The gang went up to VT two weeks ago to check out Burlington. It was a beautiful weekend but the best part about it was Shelburne farm. We actually went 2 times in a 3 day trip mostly because Will slept for most of our first trip. The farm had lots of fun animals to play with. They also had delicious cheese and a bakery yum!
If you are ever in the Burlington area don't miss this place it is AWESOME!
http://www.shelburnefarms.org/
Now to the title of this post. Its really "name the poop" but Claud has been yelling where is the where is the poop post all week so I stuck with it.
Its a simple game various poops are in containers you must identify which animal they belong to.
I got yelled at when I picked up a sample. Evidently I was supposed to pose for a picture not play the game. The poop I chose was similar to a large meatball. No clue where it came from...
This chicken has some style. I can't tell you why but every time we go on a trip I find myself taking pictures of cats and chickens. Its pretty much the barometer for a good vacation.
Will having fun in the park kid has some smile....
Sweet view from Battery park in Burlington.
Now on to the main event! Chicken Parade!!!!!!!! Every morning at the farm there is the legendary chicken parade. I was super stoked to check it out. Claudia and Will were romping around the farm and I had to yell at them multiple times or we would have missed it. Not an event any chicken aficionado wants to miss. After a short wait and a discussion about chickens the fun started. This video is pretty long but stay with it. There is some straight up Nat Geo material here with El Nino the rooster.
Well we finally got a weekend at home and we took advantage of it. Mom and Dad went out for a nice dinner on Friday night. Saturday and Sunday we went to the park so Will could play in the sprinklers.
The sprinklers at these parks are on some kind of timer. At 13 months Will didn't get it, so he would go crawling around the sprinklers and get a unpleasant surprise.
Before - Hmm this looks interesting I should poke it.....
After a bit of water in the face - Dad help me out here....
After the park trip on Sunday we went to get some ice cream. I had a strawberry shake (Delicious) and Claudia had non fat Peanut Butter Yogurt (Blaaah! Its really kind of good but its not ice cream).
After that we went on a quick run to DSW to get some sneakers. Normally when I enter this store with Claudia it turns into an afternoon of waiting and trying on shoes. Torture! But I had Will, and surely his patience would run out before mine. So I make it through most of the Men's section (2 minutes time), I saw maybe 2 pairs of sneakers I sort of wanted but no slam dunks.
Then I went to the clearance section and I hear Will's grunt of boweling. So I am like sweet this shopping trip is over. I pause for a moment and something begins to drip on my foot. At this point I was like OK we just came from the park, he is probably wet or its drool. Then I feel the heat all over the front of my shirt, and I realize this kid just let lose on me. FYI swimmy diapers don't hold liquid well once they are wet!
So I go over to Claud and I am like lets go, show her the damage and she says "Go change him". At this point I am not mad but a bit stunned, so I am like no we are going to change him. So we get to the car and Claudia's mind is racing. How do I get back in that shoe store? She quickly comes up with a plan. Claudia says - "I am going to run into Filene's basement and get you a t-shirt". But she really wanted to say - Your pee covered self can march back into that shoe store so I can find my 3000th pair of flip flops.....
Luckily she got a hold of herself and we went home and had a lovely family dinner. It was a very fun weekend and we all had a good laugh.
Well today was the day Will decided to stop crawling and just walk. I have no clue if he will crawl tomorrow but he is walking today. He took his first steps on the 4th of July a good 3-5 before he would fall. Today he was walking like a pro. I have some video that I need to post but I just wanted to get this one up. It is really amazing how quick they learn things. If you look the other way you could miss it....
We made it through the first year and what a year it was. The family went down to NY to celebrate and Will had 2 parties! It was a pretty amazing weekend.
Anyone that lives in the Northeast knows how bad the weather has been. This 4th of July weekend was beautiful not a cloud in the sky. Can't prove it but we are pretty sure Grandma Betty cleared those clouds out for Will.
We would like to thank our family and friends for all the help and generosity you have shown us this first year, we couldn't have done it without you. I would also like to thank my wife for being such an amazing mom, she works really hard everyday for her little man.
