more water, please!

it has been so blasted hot around here that all of my plants have been craving water just as much as my little fishie toddler has been.  that is okay, because he gladly volunteered to help me water the yard.  the only thing is, he thought it was far more fun to water the sidewalk than it was to water the live plants.

silly boy

oh and when daddy showed him how he could grab a drink from the hose, much like from a drinking fountain, staying somewhat dry during this process went completely out the window.

that's okay, it was already 85 degrees at 8am this morning.  

it was probably a nice treat!

  

he took his job seriously....

and was truly devastated when daddy turned the hose off and the water just stopped coming.

sorry pal, we can repeat this again tomorrow if you want.....

the yard will thank you!

scalding mommy

Hendrix likes to play in the bathroom.  He always has.  I used to think it was just because he wanted to be wherever we were (and in the mornings we spend alot of time getting ready in the bathroom), but now I think it has more to do with his fascination with water.  The minute he hears the faucet turn on he comes running.  

We have placed a gate at the top of the stairs, so he can move freely from his bedroom to our bedroom to the bathroom, and those rooms are (for the most part) baby-proofed so he can roam while mommy hops in the shower for a couple minutes.  I usually hear him banging around some toys, or babbling about something while I am sudsing up.

Recently he has discovered that he can waltz up the shower curtain and rip it back in some silly version of peek-a-boo.  He also likes to play with his bath toys even when he isn't bathing.  In fact, while I was blow-drying my hair the other day he tried so hard to reach one of the toys that was in the tub that I watched him topple in face first.  Oh my.  At least he is learning to fall gracefully so that he didn't bonk anything, and he happily reached the toy.  success.

Well the newest trick is that he has discovered that he can reach the handle for the faucet, and he has figured out that they are what adjusts the water (meaning that when he turns it the water comes on, not necessarily that it can alter the temperature of the water).  No, that is something that Mommy figured out while she was in the shower and all of a sudden the water gets very, VERY HOT!  Yeap, I just about jumped out of my skin and my yelp was apparently so funny that he thinks he should repeat the entire ordeal.  No more playing in the bathroom while mommy is showering.  Sorry kiddo, you got your chance. ;)

Does anyone know what he did with my hairbrush?  

family vacation part 1 {family museum}

The first stop of our family vacation was at the family museum.  I was really excited to take Hendrix there, but i wasn't really sure that he was big enough to get much out of it. 

We enjoyed a little picnic out front before heading inside.  Hendrix gobbled up strawberries like it was his job!

I am really glad that I packed 3x more clothes than I actually thought I needed as he changed outfits several times everyday.  It was hot so he would get all sweaty, and he doesn't keep bibs on very well, so he also needs a shirt change after almost every meal.  :)  

Once we got inside he was ready to explore.  There were tons of "learning stations" set up and unlike most museums everything was meant to be experienced - climbed on and touched.  There were lots of children and the mood was loud and fun.  

He would get very distracted from what we were trying to show him by other cute kids.  He can scope out other people his size from about a mile away and he waves and giggles and reaches out to say hello.  I don't see other babies get as excited to see him as he is to see them.  It's funny.

Daddy took him to touch a cloud and walk through a tornado.  The science stuff was really cool for adults as well as kiddos.

This computerized play mat was so cool.  It had all these bright colors which were of course very attractive to the kids, but then the lily pads interacted as you sat or walked on it.  The butterflies, water ripples, and fish would all move around your movements.  It was really cool.

You can see this huge playhouse with kitchen, grocery store, laundry room, dining room and all the appropriate toys to play and learn about those spaces right behind Hendrix.  He loved cruising around and picking what he wanted to play with.

There was a special Clifford exhibit that included all sorts of locations from the shows and books and a life-size Clifford to climb on.  While Hendrix seemed somewhat interested in it, he seemed really intimidated too and wouldn't let us get close to it with him, even for a picture. :)

Lastly, we headed out to the courtyard for some water fun. 

This was by far Hendrix's favorite part.  His fascination for water has not faded, and it was a nice hot day so the water felt amazing.

We weren't prepared for the water feature so Hendrix didn't have a suit to wear and instead just got soaked and stripped down.  We took plenty of breaks to drink water in the shade.....see the sweat just dripping?

And every time we thought that he was about completely worn out and we should head out for naptime, he would gain a second wind and go back for more!  

His hair is getting so long and turns crazy wild when it's wet. ;)

The water tables were really perfect for his age as it was all about moving water around from various levels with fountains and buckets, and he enjoyed standing up to it to splash.  Daddy and Mommy had fun playing too.

My silly little water baby!

More to come about our vacation fun.....