Park it, dude

"Finally!" you all will shout when you see this post.  I don't need to hear or tell any of you how time flies - it's going to be obvious in this post of my GIANT BABY who walks and talks and has even started sneaking out of the house at night. GAH!

In the lack of posts over the past few months, we have been spending most of our free time outside. The park (especially the swings) are a big hit these days:

 

Elliott surprises all by how adventurous he is with bridges and slides:

 

Not lying - he will climb the stairs by himself, and then either walk right off the edge of the slide, or get down on his tummy to go down.  This some times leads to injuries, such as his first bloody nose pictured here:

He has also started demanding time outside.  He tolerates about 1 to 1.5 hours indoors before he picks up his shoes and starts pounding on the door while whining.  Right now he is loving leaves, rocks, and water.

Fortunately, the park near our house has lots of streams and ponds for unlimited water viewing:

Showing the water to his friend Jack:

Trying to jump in:

Hanging out with parents around Seattle:

 

 

 

 Easter Weekend in Idaho:

 

 

 Elliott and Grandpa Buddy:

To finish off this post, a couple of pictures or our trip to Magnuson Park this weekend:

This is so cool Mom!

 

 Look Dad, over there, big slides!

This is Elliott's Mother's and Father's Day gift to us. Isn't he sweet?  Although he looks tortured here, he actually loves it when it's moving. :)

Next post, Elliott's Birthday Bash!