Feeding the Ducks

Wish you could see his big smile. :)

The smile faded a bit after the duck got his finger! :(

This activity will be even more fun when it gets a little cooler. Merit loves "duckys"! Every time we drive by a pond or some kind of body of water he calls out, "duckys, duckys". It is so cute! We took Cali and Maui with us and they had a great time too. Maui really enjoyed chasing and scaring the ducks. Merit enjoyed giving the ducks pieces of bread and just watching them. What a great night!

Just in case you want to go! Duck Creek is a park in Richardson. http://www.cor.net/parksandrecreation.aspx?id=4096

Fun at Home Depot

"Look Mommy, I climbed up here all by myself!"

"Now, how do I get down from up here???"

Climbing down very cautiously

We stopped by Home Depot to pick up some light bulbs on our way to dinner Sunday night. Merit loves going to Home Depot and Lowes. I think it's because they are such big places and it probably looks like a large play ground to him. Anyway, before I knew it he had made him way to the top of one of the ladders and had the biggest grin on his face. Of course getting down was the problem. After a little encouraging, he made him way down and then smiled with satisfaction.

Growing Way Too Fast!

Ready for some yard time

Is that a bug???

Inspecting his discovery

Helping Mommy in the yard

Merit loves to help water the flowers; the flowers aren't looking too good these days.

Throwing the baseball! What an arm!

Posing for a picture

Saturday Night Church Party

Keller and Merit having fun

Merit and Carson hugging the William's family dog, Bailey.

Being silly on the way home; it was way past bedtime.

We had a class party on Saturday night and Brad & Leah's new home. Wow! They had done an amazing job with the house in just a couple of weeks. We ate all sorts of yummy food and the kids had a blast playing together. Merit especially enjoyed hugging and playing with Bailey, the dog. He has never met a dog he doesn't like. Merit learned a new word on our way there and then continued saying it all of the way home. The road to their house was very bumpy and JP and I told him it was bumpy. He laughed and said, "it's bumpy" and then giggled. Of course we praised him as if he had just finished first place in a race. He just laughed, giggled and said it over and over again. What a smart boy.

Playing With Mimi

Mimi spent some time with us this week while Daddy traveled to Chicago. We had fun playing with the water ball and just hanging out. Merit loves Mimi. He likes calling out her name while running through the house. He also likes how silly she is with him. And, look at our new fence! Wow! Thank you Buzz Fence! It looks beautiful! http://buzzfence.com/index.shtml If you need a new fence you should definitely call them. Great service and fast too!

Merit and Trash

Merit is doing some pretty funny things lately. One of the most recent is throwing away trash. He surprised me a few days ago by finishing a package of fruit snacks, getting up off the couch, and taking the wrapper to the trash can. I asked him what he was doing and he repeated the word, "trash" several times. It was hilarious! Now, anytime he sees paper or anything resembling trash on the floor, he goes to the trashcan and throws it inside. He was lifting the lid with his hands but these pictures show him using the floor pedal to raise the lid. I decided I might as well teach him how to properly use the trashcan. :) Fun times!

Saturday Fun at the Galleria!

Ready for the magic show!

Pointing to the magician

I think Merit started to get a little bored with the show.

 Taking a little ride

Oops! It's kind of hard to fit two little bodies in this tiny tractor.

Debbie and I took the kids to the Galleria for their Saturday kids show. This week was Mike The Magician! Merit didn't quite understand what was going on but he still had a great time. After the show, we had lunch at Potbelly and then let the kids have a little ride on the cars. We always have fun spending time with Ashleigh and Debbie!

Our Busy Thursday

Merit and I had a very busy day on Thursday. We started out going to my yearly physical at Dr. Tyuluman's office. After that we went to Dr. Juturi's office for lab work. I didn't see Dr. Juturi, this was just a blood check. We left the hospital and went straight to NorthPark. We met Aunt Carolyn and Ashley for lunch and some shopping. We ate at La Madeleine and looked at the playhouses. Of course we spent a lot of time watching the ducks and the turtles too! What a great day!

My New Workbench

Merit is having so much fun playing with his new workbench. It has a working screwdriver, hammer and nails. He likes to pretend like he is using the hammer. It is really sweet to watch him play. I got a great deal on this toy! It was free!

Daddy's Friends

JP and some of his friends went to the Ranger game Sunday night. He doesn't see some of these guys very often so it was a special night out. They had great seats and a great time at the game!