Walking!

Our little cautious Cancer took his time - but yesterday he was ready to go go go - Rutherford is walking! Next stop T-Ball!

My parents just happened to be dropping off a few things off at our house and R started walking about three minutes before they arrived. Good timing :)

Constitutional

Rutherford loves to go for walks on our street now. He holds onto your hand tight and we walk up and down the neighborhood. Sometimes he likes to touch all of the sprinklers we pass by. Other times he can't wait to see "MarMar," (Marlon) the Maidas' doggie who lives next door. And of course if we can sneak a peek of the goats down the street, well, that kinda makes the whole day, know what I mean?

R still isn't walking but he has been standing on his own a lot more lately. My little cautious cancer. Adorable.

New Kicks

We bought R his first pair of Converse today - bright green! He looks so cute in them. They were my favorite sneaker growing up, I hope to pass along good fashion sense to my boy.

Ned picked up a pair, too, in gray. What cute boys I have now.

The Week in Pictures

Vocabulary

Rutherford is picking up new words and signs quickly - not necessarily saying them, but understanding and remembering them. Like parts of the body, small actions and names for toys and such. He is the smartest!

Also last night he said "Thank you!" He has been signing it for a while but last night while I was getting him ready for bed I told him thank you when he was a good boy getting dressed and he said "Ta Doo!" Totally the beginning of thank you! :)

15 Months Old!

Our little Rutherford is 15 months old today. He has definitely turned into a toddler from a little baby. He's started feeding himself some of his veggie purees for lunch and dinner and I can't believe how quickly he catches onto new signs, vocabulary, concepts and play. I love watching him grow.

In other news, we are SOOOO ready for fall to arrive here. It has been so crazy hot this summer, seriously 90+ almost every day since mid-July. That's totally insane for San Diego. I can't wait to put on a pair of jeans and eat some pho - come on fall!

We had family dinner at the ranch last night, I brought a dessert I made in the slow cooker. It was called a "goober cake." It was like a pudding cake, made it with chocolate and peanut butter, soooo good with ice cream. It seemed like a neat old-school recipe. I'd definitely do it again.

Next month at family dinner we'll be doing pumpkin carving - whee! Going to invite Penelope and and Ryder and their families for the fun, too. It'll be a potluck thing so hopefully my parents can relax a bit more than usual. :) Happy Bday Rutherford!