Summer Happenings

So the summer's winding down and it's time for another blog post! We've spent a lot of time at the beaches, playing in the water fountain, and going to playgrounds. We've also made a number of trips to Indiana, went to the State Fair there, visited a water park, Edison started sleeping in his own brand-new bunk bed, and started gymnastics classes. Edison seems to be having a mostly great time, although the terrible two moments are becoming more frequent....and the arrival of his sibling is approaching! 

Edison is most entertaining with his commentary on life in general - even though he refuses to speak to anyone except people he is related to. He is very interested in bodily functions, and Damon also contributes to the fun...for ex:

Mommy: "Great, I have a whole week of being on call to look forward to." 

Daddy: "You're so lucky"

Edison: "You're so lucky."

Daddy: "You like that encouragement?"

Edison: "You like that encouragement?"

Daddy: "I'm an idiot."

Edison:"Daddy's an idiot."

Mommy (waking up in the hotel): "One of you was having terrible farts all night"

Edison: "No mommy, YOU were farting all night!" 

Mommy: "You're a little fart monster today aren't you!?"

Edison: "That's YOUR fault mommy!" 

Damon, laughing: "You got mommy's genes" 

Edison: "I got mommy's fart gene!" 

Are you noticing the trend here? 

Other frequent topics of conversation include firefighters, scuba divers, and construction equipment. While some children may have favorite animals, Edison's favorite large machine is definitely the excavator. He's also already planning his Halloween costume. And as a last conversation snippet, Edison's feelings about Halloween:

Edison: "It's almost Halloween" 

Mommy: "Yep"

Edison: "What's Halloween?" 

Mommy: "Well, you get to dress up in a costume, then you walk around and grown-ups give you candy." 

Edison: "THAT sounds gooooood!!!"  

The Lazy River Family

Edison's 1st Outdoor Water Park

Edison happy to allow Orrin to do the bee-keeping this time.

A Boy's Best Friend.

"Look what mommy didn't think daddy could build (from scratch)."

"And check out this amazing quilt that Great Great Aunt Nancy made!"

Male snow-cone championship model winner, 2013.

Helmet...check. Goggles...check.  Triking in the house...check.

"Daddy found another construction site!"

"And another one on the same day!"

Grandpa Marshall prepares a new park ranger 

A terrible two moment.

A terrific two moment.

Edison's first pony ride. 

Edison working at the Curious Kids Children's Museum in St. Jo.

Edison finally gets tired of the water-fountain. 

Edison spending 30 minutes rinsing his feet off.  

"Look, I'm an astronaut, this is my space helmet."

Edison loves sushi.

Edison and Phoenix, among a few who were not invited to Celeste's baby shower.

Ema feeding Edison the raspberries since it was fruitless trying to fill the container. 

Pamma helping Edison count 31 candles for Aunt Sam. 

Just one of several thousand diggers Edison got to play on at the Indiana State Fair. 

Edison in the cabin of a skid-steer, pulling levers. 

Edison's 1st ride.

Some people don't appreciate this type of art.  Edison might be one of them.

Aunt Lauren fitting Edison to be her ring-bearer.  

Edison insists on wearing a helmet and goggles down the aisle.

A fire-fighter making sure these potted plants won't catch on fire.

A patient escapee approaches the family in the hospital cafeteria.

Edison gets his running start...leaps...

flies through the air...

and grabs the bar for a perfect 10!

Then passes out in the grocery store shopping cart. 

Gosh, he looks pretty cute in that tight shirt, huh?

It's getting pretty easy to find construction sites.

(from left to right) Silas, Emmet, Edison and Reuben.