toys

Yesterday, we were all in the basement and Ethan decided to go upstairs. Sometimes we just let him wander at will - he's pretty good about not getting into much and we like him to be able to play independently. We heard him pattering around on the main floor and it sounded like he was just wandering, as he sometimes does. A few minutes later, we went upstairs and were surprised to find nothing touched except the little pail of animals/people in the kitchen. He had taken some of them out and taken them to the front entry and laid them out like this:

This morning, I was laying on the floor watching him, and he methodically took shirts and socks out of his dresser and laid them on top of me. Toddlers are so funny!

snuggles

Ethan loves to snuggle. Not for a long time, but frequently. If I'm sitting on the floor, he'll come snuggle up to me for 5 seconds probably every 5 minutes or so. And if I'm on a chair or standing, he'll come stand by my legs until I pick him up. He doesn't want to be held long, he just wants a quick snuggle. But I love it!

vacation!

We had such a great time on the West Coast! Ethan loved the beach. We spent hours wandering around, digging in the sand, picking up rocks and shells (and seaweed, yuck), and building sandcastles! Or rather, I built them, and Ethan played the part of Godzilla. He also loves to have his feet buried in the sand. After the burying process, we ask him "where are Ethan's toes?" and he gives a silly little grin. Sometimes he pulls them out right away, and sometimes he just eases them out like he's trying to draw out the suspense. At the end, when the toes are displayed for all to see, we get the big grin. Unfortunately, we have no pictures of the "grin". This picture was taken when we buried his whole bottom half in the sand, which he thought was great fun until he discovered that he couldn't move!