Kate loves the bathtub and we like to take pictures of her in the bathtub. Look at those cute rolls of fat in her arms! Kate is working hard on her second chin and she has been eating well. Yes!
Last weekend we went to Grand Rapids for the Fourth of July and fireworks. We kept Drew up WAY past his bedtime to accomodate seeing his first fireworks show. In the picture below we had just arrived at the place where we were going to watch fireworks and you can see that Drew was already starting to get a bit tired. He did very well at the fireworks though, despite being a tired boy. We went to the fireworks with Grandma Sue, Grandpa Bill, and Uncle Todd. It was fun to see Drew experience his first fireworks!
Jana put Kate in her Baby Bjorn and Kate slept through everything!
Whenever a firework or firecracker went off, Drew would let us know where the "boom" was coming from. Despite the late hour, there was enough going on that he was pretty alert.
When the fireworks started Drew would point to each one and say, "There's another one! . . . and another one! . . . and another one!" After the first couple minutes of fireworks, he looked at us and said, "I get down now?" Apparently, the fireworks displays are too long for Drew. I've never heard an adult complain that there were too many fireworks!
The next day (after keeping Drew up late the night before) we went to Lake Michigan for a ride on Grandpa John and Grandma Lynn's sailboat. Drew was protected from the sun with his baseball hat and lots of sunscreen and he always wore his life jacket while on the boat.
Drew's favorite part of the boat was the stairs that led down into the cabin of the boat. He climbed up and down, and up and down, and up and down!
It was a beautiful day, but as you can see looking at the lake behind us, there wasn't much wind. As a result, we didn't get to sail, but instead we motored around in the sailboat. Here Drew and I are sitting in the cockpit of the boat as we made our way across White Lake.
Last Saturday was our first full day without Kate! Grandma Sue watched her for us while we took Drew to the sailboat. When we first got in the car to drive out to the boat, Jana and I kept on looking back in the car and were always startled to see Kate's spot empty. We enjoyed having just Drew on the boat and being able to give him our full attention for the day, but we missed having Kate around. We've gotten used to being a family of four!
Drew did a great job on the boat of staying down and not going to the edges of the boat. I'm quite nervous about deep water (it's an irrational thing!), and he never did anything that made me nervous. We gave Drew some Dramamine before going on the boat because we didn't want him to get sick, but that medicine combined with no nap made for a tired little boy. We pushed him pretty hard with a late night on the Fourth and a day of boating the next day, but he did very well and we had a great time.
Drew took some turns helping Grandpa John steer the boat. When we got to the beach, Drew got to ride in a rowboat to the shore and back to the boat. He had a lot of fun on his first trip to the sailboat!
Last night Drew and I visited our local Quality Dairy (a convenience store) to pick up some snacks. We were picking out some chip dip, a favorite of mine, when an older woman came up to us and started exclaiming over how cute Drew is. I know this is incredibly surprising, but this wasn't the first time we've had this happen, so I politely had Drew say "hello" and I moved him along. Well, the lady kept following us and admiring Drew and it was creeping me out a little until she asked, "Does he like ice cream?" I replied that he does like ice cream, and she offered on the spot to buy Drew some ice cream. She very politely asked if I was Drew's dad and if it was all right for her to buy Drew ice cream. I was a bit flummoxed by this, as we've never had someone offer to buy something for Drew! I shrugged and said that it was okay, and she beckoned Drew over to the ice cream freezer to choose a treat. There were drumsticks, fudge bars, ice cream bars, ice cream sandwiches, and all sorts of things to choose from that Drew has never had! Drew looked bewildered by what he was supposed to do. He's never had anything in that freezer except for a bite here and there of our ice cream (Drew's usually not a huge fan of ice cream). I stepped in and confidently told the woman that Drew loves fudge bars. She grabbed him a fudge bar, motioned us to the checkout area, and proceeded to buy Drew his first fudge bar! The woman was obviously thrilled to buy Drew a treat, and I did my best to convince her that Drew was incredibly appreciative although Drew hardly said a word. By the way, the woman's purchase for herself? A 40 ounce Colt 45! Good choice. After politely thanking the woman and paying for our purchases we headed home to eat Drew's treat. Drew and I were both very impressed by the nice lady who bought him a treat!
Drew ate almost the entire fudge bar and LOVED it! It made a huge mess, but we finally found an ice cream treat that Drew enjoys.
Drew rediscovered his drum the other day and proceeded to drum for a while. I captured him drumming in the picture and a video below. He was drumming and singing away! Below, he's singing his drumming song.
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