4th Haircut....1st Lolipop

It was haircut time again!  Isaac sat very still for his 4th haircut.  I think experiencing his first lollipop may have helped. :)

Tree Pruning

The arborist came today to prune all the trees and they look awesome.  It's amazing how quick the crew worked and how they maneuvered climbing the trees with chainsaws.  They made it look effortless.  We're all ready for the fence installation now.

It's hard to see but there's actually a person with a lime green shirt on in the tree!

The Hollies got a nice trim for the fence too.

Thinned out the Crepe Myrtles to hopefully train them to grow upwards instead of into the house.

The Maple's in the front got lifted.  

It's amazing how a little bit of pruning can make such a big impact.  Now the tree's in the front yard look so much better.  The one by the sidewalk will no longer hit people in the head when they're walking and the one by the driveway won't hit the cars pulling in and out.

Other events for the day, Isaac had his sleep sack off and his pajama's unzipped when I went in to get him.  His independence is growing!  He was also my big helper in the kitchen as we cooked up a meal for another mom who just had a precious little baby.  We made mushroom soup from scratch, roasted chicken breasts for the casserole, made homemade granola and a double batch of blueberry banana yogurt muffins.  We packaged everything up and finished the casserole and chocolate cake just in time for delivery!

An Electric Day

When I went to get Isaac this morning he already had a jump start on our morning routine.  I so wish I had a camera with me this morning to capture his preciousness when I walked in.  I found him with his pajamas unzipped and half off around his waist.  He was grinning from ear to ear and so proud of his accomplishment.  If he could utter the words I know he would be saying "I'm a big boy, mama!".  More and more he's starting to help me when getting dressed and undressed.  His mind is just a sponge to learn more and spread his wings of independence.  And I love helping him grow too!

Once he was dressed the electricians arrived and started their work today.  Isaac was fascinated by all their tools too.

He loved all their tools.  One of the electricians let Isaac play with a little headlamp band.  Isaac thought it was great fun pushing the button to turn the light on and off.

To keep Isaac busy and out of the way I pulled Isaac's workbench out and helped him investigate how to use his own tools.

We played with all the nuts and bolts and I helped Isaac learn how to use his own screwdriver to turn the bolts on his own.  We had a great time putting pieces in the little vice so he could play, saw and hammer.  I never knew playing with a toy workbench could be so fun. :)

As the day progressed the electrical work finally came to a close.  It was so nice to finally have an overhead light fixture in the front room.  We had it wired for a ceiling fan too in case we decide to change it out at some point.  It's just so nice to use the office at night now and have light!

Frazer was happy to have the conduit ran from the attic to the basement so he can run the ethernet cables that's on his project list.  The outdoor flood lights were wired too but they won't be finished until next Tuesday when it isn't storming outside.  I know I wouldn't want to be on a 40' ladder in rain and wind.  We only had one major hiccup in the day and that was the discovery of 3 busted breakers in our electrical panel.

Nothing like finding the unexpected but given the exposed hazard we had to get it fixed.  Otherwise it was a successful day and another project off the list.

Afterwards we ran a bunch of errands and then the boys had a quiet evening to themselves while mama joined some friends for a birthday dinner.

While I was out Frazer sent me the cutest text.  Isaac had climbed up in the rocking chair and was going to read his own bed time story.  Love my growing baby boy!

Elmo and Sidewalk Chalk

Sometimes it still amazes me how much power Elmo has.  This rambunctious little boy can be running around crazy and then stop on a dime when he hears Elmo.

This afternoon despite the overcast weather we still had to stretch out legs a bit so we went outside to play with the sidewalk chalk.  

Playtime and Stinker Mode

We had a fun afternoon at Ms. Lori's house for a playdate with baby Nora and friends.

It was a beautiful day and the kiddos had a blast running around from room to room and Isaac had to make sure he brought me every new toy he found to play with.  I think he's practicing for show and tell.    Of course he found a battery powered kitchen mixer as his preferred toy.  Anything with moving parts for him to investigate is a top pick.  He has a strong conviction to figure out how things work.  :)

Afterwards we had a few errands to run and I made sure Isaac had some snacks to keep him occupied.  I was sitting at a traffic light when I heard the plastic bag rattling and before I looked up I knew exactly what I was going to find.......

Stinker decided it was significantly more fun to dump out the cheddar puffs all over the back seat instead of eating them.  In the process of shaking my head in defeat and surrender an image popped in my head of what its going to be like with two kiddos in the back seat egging each other on!  It's a bitter sweet image for sure. :)  Oh well, it cleans up and its just another thing that got added to my todo list.  Which meant I had to do a quick cleaning job before I could stop and pick up the dry cleaning.  :)

Isaac certainly knows how to keep me on my toes!  Love my little man even when he's a stinker. :)