Picnickin'

Rutherford and Penelope enjoying a picnic on this beautiful first day of summer!

Rutherford was a sweet little gentleman - fed Penelope some yummy dried mango and strawberries. (He also kept smacking her on the head, but let's focus on the sweet stuff - haha!)

Awwwww...

Push It

Rutherford is almost one year old! We (of course) cannot believe it, and it seems as though he's making big strides each day. He is getting very good at signing, and signs for "more," "milk," and "all done." He's close on "mama," and this week I've been concentrating on "bath," "book" and "thank you," so hopefully he gets those down pat soon!

He's also close to saying "mama" as well. The "M" seems to be tricky but he's getting close. I cannot wait to hear it.

A few weeks ago we bought R a little ride-on toy, a giraffe. He doesn't quite understand the mechanics of it yet - he tries to stand on it when I try to place him on it, lol - and today he decided it was for pushin'.

He is the sweetest thing in the world.

Lunch Fun

Today, during lunch, Rutherford ate very well! Some peas and carrots, cheese, a couple strawberries from the garden (his new favorite) and he and I split a yummy pear, too. I knew he was just about done when he started dropping peas and carrots down his shirt. What a silly boy.

Oh and he loves having yogurt for dessert!