I've got a new teacher

"Sean is teaching Mama!"




He loves to use the metronome to practice  :)




"Like this!"

What's the weather today?

The Chipmunk's weather fascination continues, so we're still learning about it!  This beautiful weather chart has been going around Pinterest and several other sites lately and it took some time to track down the right link, but we finally found it!  I had it printed at Costco just like they recommended and we love it.




It's warm and sunny today, Mama!


The arrows are on clothespins so that he can move them himself, so we go out several times a day to check the weather and move them around appropriately.

What??

"Mom.  Mom.  Mom.  I need my phone."

The County Fair

Ed and I love the County Fair and we've been excited about taking the Chipmunk with us since before he was born. This year he's old enough to really enjoy it and we had so much fun! We spent some time worrying about how he'd do alone on the rides and how to handle things if he got scared, but of course, he didn't need us at all! He would run right up to a car, get on, buckle himself in and beep the horn till it started :) When on earth did he turn into such a capable little person?

 Naturally, the very first thing we saw was a train!




It's a steam engine!




Waiting patiently




That zebra is following me!!




I buckled myself in!




Driving, driving, driving...




He definitely loved the driving rides :)




Somewhere along the way he picked up a very pretty passenger!




Looks like rush hour to me!




We saw some beautiful crafts




And petted some pigs and cows!




IT'S AN EXCAVATOR, MAMA!!




We even got to see how wool went from raw fleece to beautiful yarn.




We finished up our day with a ride on the Ferris Wheel.  This is the only picture I got because I ended up with a munchkin in my lap.  He spent the ride alternating between being scared and trying to open the doors for a better look.  His final conclusion was that he was scared, but he wants to ride it again next year.  I'm so proud of this boy!

Things You Never Thought You'd Have To Say

Friday edition: Do NOT hit the dog with that flamingo!!

Wild Highlander

The Highland Games is coming up soon, so I had to pull out these photos of my little wild highlander from last year!

It's a spider

No, it's not!!!