Grammy / Pa's - Part Deux

... the fun continues with pink Barbie bike times, the box of locks, visiting, and his first hotdog at Trail Day (and of course more tractor riding)!!

Grammy / Pa's - Part 1

On to the second part of our adventure week!  Since being at Grammy / Pa's I learned to drive the tractor and cut grass, make pizza and eat fries under the bridge!

Yesterday a snack was made for everyone of cheese, crackers and prosciutto, but I took the liberty of laying claim on the plate and wouldn't let any one else have any!  Needless to say I didn't eat any dinner!

Went and had a (quick) visit with Nana today -- I was zipping in and out of every room touching everything on the way!!  Mummy thought it best we make a quick get away before I broke something!!

Bubba/Gampy Weekend Away!

Mummy and Daddy dropped me for the weekend at Bubba and Gampy's house.  They thought that I would miss them, but boy, were they wrong!  Hardly even noticed when mummy came to pick me up!  Besides Gampy's Truck, the best part of the trip was meeting the boy next door.  He let me play with all his toys!!  Each morning Gampy and I had breakfast together and Bubba fed me ice creams in the afternoon! :)

Cottage Time!

Chippy had his first cottage time of the season this past weekend.  He had a lot of firsts!  First fishing ... first fish caught!  First time sleeping in a big bed (with dad)!  Mummy (who he is now calling mama??) and Daddy went street toy shopping and ended up with two free trucks that Gampy fixed up!  Chippy had a really good time!

Yesterday's Entertainment

New Song

Out of nowhere Chippy burst into song after lunch today.  Must be a song they sing at daycare!

Mother's Day

Chippy helped Mummy to have a great Mothers Day!  He gave me a lovely flower and card; he made yummy liverwurst sandwiches; and he helped with the gardening!!

Building with Dad

We thought it would be nice if Chippy had a climber in the back yard to get out some of his pent up energy!  Chippy and Daddy worked hard putting it together -  it hasn't fallen down yet!

Curry

Chippy eating his chicken korma like a true local... No forks for Chippy, just naan!

Bike Buggy

First week of riding to school in the bike buggy!

Appley Dapply by Beatrix Potter

Chippy's Appley Dapply

Oh What a Day

It was such a nice day here today that we did lots of fun things outside - but not too much walking because Chippy has hurt his foot!  :(  First thing this morning we hopped in our buggy and set off uptown for 'Copper Sunday'.  We grabbed some buns at the bun house and went to the park by City Hall to watch the cadets march in from RMC.  After a short nap we piled into the car and found a park to have a picnic lunch.  Then it was off for a car ride to Gananoque for the ice cream house!  Then it was trains for the rest of the day! :-)

When going to bed, Chippy bonked heads with Daddy and said 'two ouchies!'  He also likes to say how 'cited' he is when he's excited.  Mostly when it's pee bag time or when Daddy's coming home from the Queen's house!

A Week with Chippy

Chippy had a pretty good week this week.  His speech is getting really good - he's stringing a lot more words together when he speaks and he can understand a lot of what is said.  He still gets frustrated a lot and throws himself on the ground in disgust at the smallest of things ... sometimes at nothing at all ... but we're all learning to cope!  We keep reminding him to 'use his words' which he is getting better at doing. 

Chippy and daddy have a good bedtime routine where he has his bath, they read some books, then Daddy tells Chippy stories in the dark.  Chippy likes to contribute to the stories, frequently asking for stories about airplanes, 10 pigs (because 3 pigs just won't do), motorcycles, Daddy story and a Chippy story.  He has been pretty hyper the past few nights when going to sleep but he eventually settles down after banging his feet on his bed and jibber jabbering to himself for a while.  The hyperness may be a result of the baking Chippy and Mommy did on Monday and Tuesday afternoons.  Chippy likes to start by sticking his finger in the batter of whatever we're making and then sticks his whole fist in when I'm not looking!  Tonight we celebrated the nice weather by going for ice cream!

The past few weekends Daddy and Chippy have had some man to man time at the Bun House.  They share a bun and sit outside watching people go by.

Chippy has been really gentle with Mayonnaise recently (and really has always been).  He recognizes when she's upset and will hug and kiss her.  He finds her binky and will pop it back in for her, rocks her car seat when she starts to cry, and loves to climb up into the crib to help change her.  He loves to ask for 'couch' time where he will hold onto her.

He's still eating really well. It's hard to keep him at the table as he keeps running back into the living room to play, but generally by the end of the meal he's eaten most of his food. Tomatos are about the only thing that he consistently says 'no like it'. Breakfast remains his favourite meal.

This Prize is the Poop!

Chippy got his poop prize today!!! Yeah for Chippy!!!

Watermelon Fun

Gampy's Truck

No visit is complete without 3 hours worth of 'driving' Gampy's truck and hearing the phrase 'Gampy's truck' ten thousand times!

Painting

One day when we were able to get Wee M down for a nap in the morning, Chippy embarked on a painting project.  While Mummy thought she was well equiped with a small cloth to wipe up any mess, she was not!  A full bath was in order after our painting session was complete.

The Magic of a Bribe

After our initial run of 3 pees in the pot, Chippy decided to take a break for a while.  Now he is back with about 5 in the last 3 days!  This has cost Mommy bribes of Thomas covered in paint, Easter Thomas, Ferdinand, Spencer, and Bulgy the Bus!  Yesterday he let us know twice that he had to go.  I think he just wants the trains, but I'll take it!

My Little Accountant

Queen's Commerce had better keep a spot open for this little guy in 2027 because one of his new favourite toys is my calculator!   He found it the other day and spent a good 15 minutes entranced by it!

Bowers Easter

In keeping with his tradition of taking his pants off at parties, here is Mr. Pantless enjoying Bowers Easter!

Our Easter Hunt 2012

Chippy wasn't sure what he was hunting for this year - if he had known it was chocolate I'm sure he would have been a much more willing participant.  Trains, however, he knows!  Once we were able to coax him away from the trains, we were able to finish our Easter hunt! :)

Activities

Chippy has been keeping himself busy recently with lots of activities.  We have daily 'Easter Egg Hunts' for an egg with stickers in it, and with the nicer weather we have been down to the park a lot.  Just got back from a visit with Bubba/Gampy and Auntie Lorri came to visit too!  The third picture basically sums up our time at Bubba/Gampy's!