A Day in the Life of Conner

Conner's favorite thing these days is to play outside. He wanted to go outside so badly that he got himself dressed all by himself for the very first time. He put on his shoes first without asking for any help. Then his pants, which he managed to get over his shoes. :) Of course I then had to go otside to play. How could I not?

I love to watch him be creative with cups, bowls, water, paintbrushes, chalk, his cars, and any oher toy we bring outside.


Grace generally enjoys just watching. :)

Conner and his friend Hannah decided it would be fun to jump from the deck to the grass...and boy were they right. They did it over and over and over. I think he's practicing for skydiving.
Like I said, these are a RANDOM assortment of photos from the month...so here are a few more. First, another typical day in the life of Conner - spending the evening in a moving truck. We helped a friend move this time. Military life is fun if you ask Conner. :)

Here is a picture that takes me back to the days of Conner being a newborn. I just love having a tiny baby in a boppy.

And again, random. I just wanted to show a picture from the very sweet baby shower our church threw for Lisa, Ashley and me. It's been such a blessing to get to know the women in the church.

OK, so here we have a few typical shots of how Conner loves to be involved around the house. He loves to help make food...especially if it's messy or if he can sneak a bite now and then. This tater tot casserole dinner was more of a tater tot mound after he was done, but it tested better than ever.

I made apple pie with Conner the other week. He used the measuring cups and...well...yes, took bites of the apples. I tried my best not to let the bitten ones into the pie. Thankfully our guests that night didn't complain. :)

Although this picture is somewhat blurry, I had to add it because the moment was hilarious. As a reward one day, I let Conner help make cookies for Daddy. Notice the shape of the cookies? It's a hand squished ball of cookie dough, which made for super cute cookies. As I went to take a picture of him, he picked up a cookie and ate it. I asked him not to touch any more until we were done. I could see him thinking, "Hmm. How am I going to eat that without touching it?" Well, my genius child did this...

One more cooking activity Conner loves is in the backyard with Jake. He can hardly wait to go outide to help Jake BBQ chicken. It's great father-son time, especially when they dress themselves (gotta love it) and play football as they BBQ!

And after all that fun...the best part is that at the end of the day he is still amazed by everything around him. He is such a joy to be around.

In this last photo, he called us into his room after he had gone to bed because he was so excited to discover that he could see the moon through his window. He kept saying, "It's the moon! Wow! That's so cool!"