Sunday, July 31, 2011
Ike is usually annoyed by me and the camera but tonight he was being a total goofball!
= love, love, love
Mini Moth & Sunday Fun
She sets sail today! I can't even count the hours of work Harcourt has put into this project for Ike and Ike is his right-hand helper. There is a little more tweaking to go with the rig so but we borrowed a yacht club rig and set sail today. It was a perfect light air day and Ike was grinning from ear to ear and all he kept saying was "this is awesome".
Legare always knows where Ike is, if only
you could hear the screetching sound effects that go along with this photo.
Legare enjoys playing on the Shelter and I can't wait for next Summer
when he can hopefully keep up with Ike a little better.
snack time is a popular time for Legare
and the bonus is he is contained!
Ike & all his buddies have spent endless hours this Summer
catching moon jellies off the dock as well as crabs under rocks
(and bugs in the yard at home!), fishing net + bucket = happy boys!
Wylder joins in the moon jelly fun
lunch break on Shelter
Oh Brothers
I am so in love with our boys and it is so cool to watch their brother bond grow.
Ike, we thank you for being the best brother for Legare. I must say the only times we have to intervene between them is when Ike is either squeezing Legare too tight or just getting too close to him.
Moth
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Harcourt got a new toy sailboat this summer called a Moth. It is a morph between a dinghy sailboat and a windsurfer. He has sailed it a few times and Ike has of course being begging for a ride and he did finally get his chance! We will work on getting better photos of it actually “flying” with its blades that allow it to ride above the surface of the water. Ike is so fascinated that he wants to name his new* opti, Mini Moth.
photo courtesy of Bob Edmands (since I was at home while Legare took his nap!)
*new to him but well used and getting facelift & paint job from Daddy
A Tennis Star is Born
Ike is taking tennis & swimming lessons this Summer through the yacht club. He was super excited (no surprise) about taking tennis this year but I wasn’t sure how it was going to pan out since he never picked up a racket! We started off with a bang with hand me down tennis shoes from his buddy Hayden, a new racket from Kyle and a poster of tennis stars hanging in his room (free gift with the racket). He is loving it and really seems to be picking up the skill as evidence by this photo that Hannah took at a recent lesson. He has 2 amazing teachers, Andy & Nick. Ike is always telling me "Mom, my coach Andy says I am great!" :) Tennis is a big part of the Sawyer family and I know this photo makes Jimmie proud!
1 is just around the corner
Sunday, July 24, 2011
We are 2.5 weeks from Legare's first birthday! We had a heat wave this week and Thursday it was over 100 which made me appreciate that I wasn't 35 weeks pregnant like this time last year. We can't wait to celebrate his big day!!
a few photos after fresh out of the bath with lobster jammies!
and in case you didn't notice, his new favorite thing is to play on the stairs!
Ike envy
Legare has recently kicked into reality about his position in life, the little brother. He is keenly aware of every move that Ike & Harcourt make because he realized that Ike + Daddy = FUN! Yesterday morning, Harcourt was getting Ike dressed to go to the yacht club early and Legare was climbing all over them and shrieking at the site because he knew what was next, yep... the door slams and they are gone and he didn't get to go. Legare bursts into tears :( There are times when even just Harcourt and/or Ike going outside into the backyard or the garage causes Legare to breakdown. I am quickly realizing that these guys are going to be off as a trio in no time.
This photo pretty much sums it up...
"Ike, I want to be just like you"
while Ike was away Legare got his hands on the 4 wheeler and loved it
fat tires & chunky thighs
"I think it goes like this!"
Ike convinces us he can take him for a ride and he was so gentle and kind, I was so proud.
He just wanted to show Legare a good time.
what will be next?!
Ike loves to tow him in his beep beep car! These boys just make us smile :)
Legare Walks!
Friday, July 08, 2011
Today was the first day we officially saw Legare take more than a step or 2, it was so exciting! He has been standing very well on his own for over a month now and with incredible balance. He can stand for long periods of time while clapping, waving, laughing and even bending over to pick up and toy. Tonight, we were at Kyle's house and he just stood there and then moved his feet - right, left, right, left and hooray we have a walker! There is just something so cool about witnessing these milestones. Miss Glennda confirmed that he has been doing this at school for a few days but we saw it tonight for ourselves.
1 week shy of 11 months and so proud!
