House Guest

I know, I'm a bad blogger lately. But for the last week or so, I have a good reason for not blogging -- we've had a house guest! Our friend David has been staying with us for two weeks while his Mommy is traveling in China for work. We had a break over the weekend but we have really enjoyed having a 3 year old in our home. David sure livens things up around here! Here are some photos to show you what we've been up to.

David loves to look out the front window. He likes to watch for the birds, squirrels and chipmunks as well as neighbors walking their dogs. He had a lot of extra time to watch out the front window last week ... I was home with him for two days due to a fever and a bad cold.


Here we are crashed out on the couch. We felt so bad for David with his tough cough and runny nose! Now Mark and I both have a touch of those same symptoms. Fun!


David very creatively built this 'house' out of pillows, baskets and toys between the coffee table and couch. It was so cute because he gave a running commentary as he 'built' each piece of the house.

Mark and David really enjoy playing and wrestling on the floor. Here, David is giving Mark an airplane ride! Ok, not really, but the photo looks convincing doesn't it!?

Bird watching ... a favorite past time around here. Notice that the binoculars are upside down!

We even got David to help with some of the yard work. Unfortunately, Mark pooped out before David did! If only David were big enough to empty the leaf catcher himself ... just kidding!

Tonight, we went for a walk to feed the ducks. The ducks are very aggressive right now! Notice that the ducks were taking food directly from Mark's hand. That's why David is being held by Mark ... the overly assertive ducks kind of scared him! (And me, too!)

We were looking for an activity to do to keep David busy so we decided to bake some brownies from scratch. He LOVES to help Mark cook. He stands on a chair next to Mark and is a pretty good helper!

David did pretty well with dumping things into the mixer ... he only missed a few times! And we caught him just in time before he tried to add the egg shells. Whew!

Obviously, he liked the batter!

So that's what we've been up to! David is with us through the end of the week. We've been having a blast taking care of him. We have never been more aware of train tracks, car washes, police, fire trucks and ambulances or just how many buttons there are that he likes to push (on the car, the garage door, elevators, etc.) It's been so fun to see the world through his eyes! We are so flattered that David's Mom asked us to care for him and are truly enjoying our time with him. Stay tuned for updates later this week as we anticipate going to Boo at the Zoo and a trip to see Diego!