16 Months Old

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Austin, at 16 months...

You figured out how to climb off of your tractor...

You are tall enough to open doors, pull things off the table, and get trash out of the trash can.

You say no to everything.You hit a serious "stranger danger" phase.

You like to point at people and tell us who they are. Mama, Da, Pa, etc.

You now call Aunt B., Buh and Uncle C., Cee. (or something like that!)
You love to point out clocks.

You say "bye-bye water" when we drain the bath water.

You've added Baaaaa to your list of animal sounds.
You climb on EVERYTHING. Including Mom and Da!

You're getting picky when it comes to veggies.

You still don't have a flu (regular or piggy) shot.
You're finally facing forward in Mama's car.

You still LOVE to be outside.

You say cheese (for cheese and when you see a camera!)You'll take steps between two people but still no real walking. Maybe by Christmas?

You never fail to make us laugh!
We love you!

Wordless Wednesday: Germ Pit

While Nana and Pa are away...

Last weekend Nana and Pa took a much deserved vacation to Ohio and Niagara Falls. (They went to a wedding in Cleveland and then traveled with Great-Aunt Rosalyn and Great-Uncle Bruce to NY to see Niagara Falls) Little did they know that it would STILL be harvest season in November! They made the decision (like three days before they were supposed to leave) to carry on with their trip and leave the farm in OUR hands. And by OURS I mean Aunt B and Uncle C, but we helped as much as we could!Dad and Uncle C (which Austin learned how to say while we were farming) loading the planter (maybe it's a drill...plant corn, drill wheat? or is beans? Oh heck, I don't know...)with wheat.Our trusted supervisor was always near by. I swear he was taking mental notes of things to report to Nana and Pa.
Dad getting ready to put the tractor and disk away......but first Austin must go for a ride. I'm sure our neighbors appreciated hearing the tractor horn over and over and over again. The worst part... getting him out of the tractor!It was then time to load the beans into the trailer...Money, money, mon-nAY!Aunt B did an excellent job of unloading the beans. There's no doubt in my mind that I would have had them all over the ground. It was finally time to get some wheat in the ground!Mom and Austin making sure everything is done right..."You think it worked?"

We missed Nana and Pa, but we sure had a fun time farming!

11/11

November 11 is a special day for us. Nana and Pa celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary and Aunt B celebrated her 24th birthday!

Happy Anniversary, Nana and Pa! Happy Birthday, Aunt B!

&hearts, Austin

Wordless Wednesday: Spying on the Neighbors