the cart to the check out-it didn't fit in the cart. As we were waiting in line, I tried setting the slide down, because it was a little awkward to carry. When Beau saw me set it down he started whining and trying to get out of the cart. I think he thought I was going to leave it. As soon as I picked it back up he got all happy again and sat back down. So I awkwardly held it so Beau wouldn't get his diaper in a bunch.

We checked out and again he started freaking out when I put it into the trunk of the car. I had to keep explaining to him that we had to get it home first and disinfect it before we could play with it. We brought it home and he has been playing with it nonstop.

It sits in our living room and he sends car after car down the slide. 

Actually, it doesn't matter what it is. If it fits, and even if it doesn't, it goes down the slide. Puzzle pieces, puzzles, balls, my big blue exercise ball, shoes, bottles, flashlights, basically anything he can get his hands on.

Elmo didn't even stand a chance.

While I was taking these pictures, instead of making myself useful by helping him pick up cars, he decided to put them all in their container. If he collected them all at once and emptied the container at the top of the slide, they would go down all at once instead of one by one. And of course that is more fun!

 "Ok, momma, I want to see if that looked cool!"

I'd have to say that cars get the most use down the slide. But every once in awhile he'll go down too. And I guess he was taking his little farmer for a ride as well.

He has been playing with that slide so much that he never even noticed that it rained for 3 days straight and that we never went outside. Thank you slide! Thanks for letting us survive all that rain! You were worth that 6 dollars.

The Help

Beau is my help around the house. Especially around dinner time. I'll sneak away to the kitchen to work on dinner while Beau is playing and watching Sesame Street. I usually only get a couple seconds head start because as soon as he hears me getting things out he'll make a bee line for my side. When he sees that all my racket involves food then he makes a bee line to the kitchen table to grab a chair. He pushes the chair, all by himself, up next to where ever I happen to be in the kitchen. Whether that's at the stove, at the sink or at the counter. He usually likes to sample whatever I'm making, stir whatever I'm stirring, and play with whatever is in his reach.

On this day he stood on his chair next to me and linked his arm with mine as I prepared the cilantro and he played with the stems, bubbles and a ziploc bag. I set up the camera and as soon as he heard the self-timer beeping he leaned forward and said "cheeeeeeese." Now if only he could smile while he says cheese then we would be golden!

As long as I don't find any poos in my chocolate pies, Beau will always be my help in the kitchen! (If you've seen or read The Help then you should get that reference).

Hoarding

Beau has a hoarding problem. It involves fitting as many books and cars as he can on the tray of his highchair.

Oops, he dropped one.

Oh well, that's why he has more on his tray, right?