Seventy-five days

That's how long it's taken me to get photos uploaded from our very fun trip to Ocean Shores back in February. Our friends, the Martins, were nice enough to invite us for a weekend in a perfect place for six adults, three toddlers and three dogs. It was a weekend full of happy and small feet going pitter patter, good food, the beach and quality time with friends. The weather was equal parts stormy and sunny. Still not sold on the Washington coast over the Oregon coast but maybe it just depends on the company you keep...
The slideshow is long but there are some wonderful moments between Mac, Lila and Natalia. Watching three toddlers interact is something else.

And now the video

Here's the video from Mac's first ride yesterday. It's short but just enough to see how much he likes it.

First bike ride from Keli Faw on Vimeo.

Happy Friday!

First bike ride

Mac was so excited to ride his new (to him) and first tricycle this evening that there was only time to get boots on him. Pants were deemed not necessary;). Parental feet will most certainly be more firm when put down for future rides. I have a video on my phone which i hope to upload soon too!

Baby's first purchase

Well, kind of. It was the first time that we ended up buying something Macadam picked up, or rather, wouldn't let us take away and since he seemed to be strategic - cute winter hat, on sale and a little big, thus perfect for next fall, we figured we might as well accept we've taught him well. Somehow, I don't think this will be the last battle we'll have over such things.

Uh oh...

This is was Macadam's response when I told him what a bad blogger I have been of recent...

Uh oh...

I could try and promise more updates but I have found I am not staying true to that. For now, all I can say is soon, soon:).

Goodness gracious

While I try desperately to get Flickr updated to March 2010 (currently up to December), I can't help but feel guilty about not updating the blog. We've had so many adventures in the last month and it's hard to try and capture all of them.

I guess the biggest is that Mac is now 18 months old. He's a toddler in every sense of the word. He loves to have fun, get sick and throw tantrums but most importantly, he's becoming who he is and who he will be. As much as recognizing that we really have no control over him is hard, it's also a rather wonderful dose of reality. Yes, we diligently work to set boundaries and expectations but he is the one who knows best how to surprise us and keep us on our toes.

So what's he up to? He's coming off a serious bout with stomach flu (sorry to all of you infected, which were many), an ear infection and giggles. For the first time in months though, there's no runny nose and thankfully, our funny, silly little boy is happy again. A week is a long time in childhood and we're happy the last two are over. Macadam is loving to talk, dance, sing and interact (aka flirt) with all around him. Mac also likes everything to do with football, basketball and music. It's hard to tear him away from the park, his friends and the computer (which symbolizes his time with Elmo and nail trims). And next time you're with him, say cheers because this boy knows how to toast! Mac also loves to read right now, which we hope carries on forever.

A little nugget

While we are desperately behind on posts and photo sharing, I figured this photo of Mac earlier in the week would bide our time and bring some smiles. He's such a little character and this look certainly captures some of that.