Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Showing Off New Skills

We had an absolutely wonderful day yesterday! Since Nicholas' daycare was closed for Labor Day, Joe and I each spent half the day with Nicholas and half the day working. And while we paid for it by having to stay up late to finish class prep, it was totally worth it because Nicholas was in a great mood all day and we did so many fun things.

We went for a walk, played for a long time at the park, thinned out his toys to pack away those he had outgrown, played with the new toys he "discovered" when he could actually see what was there, and took a quick visit to the pool since it was our last chance until Memorial Day.

We took a couple videos of Nicholas at the pool to document what he is able to do this year. It will be interesting to see what he thinks of the pool next summer. (click on the images below to see Nicholas "swimming")
From 2010 September



From 2010 September


Nicholas also surprised me yesterday by sliding all by himself (apparently Joe knew he could do this). I didn't have the camera, but I remembered it when we went to the park this evening, so you can click on the image below to see:
From 2010 September

Also, on a random note, Nicholas apparently grew sometime in the last week and it is all in his legs. He can now climb down the stairs outside because his legs are long enough to reach.

1 comment:

  1. He's growing up so quickly. When we took him to the park a month and a half ago he was less than enthusiastic about sliding even with help, and now he's doing it on his own? Incredible.

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