Forrest Park Earth Day

Stacy and Riley were nice enough to meet us out at Forrest Park this past Saturday. There was a huge Earth Day festival going on with tents, belly dancers, music, you name it, it was there. The day was gorgeous even with the ever present high winds. It actually made it more enjoyable to have such a strong breeze to cool you off. We walked around and looked for spots where we could let the cattle roam. Riley was into the dogs and Baron was in the bark...from the trees. Go figure, of all the things to look at, he picks the bark to focus on. Although, we were at an Earth Day festival, so maybe he was just showing his appreciation.

The Mall Play Area

On Monday, since it was rainy out and I had to take some stuff back to the mall, Rob and I decided to take Baron to the children's play area. The video isn't anything special but always like posting them anyway.
Baron of course loved the play area. At first he just stayed in his little section, however, as soon as he saw the other children running around he wanted to follow. It was kind of sad because he would walk up to some of the older kids and try to get their attention. I think he expects a ton of attention like his cousins give him. Wasn't happening here...:( It was a little nerve racking with the others running around wild (which I know that is the purpose of the play area) and they would often run into Baron and knock him down. But being the chunk that he is, he got right back up and tried to get their attention again. Oh, and he got stuck in the stationary car. I finally captured it on video when Rob was walking over to help him but just before that, we could see him trying to inch his way out and then finally the yells came, "ahh, ahh, ahh." Too funny.

Park Visit

Yesterday, we had plans to meet some of Rob's friends out for dinner and after we were finished we decided to take Baron to the park. Last time we went, he wasn't walking so we just pushed him around in the stroller but this time was so much better since he's walking now. Thankfully, this park wasn't as big as the one before and was fairly small. I don't think that Baron knew what to do at first. With all of the other children running around he literally just stood there for a good 5 mins just taking everything in. He finally snapped out of it and with his eyes opened wide, started running after the other kids.

Outside Playground

I have a feeling we're going to be outside an awful lot this summer and that's most definitely a good thing. I am so glad that Baron is walking which makes it a lot easier for him to enjoy the outdoors besides sitting in the grass in one place. I don't know why, but he doesn't like to crawl in the grass. So because he's still pretty new to this walking thing, if he falls, he needs something to grab onto to help him up or for one of us to prop him up. He's figured out how to do it on his own inside, however, he still is trying to master it outside and in the grass.

Bubbles & the Dogs

This is the second time that Baron has seen the bubbles, however, the first time for the dogs to experience them. I didn't know that they would go that crazy and for Baron to get such a big kick out of it. Now that it's nice outside, we'll bring the bubbles out and he'll just sit there and watch Reinhardt and Heidrich go nuts for them, while laughing the whole time. If I would have known that bubbles would have brought this much joy, then I would have started it a long time ago.

Oh, and I am strictly the bubble blower around here. Rob can't blow a bubble for the life of him. Hee hee.

Heimlich's New Hair Cut

Right before the summer we always get Heimlich's hair buzzed off. One, we're tired of picking up patches of fur all around the house because he's shedding his winter coat and two, I think he likes it. Plus, it just makes him so much more interesting to look at.