So I don't have any cute photos to post with this blog (I know, what kind of photographer am I?!) But I do have some good news. Beckem said his 3rd word over spring break. He has been saying "dada" for a few months now and my husband has just been eating that up. Then about 2 weeks ago he started saying "mama", much to my relief! (I seriously worked with him every night in the tub..."Say mama" and he would smile and say, "dada"...I swear he did it on purpose to frustrate me! : ) Anyway, so he is saying "mama" and "dada" now and then we go to California and stay with my grandparents, who just got a dog. Well, let me tell you, Beckem and this dog were best friends...through the sliding glass door that is. Beckem didn't like the puppy in person because, well, it's a puppy and would nip and pull on his clothes and jump around. But through the door he would giggle and talk to the puppy all day. The puppy would put her paws up on the glass and Beckem would copy her and put his hand up....so cute! Well, on our last day there, Beckem comes crawling into the kitchen and sees the dog waiting for him and says, "dog, dog, dog, dog" as he's crawling toward her. It was the cutest thing ever! Now, he has said random words before and then never said them again, so I wasn't quite sure if this was a fluke or a real new word. But then, when we got home I took Beckem with me to run in the park and he saw a dog and I hear "dog, dog!" and I look down and he's pointing at the dog. I know I'm a little bias, but I have the smartest freakin' kid!!!
Everyone who knows Beckem knows that he's a very cuddly, snuggly kid who loves to give "loves" as Ryan and I call it. He gives the best hugs and loves around. Here he is giving his mama some sugar. (This is my favorite part of being a mom!)
Ryan and I decided to get all of our housework and chores done during the week to leave Saturday free for family time. Each week we choose a different thing to do as a family...usually something for free that the city is putting on, or a place to go that's free. This past weekend we went to a place called Schnepf farms in Queen Creek. They have a little play area, a petting zoo, and a little farm store where they sell fresh jam, baked goods, etc. And in the spring you can pick fruit in their orchard for $1.50 a lb. I'm holding out for the peaches in May. Yummy! Here's Beckem on one of the old farm chairs just being his cute self.
I'm still trying to figure out how we had such a cute child. He got the best of both of our genes I guess!
