This Week

Earlier this week ... we were at a different park than usual and the playground was on a hill. At the bottom of the hill next to a pavilion was a very boldly colored catering van. After running around the playground equipment for a while, my little guy caught sight of the catering van and ran towards it and onto the lawn. He hadn't really agreed to walk on grass before. He kept running and would have liked to run all the way down the hill. I tried to get him to hold my hand so he could go down the hill, but he's never really wanted to hold my hand and walk so I wasn't surprised he refused. Eventually we had to go to the other side of the playground so he couldn't see the van. I mentioned before that at 17 months he wasn't comfortable on some outdoor surfaces yet. I don't think that's the case anymore.

More than coloring with crayons, my little guy likes to play with crayons. He likes me to set out the pack of crayons so he can play with them and their case. Earlier this week ... as I was putting them away there were a few missing. They were easily found. They were scattered around the room and they were all dark purple. Is this his favorite color? He has a bunch of little balls that are all different colors and seems to like the darker colored ones, but I don't think I've suspected a specific favorite before.

Yesterday ... we were out front and he was running around as usual. (He loves to run around outside!) There was a grasshopper on the sidewalk so I pointed it out to him and he went to grab it. He had fun chasing it around for a little while and I'm sure that at least once he felt it before it jumped away. Super cute :)