I love every single thing about this video:
How stinkin’ cute is he?!
You can tell he gets a lot of practice on the first 14 numbers since that’s the number of steps up to our apartment. After 14, well, things kinda fall apart. Can’t blame him for trying though:
This was after running up the hill from California Street too. The playground at Alta Plaza is one of the best in the city for Sawyer, but the park itself not at all easy to get to. It’s a workout no matter which side you come from.
Needless to say, Sawyer slept well that afternoon. Come to think of it, we all did.
My Mom and Dad came out for a long weekend in San Francisco a few weeks ago. I was so busy I didn’t get to take any pictures until the night before they left, and of course by that time Sawyer was too tired to sit still, so nothing really turned out all that well. Fortunately, I did get three great videos of Sawyer singing and playing.
This must have been from one morning during the week. Sad to say I’m lost in my computer instead of paying attention to him, but Sawyer doesn’t seem to mind much. He’s much more focused on his cars and singing “tinkle, tinkle” to himself:
Here he is again singing to and dancing for Aunt Sarah over skype:
Finally, Sawyer plays cars with Ppa while Meema takes pictures. He was really attached to the Mini and only referred to the Audi as Ppa’s car, even though Abby bought it because it’s my dream car (this is likely as close as I’ll ever get to one). You’ll see how he enforces his ownership by refusing to let Ppa hold the Mini:
Wait until he finds out that Meema drives a Mini!
It’s such a treat to have my parents here, but it’s increasingly difficult to say goodbye. Sawyer grows and gains so much with their care and attention, plus Abby and I get a small chance to exhale and relax. If only the weather would cooperate when you visit!
Thank you, Mom and Dad, for coming out west to stay with us. I can’t wait to come home and see you again in December!
My Grandma Addie, Sawyer’s Great Grandma Doernberg, turns 90 today! My aunt and uncle visited her yesterday, and I was able to wish her a “Happy Birthday”! Sally took some really great pictures of her. Here is my favorite.
Here is Grandma when she was about five years old. Thankfully she labeled some of the pictures in an old album.
Here she is a few years later.
Nurse Addie.
I seem to resemble her a bit in this picture.
My very stylish Grandparents.
Grandma and I on July 4th, 1977/8?.
Here is when Sawyer met Grandma for the first time. Remember Sawyer’s mohawk?
I’ll apologize now for the shaky quality of the videos. It isn’t easy hobbling around with bum knees after Sawyer in a pumpkin patch while filming too.
He know loves to pick up his pumpkin and say “heavy”.
He was obsessed with the train the entire time we were there.
Pony ride!
He loves the train!
Through the tunnel.
Sawyer went with his friends to a wonderful pumpkin patch in Half Moon Bay yesterday. I’d love to say that the hour trip getting there was uneventful, but as things go with Sawyer and our car, it wasn’t. Sawyer’s friend Madeline showed Sawyer how to open the door handles in the back seat. Sawyer, being slightly stronger than Madeline, was able to actually open the door… while I was driving! Needless to say, I have now learned how the child locks work, but I didn’t appreciate the cop who “helped” us when we stopped. He berated me for incorrectly pulling to the side. He hoped that I would be a better driver in the future… especially because I was a mother. Luckily, I kept my cool, and didn’t tell the cop with the ridiculous little mustache to go to hell.
At least the pumpkin patch was well worth the trip.
The tombstone behind Sawyer reads “Here lies Mr. D. Ceased”. That was pretty funny.
There was a train! Enough said!
Sawyer got to finally wear his wellies.
This was all Sawyer. It would make a pretty good Levi’s ad too.
Looking at the ducks.
These horses were a very big hit with Sawyer.
In the future, we will try to get a group shot closer to the beginning of the outing… not the end.
I do like that Sawyer is the “king of the pumpkin” though!
It is hard to believe a year has passed. Sawyer met his new friend Dylan a year ago on October 6th.
What a difference a year makes. They are both on the move, and Dylan followed Sawyer where ever he went.
Last year Sawyer reached out to touch Dylan. This year, it was Dylan’s turn. This is a short video, but watch carefully at the beginning. Dylan has a “gotcha” moment when he finally catches up with Sawyer.
Now that Dylan can walk, Sawyer got his walker back. Sawyer loves that toy. He calls it his “car”. He loves to be pushed along in it. What a fun visit!
In addition to lining up his blocks, he likes to group and count them.
He likes to be destructive too, and talk about boogers!
This video is kind of unsteady in the beginning. It is worth it, though, especially if you want to learn about trucks and wheels.