So, a year has gone by in your little life. If I could do it all over again, I would have taken the first year off, and started posting more frequently after that. Somehow, things get me sidetracked. The stuff you do, say, and the little person have become. I must preface, that we do love you. You drive us crazy some days, but for the most part, one special little moment with you, makes up for a day of bad behaviour, or week of illness. Regardless, the point is, I am remembering now.
So, shortly after my last post came your second haloween. You dressed up as a little pink dragon, with this protruding tail that wagged back and forth. You carried a little plastic pumpkin. I remember clear as day. We went up the street, you were just starting to speak, 'twick o tweat' sometimes came out of your mouth. Sometimes you were invited in, and in you went without a fear in the world. It didn't take long for your pumpkin to fill and I had to start loading my pockets. You would have knocked on doors all night if I had let you. It was precious. Haloween is a few days away, this year you are Cinderella.
Christmas came and went without too much fanfare. You were spoiled again. For your 2nd birthday, we went to Great Wolf lodge with uncle Dave, Aunt Maura and Ethan & Emily and Nana and Papa. I will show you the video some day. You loved the wave pool, the 2 water slides you were allowed to go down. We all had fun. This year, we are going again, with Peter and Beth, and James and Owen. Hopefully, the 4" you have grown, may allow you a little more freedom this year, I doubt it.
As the winter rolled on, mommy decided she needed a companion, after talking long and hard, we agreed on a dog. So on a cold winter day, we hopped in the van for the last day as a little unit, and headed for Peterborough. A good chunk of change later, we came home with a pup, a Great Dane pup. He start off as Ceasar, but came home as Bosco. He was a cute cuddly little pup. Unfortunately, I only had a vision for a dog as an adult, not as a puppy, and did not know what I was in for. I thought puppies would be like kittens, the play, sleep, make the odd little mess, sleep again. Was I wrong. I shouldn't complain, you and Bosco have become great friends. He looks out for you and will be a companion for a long long time. Even if it cost me a couch, end table, screen door, a pair of shoes, an umbrella, countless toys, a hundred dollars for emergency medicine, (that was the first 4 months) and who knows what is yet to come as he is only 10 months old.
As spring went on, you met aunt Sue who looks after you a few days a week. It was a rough start, but after awhile, I realized you were just playing me when it was time to drop you off. It worked for a while. Then I caught on. I am amazed at how young you learn where to test us.
Spring came and went. For the first year, you were all about being outside, now I need a pry bar to get you away from your movies. You have become quite the counter, not the best speller. You do try and learn words all the time, sometimes ones we would rather not hear from you just yet, blame that on your mother and I. You were real good about identifying ambulance's and fire truck's as we drove around town. When I took you to the fire station to ride in one with uncle Mike, you got scared and wouldn't go near it.
Summer was all about the park and the kids. For a 2 1/2 year old, you have the most friends on the street. Any given night there were 5-15 kids on our front yard keeping you amused and having Bosco amuse them. Now it is fall, finally. More to come with the year in pictures.
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