This past month was a month of first (and seconds and thirds). Asher turned two on July 30th! We can’t believe that our littlest Pig is already two-years-old. For his birthday, we ate a crazy cool airplane cake and opened presents. Asher isn’t too much into opening gifts yet. He isn’t even really into the gifts, though he did get some fantastic jammies and books and a toy airplane from our CO family. His favorite things these days are Daddy’s cooking utensils. At one point last week, all the spatulas were outside. When Daddy went to make eggs, he had nothing to stir with. Asher’s greatest hope is that one day he’ll be allowed to play with the corkscrew. Dream big, little man.
Grandma Cheryl made her third visit to WA. She took us to Toys R Us and played with us at the park and read to us. Our best day was spent at a wildlife park. After an hour long car ride where we were all in rare form (read screaming), the day ended well with a tram ride through a buffalo, moose, and caribou park. And Mom got us all bubble guns. It was nice to see Grandma Cheryl and we hope that maybe we’ll see her again in September when we travel through her home state. We FaceTimed with our AZ cousins and we are looking forward to seeing them in September too. (Those plans are still in the works. Stay tuned.)
Riley lost his first tooth and Emmett pulled his third. Riley was very brave. He asked Mommy to wiggle it loose and then he yanked it free himself. The tooth fairy brought great books for all. Then a short week later, Emmett tied some floss to his tooth and had Riley and our nanny tug. He’d already jammed the tooth (a top decker) into a weird spot where the corner was at an angle and would catch on his tooth. So he was determined to remove the offending tooth. And, with a spot of ingenuity, he did! More books were brought by the tooth fairy! Emmett was ticked at the thought that he’d already lost three teeth and he had some choice words about the milestone: “I’m almost a man!”
We have our first whistler! Riley, after pulling his first tooth, figured out how to whistle. He whistles in the morning. He whistles in the evening. He whistles all over the house. Sometimes, we don’t think he’s even aware he’s doing it. But, after Tessa’s shrieking to approximate a fingers-in-the-mouth whistle, this is a welcome change. All other pigs have tried, but none have duplicated his feat. He is, so far, the lone whistler.
Asher climbed up the ladder into the playhouse for the first time. He loved the new point of view, and didn’t want to come down. Then he discovered the spiral slide and kept making the loop. (Until Tessa jammed him face-first down it, and that was the end of that chapter.) He also climbed up the boys’ loft bed ladders for the first time. Loved that too. Especially the snuggling that would ensue once he got into the bed.
We are nearing the end of our second summer in WA. This one has been hot and dry. Seems we brought the CO drought with us when we moved here. Our grass is (mostly) dead and the highway medians regularly catch on fire. Yesterday was the first full day of rain we’ve had in months. We loved the lightning and thunder and the power even went out! Very exciting events. Here’s hoping for more!
Be well!
The Four Fantastic Pigs
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