Cort and I went to visit Aunt Chelle and Chandler in September( i know, we're still really far behind). We had a great time. Cort and Chandler really enjoyed each other and Cort did a great job traveling.

The bounce house in Chandler's backyard - how cool is that?










The death grip - I mean the hug.....



See - she really wasn't strangling him


And the sweet kiss


The Children's museum - Cort loved it!! He loved the grocery store and would make me laugh that he would fill his cart with cheese and milk - love the dairy -just like his Mommy!! He also really like painting in the craft room.












Happy kids after the museum


Riding the Crocodile at the aquarium


2 little monkeys.... one fell off and bumped his head - literally - but then asked to get right back on!!! Chandler accidentally bounced Cort right off the bed - i thought he was crying because he got hurt but then realized it was just because he wasn't on the bed anymore( don't know why it is underlining!!)


Potty Time - Cort was obsessed with Chandler's potty chair - he kept sitting on it over and over. I grabbed my camera when he sat on it with his feet in it and then just in time to catch it on camera - he Pee-peed in the potty( and all over his feet)!!!!

Hiking

Several weeks ago we took Cort for his first hiking trip. We borrowed a back pack carrier from some friends and took off on a 2 mile hike at Ceaser's Head. It was great and Cort absolutely loved it. At the top, we had a picnic lunch and then headed back down. Cort didn't fuss at all and excitedly pointed out everything he saw.

Giddy-up

This is one of Cort's current favorite things to do....

Starbucks story time and Sprinker Park

For the past few mondays Cort and I have been joining friends downtown for a free starbucks drink and outdoor story time. Starbucks makes the kids milkshakes and do this great storytime under the big bridge. Cort loves it - when it was warm we went to the sprinkler park that is right down sidewalk -now that 's it cooler we just run around the park and enjoy a picnic. It's been a great way to start the week.
Don't have great pictures - but here's a few from the first time we went.

two great things....

Cars and helping Daddy wrapped up in one - what could better?



August/September were good and bad car months! We sold the Jetta and got a more family friendly vehicle ( Toyota Highlander)!! The great thing is we actually saved money and got a bigger, newer, fewer miles car!! Yea- God is good! The not so great thing is that Chris' car went in to the shop 3 times!!! Not so yea. But all is fixed now and hopefully it will last a bit longer!!

Big Boy

Cort is loving practicing with a big boy cup. He does a great job but tends to get over excited after a few sips and tips it back too far.

Practicing with Baby Nancy

We sometimes keep our good friend's little one, Nancy. Cort didn't used to pay much attention to her but now he does. he really likes handing her things and crawling with her.

Cute Baby Nancy - love the big blue eyes



Little kiss night night


"here you go"

Singing in the Shower...tub

Cort continues to love music. He sings or has us sing quite often and he is very particular about songs in the car. They don't have to be children's songs - he just wants to approve of them.
A few of his classic children's favorites are Happy and You Know it, Little Bunny FuFu, Pop goes the weasel and Old MacDonald had a Farm. He either sings or does movements to all of these quite enthusiastically. Here's some pics of him doing it in the bath tub...

Happy and You Know it


shout hooray

clap your hands

Pop Goes the Weasel

he always pops his head for pop goes the weasel.


Little Bunny FuFu


" I don't want to see you...."

First Day of School

We decided to send Cort to Mother's Morning Out this year one day a week. He LOVES IT!! He actually runs down the hallway and and tries to climb over the gate to get into the room before the teacher comes to get him. He always gets a good report. It's so funny to pack his little bookbag and his lunch box. It makes him seem so big.
Here's a picture of his first day of School - Sept 6.

Mall Play

There's a great little play area in the mall here. I wish we had utilized it a little more when the weather was really hot. Here's just a few random pics of Cort enjoying it.

Pretend Play

Elmo has been Cort's favorite pretend play buddy recently. A few weeks ago he desperately wanted Elmo to color with him. He kept trying to put the crayon in his hand and he'd say, "do, do."






Later he wanted Elmo to do flashcards with him.


He even tries to have Elmo go Night, night and shares his paci with him. Too cute. Maybe he's practicing for baby. :)

He is really into feeding things too. My favorite is when he feeds his cars. He has a few that have mouths and eyes so he tries to share real and pretend food with them.
He also puts his cars and trains to bed by laying them on his blanket and saying, "Night, Night, choo choo" or "night night car"

Where'd the rain go?

We haven't seen much rain this summer but when we do Cort loves it. He likes to run in it when I let him and always throws his arms up, palms up to say it's raining. Now when he just hears thunder he'll stop whatever he's doing and and do the "it's raining" pose. The "it's raining" pose looks much like the "where'd it go" pose. Which is def. another favorite game. We hide things ( most often cars) all day and ask "where'd it go?" Funny the things that delight little ones so much.



( I think in this one he also saw an airplane and was pointing to it)