18 months old

Gordy is officially 1.5 and is quite the little personality.  

He absolutely LOVES to color on the driveway with sidewalk chalk and will dig in his little dirt corner for as long as we'll let him.

He has gotten quite brave at the playgrounds and will hang from ropes and climb up ladders without any assist.

His list of animal noises has grown to include: cats, dogs, owls, elephants, goats, and wolves.  He has become quite the climber and will jump off the couch, steps, etc. into Todd's arms on command.  He helps take out the trash and will hang laundry on his own little clothes line.

His most recent new word is "wow!".  I decorated our Christmas tree last weekend with lights and a few ornaments and when I plugged in the lights, I said, "wow" to Gordy.  He said it back to me and now, every time we plug in the Christmas lights, he exclaims "wow!".  

He loves Christmas lights so much, that I took him to the Haleiwa Christmas parade just so he could see all the decorations.  He went berserk yelling and humming (which is his way of making a fire truck noise).   I was glad I had him restrained in the bike seat cuz I'm pretty sure I would have lost him to the floats.

cuppa

Every weekday morning, Gordy hops onto his stool in order to help us to make coffee.  His favorite part of the process is when we grind the coffee beans, but his second favorite part is getting to lick milk foam off our fingers.  So, he now has his own cup and he gets to have a cappuccino (milk foam) right along with us.

quite the artist

Gordy loves to color in his coloring box so much that I thought it might be a good idea to get him some sidewalk chalk.  And, ever since the chalk bucket arrived, our driveway (and fence, stone walkway, patio, garage floor, etc.) has been turned into a work of art.  

At least once per day, Gordy goes over to the chalk bucket (which is kept by the door), picks it up and comes to get us to take him outside so he can draw.  

He absolutely loves the chalk!  His favorite chalk colors are purple and blue and his favorite place to draw is the fence.  The neighbor kids even come over occasionally to add their handiwork to the canvas.

#3

Our 3rd aupair has come and gone - Melanie (or Meme as Gordy calls her).  She was an 18 year old German girl on her post high-school trip.  

And, while we don't have another nanny lined up, we are relatively happy to have a break from house guests.  "Tschuss" Meme!

"no more" daddy

Up until recently, Gordy has only been able to say single words - Mama, Dada, Nana, bee, yes, no, etc.  About a week ago, Gordy said his first two-word sentence:  "no more".  Todd was getting him with his homeless-man beard and Gordy had had enough, so I told him to say, "no more daddy" thinking that at best we'd get a "no" out of him.  To my surprise, he said, "no more".  Ever since, he pretty much says no more anytime Todd gets near him.

Mommy - Gogo Waialua Sundays

While Todd continues to spend his Sunday mornings at Waimea, Gordy and I occasionally skip out on the trip to spend our day closer to home.  We go for a nice long run, 

visit the animals down the road, 

stop by the playground, 

and go for a bike ride.

And, while the bay is one of the best places to be, our Waialua Sunday mornings are super special.

bye bye mullet

After a good long run of enjoying the baby mullet, it had to go.  So, one night while I had him in the bath, I grabbed the scissors and did my best to trim it off... such a bad idea.  He wiggled all over and I ended up cutting too much off in some places.  As all bad haircuts do, this one grew out and it became time for another trim.  This time, I called my mom for some help.  I distracted Gordy with videos of himself on the ipad, while his Nana took the scissors to him.  He definitely was not happy about the trim, but he wanted to watch the videos so badly that he tolerated the snipping without too many wiggles.  he looks so grown up with his new do!