This post finds Ade in his fifth day (I think) with snow on the ground. Which is pretty much heaven for Ade because, in case you didn't remember, he loves snow. It started out with just a little: That same day we figured out that snow turns into water. The next day we had a lot more snow! And it's snowing again today, five days from the start. Adam's Daddy has been home from school for the last days because of inclement weather! Yeah! How does Ade like the snow?
Making the gingerbread hous and decorating the Christmas tree. Very exciting stuff.
So, what else is new? Everything is still "Why?" and Ade is 99.99% potty trained. Hadn't had an accident in WEEKS until he had a little accident in bed the other night.
Ade has taken an interest in photography, i.e. "I take a picture, Dada?". Here is a few of his first shots...the only coaching was "Point it, and press this button....Don't drop it, okay buddy?" Some nice shots, some disturbing ones...who is that grinning idiot in the last picture? Anyway...
Ade really likes playing "Tendo" with his Dad. He is actually VERY good at Wii Golf, considering he's only 2 and a half. He regularly hits bogeys and double bogeys with the occasional par thrown in. It's a lot of fun.
This video shows him playing Wii Bowling..."Let Go!"
Ade counts alot...he's been doing it for a while. He easily counts up to 5 to number different objects, it takes longer to get his fingers to contort into the "shape" of the numbers, but as you can see from the photos, he does that too.
Upon request he can go as high 10...no problem. He even started at 6 and made it up to 15 once. His math-teacher dad was pretty proud.
Ade with his cousins. L to R: Nathan, Ade and Hannah.
Goodness, I don't know what's taken me so long to get back on here and write something down. The longer I wait, the less I know what to write.
Ade's personality continues to make itself known. He is an amazing little person. Quite serious one minute, then raucous and silly the next. Always energetic and curious.
He speeks more and more words, more and more clearly all the time. What word was it that caught me off guard the other day? Oh yeah, he said "either." I told him I didn't like something, he said "Me either" with a serious look on his face. I couldn't help but laugh. Oh yeah, it's been so long since I posted I forgot about the defining word of the past five or six weeks:
"WHY?"
Everything is "why?"
Dad: "Let's get our pajamas on buddy." Ade: "Why?" Dad: "Because its almost bed time." Ade: "Why?" Dad: "It's dark outside and its getting late, so it's time for you to go to bed." Ade: "Why?" Dad: "You've had a busy day, and your body needs to recharge." Ade: "Recharge? Why?" ...You get the picture.
It can be exasparating but it really is fascinating to see the wheels turning in his mind. I'm trying hard not to let it be frustrating so it doesn't become a game. Initially Ade used the word "Why" in place of because, i.e. "Ade, why did you do that." Ade: "Why I'm hungry." His appropriate use of the word "why" was quickly followed by using the word "cuz." Go figure.
Just a couple guys being silly:
What else have we done in the past, say, 2 months? ALOT!
Played baseball in our underwear:
Patterson Family got together because Uncle Mike was being honored as distinguished alumni of the year at Corban College. Ade cooperated for the picture...
Hung out with the cousins:
Oregon Coast Aquarium:
Pumpkin patch with cousins Hannah and Nathan:
Put our pajamas on by ourselves (kinda):
Went trick-or-treating with Aunt Carissa:
That's enough for now, I'll try to post more often in the future.
Some of you might be wondering how potty training is going, or went, or whatever. So way back when, you'll see a post called "Our first no diaper day." That was a historic event, but it didn't really precede a series of no diaper days. In fact, it went well for a little while then a series of unfortunate events caused Ade to have a great fear of using the toilet. So, he went back to diapers for a while. He went back to diapers until about August. Recently we've been back at the training game, and he's been doing much better. He only wears a diaper at night now, and he frequently wakes up in the morning dry. He wears elmo underwear at nap time and he hasn't had an accident then, yet. It's been a few weeks and he's doing great!
Here's a couple shots from the state fair a weekend ago or so, the weather was great and everybody had an awesome time!
It's been HOT. Okay, not quite that hot, but over 100 degrees the past couple of days. The three of us (Ade, his Mommy and Daddy) have been trying to keep cool anyway we can. We've been visiting Grammy and Grampy P. who have a shady air conditioned house, and Oma and Opa where we play in the water. What happens when a two year old plays in the water? Say "goodbye pants" and jump in!
Today, Aug. 18th, was much cooler and it actually rained. Thank God. Also, today is Grandpa Ernie's 88th birthday. Everybody met over at his place for a little birthday party. Ade had fun eating cake, and singing "Happy Birthday" to "Papa Onie" as Ade calls him.
