Connor plays

Where did the alligator go?

I can see it

 

There it is!  Gotcha!

 

Just taking a look at the world from a different perspective.

"Ooooh" Sprinklers!

This picture doesn't quite do him justice...but Connor is all wet and grinning from ear to ear.

Some of Connor's favorite things include putting various animals but especially the alligator into pockets.  We play this at church all the time and he gets a kick out of it.  This time we were at home and he didn't have a pocket so it went down the front of his shirt.  He thought it was equally fun.

He also likes to point out all sprinklers on our walks or just walking from the car to the house.  Grandma and Grandpa had their sprinklers going so Connor decided to play in them a little bit.  He was having a grand old time and didn't mind getting wet at all...this was the evening and I was wrapped in a blanket trying not to freeze and my kiddo was playing in the sprinklers.  The cold didn't phase him one bit.

Happy Mother's Day

I got the link to this from a friend at church...it was too funny, I had to share.

Happy Mother's Day!

18 months old today!

Connor turned 18 months old today...and most of us know what that means...today was his first day of NURSERY!!!!  Since about 12 months old Connor has been quite a wiggle worm and one of us is often found roaming the halls of church with him.  Well not much today.  He lasted through most of sacrament meeting and then it was time to drop him off at nursery.  Can you guess who was the most nervous of the family?  Was it Daddy, Mommy or Connor?  I'll give you a hint, Mommy has been counting down the weeks for awhile now and Connor saw a room filled with toys and other small people.  Connor had a small melt down at the door when he had to get his hands and face wiped before entering the fun room, but then Colette came and got him and that was the last we saw of him for the next two hours.

Peter wanted to go and sit with Connor, but I suggested we just let him go and if they need us they'll come and find us.  The lady in charge of guarding the door (Kimberly) suggested the same.  So Peter and I enjoyed Sunday School together (this is a first in about 6 months).  Though every time the chapel doors opened both of our heads turned to the doorway.  After that block was over we headed to the nursery to look through the peep hole and see how Connor was doing.  Colette was walking toward the room with snack and she said they were currently in singing time but Connor was doing well.  So we didn't look in.  Peter went to Priesthood and I went to Relief Society.  With about 10 minutes left of Relief Society I hear a familiar cry in the hall (I was sitting by the door).  The door opened and Colette motions for me to go outside.  She tells me Connor had just melted down and had only been crying for about two minutes.  He was clearly exhausted and in much need of a nap.  She said he did very well.  I took him and we wiped his face down and then stopped at the drinking fountain (this is one of Connor's new favorite things to do at church-not sure if he actually drinks much though).  I was at the drinking fountain when Amy walked by and said Connor did very well.  They had just gotten back from a walk and were getting a drink when Connor had a melt down.  She thought maybe he just wanted more to drink.

All in all it sounded like Connor had a great time.  He came home and was too tired for lunch.  He just wanted to take a nap.

After his nap we went and visited with Grandma B.  Connor enjoyed getting wet by the pool, taking the garbage out and playing in boxes.

Grandma and Grandpa got their pool redone recently.  With it darker it warms up quicker.  We're expecting warm weather this week and plan on swimming soon.  Today the pool was 75 degrees and we've only had a couple of warm days lately.

The Huntington

Peter, Connor, Chris, Claire, Diana, Laurel and Nancy (Diana's neighbor) went to the Huntington today.  Nancy had never been there before.  They had a great time enjoying the garden, library and museum.

I played with magnetic sand

Ran my fingers through the nice cool fountains

Looked at some big fish

And pointed out some other neat things

I enjoyed exploring the world

Then on the way home we got stuck in traffic so we stopped at Bass Pro Shops for dinner and because Chris had never been before. I enjoyed exploring the shop.

Train Fun

On Saturday we went to Old Poway Park for their Age of Steam event.  They had their steam engine that they've been restoring for a long time out giving people rides.  We got into an ore cart as the line was much shorter.  Here's some fun pictures of everyone all happy and smiling before the ride took place.

Connor and Daddy

Laurel and Camille

Claire, Ellie and I

The train took us around the park twice and on the second trip around it stopped and we all knew what was going to happen.  There was a hold up and these two people got off the train and then there was a gun fight that occurred.  The woman ended up being the hero in the end.  Unfortunately Connor is not fond of loud noises and the gunfight was just a bit too much for him.

Daddy please make it stop!

To cheer him up, we took Connor to the water fountain and let him play in the water for a little bit.  I think he'll think twice before getting on a train again though.

On our way out we stopped and Connor and Daddy got to sit on this antique fire truck with Dotty.

They also had antique cars on display, an organ grinder, and other old timey stuff-think Main Street Disneyland.  It was a fun day-minus the gunfight.

Our big boy

Connor learned a new trick this weekend...we were hoping he wouldn't notice the ladder for a bit longer.  He's such a big boy-what happened to my baby?

 Why yes he climbs ladders, plays with the steering wheel and then turns around and goes down the slide feet first on his belly.  Then he gets up and repeats.

 He also really enjoys playing with this big wheel car.  The battery for the car is broken, but that doesn't stop him from pushing it around with the help of his cousin...in fact he's got his cousin well trained.  Bubba often pushes Connor in the car, and Connor loves it.

Easter

Last Saturday we took Connor to his first egg hunt. He was a bit clueless as to what he was supposed to do, but eventually caught on.

My spaceship is a tad small

Look at all these bright eggs

Connor would pick up one egg, put it in his basket, take it out of his basket and put it back on the grass and then repeat. We picked up a few eggs and placed them in his basket and he continued to pick up the same egg and put it back on the grass. That was until he opened up an egg and sampled what was inside.

Woah this stuff tastes good

Afterwards we went home and took a nap. After the nap we went over to grandma and grandpa O's house and played with the cousins. I had picked up this water snake the day before and had it in my car. The girls wanted to be sprayed with the hose and I offered the snake to play with. It was great for the 5-10 minutes before it popped. Nobody was touching it or near it when it popped, it just let loose. Oh well-It was a fun toy while it lasted.

It was really cold out, but I played for a little bit too

Then on Easter Sunday we had lunch with my family and then dinner with Peter's family. Connor's basket had some jelly beans and peeps and a chocolate bunny. Behind it was a cool bucket full of sand toys and some sidewalk chalk. The bucket was almost the perfect size to sit in.
That brings us to today. We went to the Wild Animal Park again. Tomorrow is the last day to see the butterflies so we needed to go see them one more time before they leave. Yesterday was very rainy and this morning was a bit rainy too which meant almost no crowds. We parked in the front row, right across from the entrance and walked right in. We saw the butterflies first. Peter had a friend land on his hat and I got one on my jacket as we were exiting.
Afterward we went on a tram ride. Then it started to rain a bit and we were cold so it was a good time to call it quits.

Spring Break

I had spring break last week and enjoyed having the time off of work. We spent the first few days running errands/shopping/playing around and enjoying a cool treat.

Check out the static cling hairdo

Then on Wednesday I dropped my car off at the mechanic as it needed some desperate TLC. Then my dad, Connor and I went to the Wild Animal Park. We had fun feeding the ducks and petting the goats. One goat gave Connor a friendly (or not) love tap. We decided to leave that goat alone and go see some nicer ones.
While walking around near the elephants we heard a large splashing noise. We walked up the ramp to check it out and were excited to see six elephants going for a swim.
Once the trainers started to leave, the elephants decided to get out of the water and follow where the people were going. They had buckets so it looked like it was lunch time.
Then we went to the butterfly exhibit. This was our main purpose for going to the park. You have to get separate tickets to enter the exhibit at a certain time (these tickets are free). We got to the park around 11:30ish and our tickets to see the butterflies were 3:15-3:45. We arrived right at 3:15 and entered the exhibit.

Connor found a friend

Connor started melting down towards the end. He was totally clueless that he had another friend on his hat.Once out of the muggy exhibit we walked by the carousel and decided Connor would have just enough juice left to ride the carousel with grandpa.

He promptly fell asleep on the way home.