Our Trip to Utah....Planes, Trains, and.....

Our trip to Utah was great. We started out with a great plane ride, Quincy had his own seat and watched his movie the whole time, he really did great!

We spent several days in Park City with the family. We had fun in Park City at the Farmer's Market, riding the Merry Go Round and swimming. We wanted Quincy to ride the plane ride but as you can see, he was a little frightened of that one! Quincy left with Grandi and Aunt Lana to spend a few days at Grandi's house while Quincy's mom and dad has some time to themselves. This was a first for all of them!

In Helper, Quincy spent time at Grandpa and Grandma's house and also got to see his Great Grammy. We went to the Railroad Museum where he got a conductor's hat and a toy train that is now his favorite toy!

It was so fun to meet Quincy's cousin Wyatt....what a cutie!

At the Zoo.....

We went to the zoo this weekend with our friends Wendy and Hannah. We had a great time. Quincy has only been to the zoo one time before and he was not walking yet. So, this time, he and Hannah walked almost the entire time. It was fun and Quincy was exhausted after a full morning of animal watching. He even said the word "animal" several times! We went through the petting zoo and Quincy petted a sheep! Here are some pictures.

Basketball with Dad

Quincy and his dad played their first game of basketball this week. I am sure there are many more games like this in our future! Yes, we are starting him young but he is tall so we are trying to capitalize on that! (Remember if you click on the photos, you can see them better).

And of course, a trip to the park wouldn't be complete without a few trips down the slide!

A Weekend of "Firsts"

This weekend has been full of first experiences for Quincy and his mom. We started off the weekend on Friday morning at storytime where, for the first time, Quincy broke another kid's toy. Yep, popped the top right off of a 2 years old's truck. The kid handled it pretty well and Quincy just wanted to keep on playing. Now Mom has to bring a new truck to storytime next week....or find a new storytime!

Then Saturday morning, he was being a little too quiet and he was found eating his dad's deodorant....another first! And a first for Mom too...talking to poison control. Lesson learned...if they are quiet....they are up to no good! Good news, poison control said he would be okay...phew!

After a morning at swim lessons, we hurried to a birthday party for Quincy's cousin Khaled. It was at Gymboree. We hadn't been there before, it is just a big playroom, lots of fun. Here are a few pictures....

and finally....just another picture of Quincy eating. Mealtime with Quincy continues to be messy. He won't sit in his highchair anymore and has to feed himself! Messy combination.....

OUCH!

It finally happened, Quincy got his first big boy owey! While at daycare, running after the "big kids" he fell and bumped his nose and lip. Ouch! He has to do everything the big kids do and sometimes its hard for him to keep up, but Sheila, his daycare provider, said he just got right back up and kept running. Here's to the first of many boo-boo's!

July Fourth and Quincy's Cousin Taylor Visits!

Quincy's cousin Taylor visited us this past week. We had so much fun! We took a trip to the beach and the weather was so nice. We got to play in the water and dig in the sand. Quincy ate some sand too as you will see from the pictures. (Just a reminder, click on the pictures and you can see them larger).

Quincy had fun finding seaweed and then we had to throw it back in the ocean and waving bye-bye.

Also at the coast Quincy and Mom rode a little choo-choo train and the carousel. Both firsts for Quincy!

For the Fourth of July we had a picnic with the playgroup friends and then watched the fireworks. This is Deacon and Quincy playing ball in the park.

To watch the fireworks we climbed to the top of the hill (a good workout pushing Quincy in his stroller) and hung out on the grass until the show started....10 pm....late for Quincy's mom! Pictures in the group shot is Quincy's mom and dad and his cousin Taylor and god-mom Bethany!

Quincy is 1 1/2 years old!

Quincy just had his 18 month appointment and the doctor says he is doing great! He grew 2.5 inches in 3 months! He is off the growth charts for his age....37 inches tall. Looks like we have a basketball player, we call him Shaq sometimes.

The weather is Portland is finally getting a little nicer. Quincy went "wading" with his friends in Ruby's wading pool recently. It was a hit, they had a great time. The next day Quincy and Mom started official swim lessons which was very exciting. He loved it! We go every Saturday morning. Since Quincy weighs almost 31 pounds, it is quite a workout for Mom too!

Mealtime continues to be an adventure and extremely messy. He had corn on the for the first time and he loves (!?!) black bean dip....as you can see from the picture.