Saturday, August 25, 2007
KY State Fair -- Cockadoodle-doo!!!
Wilson accompanied his Grandpa, Dad and Mom to the KY State Fair, where he saw pigs have "eaties" (nurse), heard some loud (apparently scary) roosters, and rode in a car with Abigail, daughter of Maren (good friend from high school). In other big news, John still could not find the coveted deep fried Twinkie. There's always next year...
Summertime Retrospective -- May Day
Our digital camera has been on the fritz, so we are sharing photos of the summer, from May to August. Here we are celebrating May Day with my mom, complete with blueberry pancakes, a mayday parade and bubbles.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Gretchen and Wilson are TV stars!
What's more, a trafficking research report that Gretchen helped edit was just covered in the Courier Journal. Check it out at http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070823/NEWS01/70823056.
Editor's note: Wilson and Gretchen apparently did not make the final cut for that portion of the newscast (Thanks and apologies to Jason for pointing this out). They did make the five o' clock news. We could not watch the segment ourselves because our computer runs on OS X and the video required a Windows plug-in. Luckily the Wilson fan club, Grammy and Papa, videotaped the show on their digital camera. If we weren't both lawyers, we would post that.
Editor's note: Wilson and Gretchen apparently did not make the final cut for that portion of the newscast (Thanks and apologies to Jason for pointing this out). They did make the five o' clock news. We could not watch the segment ourselves because our computer runs on OS X and the video required a Windows plug-in. Luckily the Wilson fan club, Grammy and Papa, videotaped the show on their digital camera. If we weren't both lawyers, we would post that.
Friday, August 03, 2007
Amelia and Wilson Conquer the Sharks!
We made the trek up north to Newport Aquarium to meet up with good friends Sean, Alyssa and Amelia. Wilson wasted no time in giving Amelia ("Meals") a new nickname --"Mimi"-- and cozying up to her to view fish, sharks, and of course, eat goldfish.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Summertime!
Our lovely friend Amanda took this shot of us at a wedding shower for our friends Geoff and Heidi. Wilson looks like such a kid in this shot.
It really feels like summertime, and not just the ordinary hot three months of work. We've been enjoying grilling out, swimming, visiting Madison, and the occasional stop at construction sites to watch "ecadahs" (trans. excavators). Wilson constantly asks for ottie (outside), pooh (pool), and dirt, and has legs full of mosquito bites and little scrapes to prove it. This 90-plus humid weather has me longing for fall, but for now I will revel in our little boy's wonder at the great outdoors and long hours of sunshine.
It really feels like summertime, and not just the ordinary hot three months of work. We've been enjoying grilling out, swimming, visiting Madison, and the occasional stop at construction sites to watch "ecadahs" (trans. excavators). Wilson constantly asks for ottie (outside), pooh (pool), and dirt, and has legs full of mosquito bites and little scrapes to prove it. This 90-plus humid weather has me longing for fall, but for now I will revel in our little boy's wonder at the great outdoors and long hours of sunshine.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Leaps and bounds!
Wilson’s Words and Milestones for the past few weeks (19 months old)
• I pointed to the word “reserved” on the asphalt in the parking lot and Wilson began to sing abcs. He points to words on everything (cereal box, books, etc) and sings abcs
• We went to storytime today and he signed all of the signs to the songs. Has also begun to sing “hello,hello, hello and how are you..i’m fine, I’m fine, and I hope that you are too.” Showed off his “shoes” to Barbara (storytime librarian) Also sings chorus “ei-i-e-i-o” to old macdonald.
• Danced to drums (spins constantly) and pretended to drum when listening to salsa band at Willow Park
• Says no and yes (“more”) to songs he likes/dislikes
• New words for the past 3 days: hole, ya-ya (water), ig-ga-ga (iguana), nooo (nose), crocs (new shoes), yuck (rock/walk)
• Everytime we see a horse or tractor or cow, he says “papa” and associates it with Papa Young’s ranch
• Has begun to interact on the telephone and talk, saying yeah and lolaloo (I love you)
• Everytime he picks up a toy phone and we ask who he is calling, he says Lola
• When he played at Lola’s a few weeks ago, he picked out a sparkly dress and handed it to Lola, saying "Lola", signifying that he associates her with dress-up
• Cries when Lola is gone, starts signing his name and hers rapidly when we say we will go see her. At least 3 times a day, he points upstairs and cries “Lola” when he wants to watch the videos of her at the beach on her blog.
• Says “go daddy go” and picks up the baseball mitt, then proceeds to say "Lola" and "shusan" (Susan), since they always show up to watch John and Derrick play softball for Legal Aid
• Everything little is baby (including rocks and construction vehicles) and everything big is mommy/daddy
• Was saying that he had a baby in his belly, but as of this week, he asks, baby, pointing to my belly and I say, jokingly, no, then he asks, daddy, I say no, and grinning, when I ask Wilson, he says no and just laughs.
• Likes to do yoga (feet up the wall) side by side with his mommy
• Mention “Henry’s Ark” and he will make all of the animal noises, including ssshhhh since the porcupines were asleep when he last visited with his Grammy
• He rides everything (microwave food dishes, stuffed animals, boxes, etc), and everything is a boat, except for his horse and zebra, which are called "papa" and "dee-daa," respectively.
• Picks up hair, any hair, anywhere and says “yuck”
• Goes to open fridge and picks out what he wants to eat (usually cottage cheese—yah!)
• Has begun to REALLY eat, much to his parents’ relief and even ventured out to eat yummy pork adobo, rice and beans at Sari-Sari, the local Filipino restaurant
• I pointed to the word “reserved” on the asphalt in the parking lot and Wilson began to sing abcs. He points to words on everything (cereal box, books, etc) and sings abcs
• We went to storytime today and he signed all of the signs to the songs. Has also begun to sing “hello,hello, hello and how are you..i’m fine, I’m fine, and I hope that you are too.” Showed off his “shoes” to Barbara (storytime librarian) Also sings chorus “ei-i-e-i-o” to old macdonald.
• Danced to drums (spins constantly) and pretended to drum when listening to salsa band at Willow Park
• Says no and yes (“more”) to songs he likes/dislikes
• New words for the past 3 days: hole, ya-ya (water), ig-ga-ga (iguana), nooo (nose), crocs (new shoes), yuck (rock/walk)
• Everytime we see a horse or tractor or cow, he says “papa” and associates it with Papa Young’s ranch
• Has begun to interact on the telephone and talk, saying yeah and lolaloo (I love you)
• Everytime he picks up a toy phone and we ask who he is calling, he says Lola
• When he played at Lola’s a few weeks ago, he picked out a sparkly dress and handed it to Lola, saying "Lola", signifying that he associates her with dress-up
• Cries when Lola is gone, starts signing his name and hers rapidly when we say we will go see her. At least 3 times a day, he points upstairs and cries “Lola” when he wants to watch the videos of her at the beach on her blog.
• Says “go daddy go” and picks up the baseball mitt, then proceeds to say "Lola" and "shusan" (Susan), since they always show up to watch John and Derrick play softball for Legal Aid
• Everything little is baby (including rocks and construction vehicles) and everything big is mommy/daddy
• Was saying that he had a baby in his belly, but as of this week, he asks, baby, pointing to my belly and I say, jokingly, no, then he asks, daddy, I say no, and grinning, when I ask Wilson, he says no and just laughs.
• Likes to do yoga (feet up the wall) side by side with his mommy
• Mention “Henry’s Ark” and he will make all of the animal noises, including ssshhhh since the porcupines were asleep when he last visited with his Grammy
• He rides everything (microwave food dishes, stuffed animals, boxes, etc), and everything is a boat, except for his horse and zebra, which are called "papa" and "dee-daa," respectively.
• Picks up hair, any hair, anywhere and says “yuck”
• Goes to open fridge and picks out what he wants to eat (usually cottage cheese—yah!)
• Has begun to REALLY eat, much to his parents’ relief and even ventured out to eat yummy pork adobo, rice and beans at Sari-Sari, the local Filipino restaurant
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