Father's Day

On Father's Day, Ethan must have had some clue that it was a special day for his daddy...Matt was preaching that Sunday, so he had to leave early for church. Before leaving, he had changed his mind about which pair of pants he was going to wear. After Matt left, Ethan wandered into our room and saw the pair of pants that Matt had decided not to wear and quickly declared, "MY pants" (yes, the "mine" phase is still in full swing). He proceeded to put his father's pants on, holding them up by the belt and walking around the house, feeling quite proud. It was such a fitting Father's Day picture!

Our Trip South

Well, we have finally returned and settled in after our stint in the South. We started off with a week with Emily's family at Hilton Head Island (our yearly family vacation), then Matt unfortunately had to head back to work in Michigan. Ethan and Emily stayed around for some time with family and friends. You can see the fun Ethan had with his cousins, Poppy and Nana and his Aunt Kathleen. It was a great trip, but it's always nice to be home (and for the first time, I'm actually grateful for Michigan weather!

All in a day's work!

A few weeks ago, we were coming off of a long, cold weekend here in Michigan. Ethan had also been sick, so we hadn't been out in a few days. Needless to say, he got a little stir crazy by Monday, and as I was talking on the phone, I heard some splashing in the bathroom. I suddenly realized that I had not drained the water after his bath...yes, I know you've already figured out the rest of the story by now. I ran to the bathroom, and what you see here is what I found...we now drain the water immediately after his bath! And to make the day a little more fun for his mother, Ethan also filled 2 toilets, my water glass, and the fish bowl.

Our Southern Boy

I (Emily) was recently at a consignment sale where I picked up this great tractor and trailor for Ethan...he rode it all day. At one point, he asked that we not put his clothes on after a diaper change, and the result was a naked boy on a tractor. As Matt put it, "You can take the boy out of the south, but you can't take the south out of the boy." Poppy, we thought you would especially appreciate this one!