Last night I went with Ricky to the pool. Kevin was there helping the scouts with a merit badge and we decided to join him. There is absolutely no fear in Ricky when it comes to water. It took an hour for Kevin to finish up and during that time, Ricky jumped and dunked his head and kicked and climbed up my stomach and tried to fling himself over my shoulder and splashed and splashed and splashed. He then played with Kevin another 30 minutes or so before we left while I recovered by the side. It was so much fun and he enjoyed himself so much, that my exhaustion was well worth it.
We had some more snow last week and Ricky and his dad played outside at Grandmama’s house. Ricky doesn’t mind the cold weather or the cold metal slide!
Now that we use our wood burning stove so often, it is easier to burn old receipts and other papers than to shred them. One night Kevin was burning some of these and Ricky got the bug to pretend it was all confetti. He filled his arms with old receipts and threw them into the air over and over. Ricky thought it was great fun, but Kevin got frustrated as he kept trying to make piles before Ricky was finished.
Ricky enjoys watching tv and recently I put a small TV/VCR in our kitchen. He knows how to work that machine almost better than I do and starts videos often for himself. Ricky also has a thing for putting his feet up. While eating in his high chair, he’ll stretch his toes until he can grip the edge of the table just so he can put them up. Kevin caught him reclining at the table, watching a Care Bears movie (one of his current crazes), with his feet up and ankles crossed. What can I say, the boy likes to relax!
And, just because we find it so cute, here is Hunter. He often sits in the dining room with his head and front paws through the railing so he can watch what we are doing down in the family room.
