Summer is here! We've already taken Neil out on a couple bike rides and hope to do lots more. Neil loves being outside and was so comfortable on this bike ride that he fell right asleep. We love summertime weather here in the PNW. We recently purchased a hiking backpack and are looking forward to seeing what hiking with Neil is like with it.
Neil switched daycare classes and as part of the transition moved to one nap. As he was adjusting to the new schedule, we were able to capture a time when he started falling asleep during lunch before his nap.
Recently Neil had surgery to get ear tubes for his ear infections. We were excited about it since he's had 12 in the last six months and we are looking forward to not going to the doctor every other week for antibiotics now.
This past year Mr. D has been a big ice hockey Las Vegas Golden Knights fan, and our Uncle Ryan (a long-time Caps fan) decided to nurture a future Caps fan in little Neil Ryan by sending him a few Caps onesies after they beat the Golden Knights to win the Stanley Cup. The Golden Knights had an amazing and unexpected season, but unfortunately in the end couldn't beat the Washington Capitals.
Neil loves helping around the house. He has lots of chores.
Neil's favorite place is outside. We like to take him on walks in the stroller or carrier in the evenings and he complains every time we go back inside. He loves being on the balcony when our UPS driver comes by since they are are a first-name basis.
Neil helping organize the pots and pans to their special places on the floor. (This is one of his especially time-consuming chores.)
Neil is proficient at climbing up and down the stairs.
This past weekend Mr. D and I went camping at Penrose Point State Park with a family we have been friends with for almost three years! We decided to carpool there together with our camping gear and all seven of us in their van. After we got there, we made hotdogs for dinner, s’mores and cobbler for dessert, and enjoyed spending time together in front of the campfire. The following morning we walked over to the water and had fun discovering crabs in the rocks. Here are some of the photos from the trip: Checking out an alive sand dollar Looking for crabs on the water Crazy tree and roots This was the website we used to book the reservation: https://washington.goingtocamp.com/PenrosePointStatePark -Mr. D and Mrs. M
Back in February I told David we should get chickens! He told me the egg shortage would end soon and that we wouldn't save any money having chickens. He was 100% right (there are a lot of fixed costs with raising chickens like building a coop and run, but afterwards the expenses are not too bad) and the chickens have been a lot of fun. Turns out there was a lot I didn't know about chickens and I greatly enjoyed learning about them! For example, I learned the following: Why are grocery store eggs white? Most eggs we eat come from white leghorn chickens, which lay white eggs, but different chicken breeds lay different colors. Meat Chickens vs. Egg Chickens - Humans have cared for chickens for a long time. Some chickens are bred for their meat (think Cornish cross) and others for their eggs. David and I are not excited about processing chickens, so instead we went for chickens that are egg layers. Egg production vs. Collecting the rainbow of egg colors - We decided we wanted a mi...
Our friends from Seattle were in town visiting for a work conference in Park City and they stopped by our home and stayed with us for a day. We loved seeing them and getting to have our boys play together. There was a lot to do at our home-- play with legos, practice baseball, enjoy the chickens, and read together. Hope to have them visit again next time they are here for a work trip or to ski.
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