My little "reader"...

I LOVE that Crew is soooo into books...he would much rather read then play with his other toys!  I think that books and his building blocks are definitely his two favorite items to play with!  He of course loves when Mommy or Daddy read to him, but within the last few weeks he will even "read" to himself!  He sits in his rocker or on the couch and goes through the pages...it is so adorable to watch! 

Some of Mommy and Crew's favorite stories:

On the Day You Were Born

The Kissing Hand

Guess How Much I Love You

I Love My Mommy Because...

Elmo and Friends (Crew's favorite!)

Crew babbles all of the time, but here are a few new words he has learned!

Elmo - points and says Elmo all of the time while we read his favorite book!

Balloon - also from his favorite book, Elmo and Friends

Hot! - Mommy has tried to teach him what this means and now he knows and says it!  I always say this when he is around the stove and I'm cooking and when the water is running and may be hot and around lights and other possibly dangerous things!  So now he says it all of the time...ha!

Car - loves pointing cars out in books.

Uh oh! - when his blocks fall over!

Oh no! - again, when his block fall over!

Love you - my parents swear they heard him say this!?  I thought I have heard him say it before...but not consistently yet!

I love this book...one of my favorites!

I know I will be doing this when Crewsie goes to school...but not for a LONG time...ha!

We love Little and Big Nutbrown Hare!

Crewsie and I both like this one!  He loves all of the little animals!

And Crew's favorite book of the moment!  It is a big book full of color and a bunch of exciting pictures...he loves pointing to things and talking!

Birthday Party!

A couple weeks ago we went to cousin Andrew's third birthday party!  Crew had a great time playing with all the other kiddos and especially enjoyed spending time with cousin Abby!  She is like a little Mommy and she is soooo good with Crew!  As you can see by the pictures below, he loved laying on her and giving her lots of hugs! 

H Abby feeding Crewsie some watermelon...so cute!

Getting ready to blow out his candles!

Andrew's theme for the birthday party was Toy Story...and he even got a Toy Story bike!

Crewsie's new kicks...

We were out shopping the other day and of course Crewsie came home with a few new things...haha!  I just can't help myself when we start looking at all the cute clothes and shoes!  Mommy and Yaya bought Crewsie a couple new pairs of shoes for this Fall/Winter...We tried them on him at the store, but we would get them on him and he would take off running, so I was trying them on again at home just to double check that they fit right and he was walking properly!  He is currently wearing a size 7 shoe, so we bought size 8 to be safe...I can't believe how big (and chubby) his little feet are!!!

These are probably some of our last days at the pool :(  but honestly, Mommy is ready for Autumn!  It is my most favorite time of year (from September thru December!)...I love the weather, the way the air feels, wearing "cuddly" clothes, and of course the beautiful changing leaves!  It always reminds me of back to school time...which I always loved!

He was bopping up and down in the pool!  So cute!

Crewsie taking a cruise...

One of Crew's favorite new things is driving...but don't worry, we haven't handed over the keys!  He LOVES getting into our cars and playing around with all the buttons and levers!  So of course Popa allowed Crew to jump in his car and take it for a ride!  The lights were flashing, windshield wipers going full speed, and the air conditioning was blowing!  When it is time to take him out of the cars he is not a happy camper!

In other Crew news:  his top two canine teeth have broken through!  The bottom canines are almost through, so that will make a total of 16 teeth...hopefully that is all for a while...I think the only ones left are the second year molars!

Doesn't it look like he was really driving the way his hands are positioned and his hair blowing?!?!

Visit with Grandparents...

August 3rd was my Popsie Cooper's 78th birthday!  Yaya, Auntie Tay, Crew, and I all went to celebrate with Pops and Gram.  Unfortunately, Popsie was diagnosed with lung cancer in June and has been in the hospital the last week.  We are optomistic and he is making improvements everyday.  Hopefully he will be home sometime next week.  Please keep Pops and Gram in your prayers.  We LOVE you guys!!!

While we were in Sebring we also visited Gram Fisher, Grammy Pearl and Papa George...what a wonderful visit!

Grammy Pearl and Papa George

Tay, Me, Crewsie, Pearl, George and Grammy Fisher

Crew at the Zoo...

Since we bought a Cleveland Zoo pass this year we also get into the Akron Zoo for free (actually we get into almost any zoo in the country for free or at the very least half price...it's a great deal!).  The Akron Zoo is only about 10 or 15 minutes from the house and it's smaller and therefore, much easier to get around!  It's a great zoo for kids around Crew's age!  Yaya accompanied Crewsie and I a couple weeks ago and we had a great time!  They have some different animals then the Cleveland Zoo, like the penguins, which Crew loved!

Yaya trying to hide while I get a picture of "Penguin Crew!"  hahaha...I know you love this one Mom!

This llama was so cute...we got to pet his little furry head!

Siberian tiger!

Largest rodent in the world...so gross, but a little cute!

Momma and her little monkey!

Jelly Fish exhibit was pretty neat!

Komodo dragon!

We can't wait to soon go back and visit the new carousel!  The day we were there they were getting ready to open the carousel the next day...missed it by one day :(  Each ride is an endangered animal...it was so pretty!

Yaya and Crewser

 

They have done such a great time with this Zoo...even though it is smaller it seems cleaner and newer than the Cleveland Zoo and it is so much closer to home!  Had a great time...can't wait to go back!

Just thought this pic was funny...he can now sometimes open regular door knobs!  He has been opening closet doors and lever doors for a long time and now these...yikes, no privacy...haha!