snips and snails and puppy dog tails

Would you like to watch Will wake up from nap time? It was a doozy of a nap. All that climbing, running and digging this morning really wore him out. Plus eating lunch for an hour straight.

He was still a little groggy after he woke up and maybe he had a small case of bed head. maybe.

so he zoned out for a minute on the couch while drinking milk and eating his snack

but soon he was feeling more alive

and then he realized the flashing light was coming from Mommy, so he said, "Chhheeee" which means "Cheese"

and once he was fully awake, he headed back outside for a little snail hunting

A Big Deal

We really have nothing too exciting to blog about from the whole Mom/Will perspective. Will wakes up asking for a) an alligator shirt, b) to go swimming c) Daddy...to woook translation: Daddy to work? and c) Ally? translation: the cat who lives upstairs. When all those things have been addressed, he's ready to tackle his day. After he gets an alligator shirt from the closet.

You know, he is a big deal around here, just check the back of his jammies.

In other un-Will related news, Daddy got another award certificate last week before he left for his 2 week boat adventure.

WARNING: the rest of this post will contain acronyms as it relates to the USMC (United States Marine Corps).

Daddy does PT (physical training) everyday and sometimes on the weekends with Will in tow. Every so often, there is a PFT (physical fitness test). The best score is a 300. Very hard to acheive. We don't have the details of his score breakdown, since, you know, he's on a boat ship and all, but we have this award certificate

They only give those to Marines who get above 285 since it's so hard to do. So, there you have it, Dad is a big deal too.

Beach bum

Will and Mom spent the entire morning at the beach today with Erica and Jackson. The boys really got into the whole sand aspect of the beach. They even discovered how to gather water in a bucket and bring it back to the digging area. Jackson isn't a big fan of the water, but it takes a quick Mom to keep track of Will, who dashes directly into the waves. Will still has no fear of well, anything really, but water is especially inviting to the boy. We ventured out in the waves up to our...well...Will's chest. His favorite part was yelling, "HI!" when a wave came in and, "Byeeee!" when the tide went back out and of course, chasing the birds while making kissing sounds.

Oh, and pointing to a rather hairy man and then beating his chest, indicating that he saw a gorilla. That's when we pretend we found a lost little boy.

Swim-terday

Saturday is Will's big swimming day...except it's been rainy and chilly the last two Saturdays, so swim lessons haven't really felt like summer swim time. Until today. FINALLY, it's above 80 and not cloudy. We headed off to swim lessons in the morning. Will just loves swim lessons because he gets one-on-one time with the teacher, Miss L. Mom is amazed to sit back and watch her little boy run off with someone else without looking back. Sigh. I guess we'll get used to that. After some kicking, bubble blowing, arm moving, underwater going lessons, we hurried home to go swimming with Daddy.

And relax in the pool.

Quack Quack

Despite not liking birds very much, Mom took Will to feed the ducks this afternoon. We're not sure what is in that water but these ducks and geese were abnormally big. Luckily, the ducks were rather shy. Geese not so much. So, we fed the ducks, stayed away from the geese, and then explored the area.

Father's Day at the Fair

Since Dad is leaving next weekend for 2 weeks, this weekend was our first and last chance to hit up the San Diego County Fair as a family. Ahhh...the fair. There's the animals. Our 22 month old (today!) who loves animals got a bit of a shock when the very greedy sheep BAAAAAed right in his face. Very loudly. Will decided he did not love that guy. He turned into an instant suction cup to Daddy's poor neck. Soon, though, we found other more courteous animals to visit.

And then there were the rides. Much to our surprise, Will met the height requirements to ride alone on some of the rides. Mom took him in the fun house while Dad tackled the big slides, the flying dogs and the never ending train.

Just as we were headed to taste the various food concoctions the fair has to offer...fried s'mores, Krispe Kreme chicken sandwiches, zucchini weenies, deep fried twinkies, cow pies, and basically anything else on a stick or fried, Will announced that he had had enough of the fair. Perhaps we could have made a little money if we charged to watch the tantrum that ensued as we made our way to the exit.

Daddy Day

In honor of Father's Day, Will created this video tribute to Daddy. It's not as emotional as last year's, but it's an original Will. He's one lucky kid to follow in Daddy's footsteps.

Used to

This kid

used to

stay where we put him

need us to feed him

snuggle almost all day

giggle at only Daddy

hate riding in the car

roll around

have no hair

babble on the changing table

have no teeth

crawl

BUT...

This kid

says "two!" when asked how old he is

answers "Will!" when asked his name

eats everything in sight

gets more haircuts than his father

climbs everything

says real words

has a lot of teeth

has a lot of friends

dances better than anyone we know

loves all animals

is learning to swim

tells his own jokes

pees on the potty

digs in the sand

collects rocks and sticks

will + animals = love

Will loves animals. All animals. Ducks, monkeys, lions, deer. Every animal at the Wild Animal Park receives a cheery "Hi!!!" from this blonde haired visitor. If the animal happens to be the in your face type, he or she also receives a hug. And possibly a kiss. This duck "kissed" Will's hand. He wasn't phased. Never heard of a duck flu, anyway, right?

Will made monkey sounds at the monkey. You know, in case she forgot how.

He greeted, hugged, and kissed the deer. In that order.

He made snoring and roaring sounds at the sleepy lion.

He played in the water.

But of all the animals, the "a-dooo!" got the best greeting of all.

And reading falling asleep while holding the fish book topped off a perfect day at the Wild Animal Park with our friends.