Little Updates

We have been in Harrisburg for 4 months now and I am finally starting to feel at home. Over the last 5 years I have grown accustomed to small town hospitality. People here are more reserved which means I have had to really get out of my shell to meet people. There is a ton of stuff to do here and I have really enjoyed getting out each weekend to explore the city. This last weekend we went to a little shopping/restaurants complex. There was a lot of little crafts and things for kids to do including a fake cow to milk. I couldn't resist, however when I grabbed hold of the 'udder' I got more then I bargained for. The last child to milk the cow left a nice sticky gooey present. I have no idea what it was and I don't want to know.



Chris celebrated his 35th birthday. He says it's strange to only have a toddler when most of his friends are getting close to having teenagers, but he enjoys it because it makes him feel young. As far as celebrating, it was a pretty pathetic day. We wondered the outlets then he spend the evening yelling at the T.V watching BYU lose.


We went back to Chocolate World to partake of the chocolate tasting seminar (mmmmmmm) To waste time we did the tour again. Cordon enjoyed the singing cows a lot more this time around.

Cordon is very quickly turning into a little boy. He is so busy and can't get enough of life. We had a 24 hour flu bug passed around, while Chris and I were knocked out with it, Cordon barley slowed down. He is to busy trying to walk and figure out how to get past the child locks to let the flu get in the way.

We have some neighbors that moved in a month or so ago. They have a three month old daughter and this last week it was time for the parents to head back to work. I volunteered to watch her a few weeks until they can find a permanent babysitter. I know that some women prefer to go back to work and have no problem sending their children to daycare but I am not one of those women and I am so glad I chose to stay home. Each morning I see the pain in the dads face as he drops his daughter off with someone he has only known a month. I see the girl cry as her dad leaves then spend the day looking around trying to find something familiar. Each night I see the moms sadness when I tell her all the cute things her daughter did that day that she missed, especially the day she rolled over for the first time. I could not imagine having a stranger know my child better then me and missing all the major milestones that happen the first year. Not only am I grateful that I made the choice to stay home but I"m grateful that financially it was a choice I could make.

Camping

Cordon may have been annoyed at his over sized playpen, but we sure had a good time watching him try to escape.



We got some rain while camping so we had to dry out the tent. Instead of setting the whole thing up again, Chris got creative and just hung the tarps on the walls and the tent upside down in the garage to air out. It barely fit the one car garage but at least it was out of the way. You can see my legs sticking out of the tent. It was so easy to get all the dirt out this way, why haven't we thought of this before?

Hear Ye! Hear Ye

We spent the day at a Renaissance Faire. 32 acres of 16th century fun. This place had it all, rides, games, food, plays, sword swalloers, flame throwing, jousting, sword fights etc etc. I loved every second of it and wished we could have stayed longer. Cordon liked all the bright colors and music and took it all in. Chris enjoyed himself, although at one point he did say "I feel like I should beat myself up for coming here."


Cordon got a kick out of the "Royal Hound"


The human chess match. When two pieces were confronted they had a sword fight to see who got the square.


Got meat?


This head gear was meant to humiliate women who nagged or gossiped.


You can see Cordon is starting to get annoyed and ready to go home.


This guy did some pretty amazing tricks while the horse was trotting.


Look right above the horse and you can see the guy in the air. He jumped off the horse while it was trotting. He did a back flip later but I didn't get a shot of that.


Jousting.


Scottish Eggs. Hard boiled eggs wrapped in sausage and deep fried, mmmmmm


"Brawl at the Boarshead" Play

Oh, Hello Toddler!

I have decided that on Cordons birthday a little voice popped into his head and said "You are now a toddler and should act as such!" His energy and curiosity have skyrocketed. He never stops moving, which has made church very interesting. Changing his diaper has become an Olympic sport. I can now put a diaper on backwards and with one hand (although not very well) We have had several people comment about how active he is but I knew it was bad when his new pediatrician and the nurse said they were shocked at how busy he is.

Meal time has become a fun game for both baby and dog.


I am still baffled that he not only got the shampoo bottle off the counter but somehow untwisted the lid. Of course it was a brand new bottle. That bathroom floor has never been cleaner.


It's hard to get frustrated when that big cheeser boy looks up at you like that.


This was how he entertained himself while I was in the shower.