Strawberry pickin's....

Yesterday Easton and I joined a huge group of friends and went out to Krupp Farms for a morning of fun! Some of our friends bailed because of the heat, but we decided to go anyway. I am glad we did, we had a lot of fun, but we did return home in liquid form - it was SO HOT.

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We started out by picking strawberries. Easton got it very own basket, it was so precious! I was teaching him how to pick and it was so cute to see him plucking berries and putting them in his basket - although, I think he ended up eating more berries than he put in the basket! Easton would walk the paths between the plants and would get excited to see a berry sitting right in front of him in the dirt, so he'd squeal and pick it up and throw it in the basket. Usually those berries ended up being "squishers" that someone else didn't want, so I would praise Easton for his efforts and toss them out and show him where to pick the good berries! It was fun!

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After berries we had ice cream and hay rides, but it was too hot for the hay ride, so we then ventured over to the petting zoo where we fed baby chickens, ducks, pigs, cows, goats and sheep. Easton loved the baby chicks and ducks most of all.

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We had a fun time, it was something different, you know!? Always good to give Easton new experiences. Plus, I ended up making my very first batch (EVER!) of homemade strawberry jam and it didn't turn out half bad! Easton has been enjoying it today!

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Easton with his strawberry basket, ready to get to work!

Carefully carrying his basket out to the strawberry fields

Doing more munching than picking!


Easton was scoping out the fields for the best pickins!


Two (almost) full baskets!


Easton was very proud and said "No!" to anyone who came near his baskets! No stealing this dude's berries!

Easton LOVED the baby chicks as you can see!

Feeding the baby goat, she was really cute.

Enjoying a good rocking horse ride!

Easton finds fun wherever he goes!


What? You want me to stand in front of this sign for a picture? No thanks Mom!

King Tut

This video was taken last Tuesday during at playdate at my friend Kellye's house. Easton and Carson are good little buddies. But look at my child - sitting on the train - being pushed all around the house like he is king tut. What a hoot.

Easton's First Tube Ride

Easton enjoyed his very first tube ride EVER this past Saturday. He loved it, he enjoyed the ride even more today (Sunday). Of course, we decide to wait to put him down for a nap so he could ride the tube and he was all "frowny" on the tube ride - he really did love it - despite his grumpy expression - just a tired little dude!

With the guys before his first ride. (My dad kinda looks like Jack Nicholson in this pic!?!?)

E's big ride!!!!

A house full of crazies.

Madness ensues.

What's the duck say?

Easton is really into talking. I must admit, he does come by it honestly. My whole family loves to talk and....hello, have you ever met my husband? He can make a short story long! So of course Easton loves to talk! He babbles in his own little "baby talk" but he also has quite an extensive repertoire of words and phrases - it blows our mind!

I tried to get some on video during bath time tonight. Of course, he is talking up a storm until he sees the camera and then he stops, little stinker! But I managed to get a few out of him.

"Quack Quack"

"Bubble"

"Thank you"

Memorial Day Weekend

We had a busy weekend this past weekend. So busy that, in fact, we are still recovering from it! Whoo!

Friday night we went over to our friends, Jeff and Arlena's house and Easton loved playing with the kids!

(Look at those curls!)

Saturday we had parties galore to go to and some time to spend with my folks and aunts and uncles (who are so very, very fun - always tons of laughs) and then we ran out to Jeff and Arlena's house again. I have no pictures from this day. Exhaustion overtook me and I couldn't find the strength to even turn on the camera!!!!

Sunday we spent a relaxing day on the boat with Grammy and Grampy and had a bonfire. ::edit because they felt bad:: ;-)

Grammy and Grampy (who Easton now refers to as "Boppa") got Easton his very own wicker "deck chair" and so we brought it out on the boat with us, Easton LOVED IT!

This kid is a water boy! He loved being out on the lake!

After a day on the boat, it was time to make dinner. The guys were grilling and mom and I were in the kitchen. Too hard to look after the little E-toe. What do you do with him then? "Put him in the pot!" Grampy suggested! Brilliant idea Grampy!

I think Easton liked it in there a little too much!

Monday morning I was adamant that we take Easton to Standale's Memorial Day Parade. I learned my lesson. Parades in Walker, Michigan are not the same as parades in Sarasota, Florida. When we were in Florida they had the more elaborate Christmas parade and Easton loved it and was jamming to the music the whole time. This parade? He frowned, I think he was seriously pissed that the parade was so lame. And so were we. We took a couple pictures and left - vowing never to return. Sorry Toe!

Just a quick update, Easton's repetoire of words and phrases as of right now: Mama, Daddy, Boppa (Grandpa), Duck, Quack Quack, All Gone, All Done, Hi, Bye-bye, Clock, Clap, Uh-oh, Cracker, Cookie, Go and No....and he keeps adding more and more every day!

Bliss.

We are loving the gorgeous weather over here at the Loucks house! :-) Easton has been spending oodles of time outside and today was no exception! After Victorious Women this morning at church, we went to a nearby park with some friends for picnic and play! We had so much fun! Easton has always loved to swing - but now he is obsessed with it! He could have went back and forth in the swing all.day.long if I let him! :-)

Heart melty goodness. Look at those eyes, I am still thrilled I got a LITTLE bit of myself into this boy - curly hair and my pretty blue eyes - he definitely got the best of what I had to offer. ;-)

After the park we ran errands and when we got home, Easton couldn't wait to show Ritzy how much he missed him with a big 'ole bear hug and no pants on! ;-)

Fun on the swing!