This and That

This post is just to share a few random pictures that I didn't really have anywhere else to include. We've had a REALLY busy November, and here are a few random things Michael has been into lately...

This is the bike rack at the ball field where Kenneth played in a church softball league, which our team came in second! Anyway, Michael loved walking in and out of the loops in this bike rack, and it was so cute to watch...

Michael's newest "riding" toy...

Look what Gammi and G-Dad picked up at Costco! A new Christmas tree, some cubed steak, some carrots, and a Michael!

Michael has learned a lot of new tricks lately that I have neglected to include in the blog...work and my commute to work has really cutting into my free time! Let's see...Michael gives fives and kisses (only REALLY lucky people get kisses), and he is pretty much running around now. He also knows how to open and close most doors, and he has figured out how to flush toilets. He likes to bite into the nipple part of his sippy cups...so we're about to switch to cups that don't have the silicone-like nipple things. He has also started using a few words. He says bye-bye (buh-bye), mama, dada, Yo Yo (his Aunt Blair's dog), ball, and he has really started to understand things we say to him. He knows most of his toys by name and will go get what we tell him to get. He also has started having fits when he can't do something he wants to do or go somewhere he wants to go. He LOVES to be outside, so anytime we tell him he can't go outside or we bring him in from outside, he has a MAJOR meltdown. He got a wagon from his Pammy and Burger for his 1st birthday, and all he wants to do with is it climb and and out. The minute we sit him down and strap him in, he has a huge fit. So for now, the wagon is more of a yard toy than a way to get around the neighborhood. Michael has gotten really good at throwing a ball, and his daddy is super excited because he does it left handed (for all my non-sport-fanatic readers, a left-handed pitcher can make it into the pros easier...or something like that). He has started "using" a spoon, which really just makes a big mess and he doesn't get much of his food, but he's awfully proud of himself for doing it. That's all I can think of now. Life is good!