Ouch

Sorry for the lack of posts, but I will try and be better (no guarantees though seeig as I tend to say that a lot)! Yesterday, Quin, Nana, GG, Poppa, and I went to the farm. I am sure that sounds a little odd, but yes, we went to a working farm here in Fort Collins. This is the second time that we have visited the animals, and each time it is just as wonderful. At this farm, you can feed the sheep, goats, cows, chickens, and pig, or you can climb on an old tractor. They even have pony rides! As Quin is still obsessed with animals, you can only imagine how excited he is when he gets to go to the farm.

Last time we went, Quin was rather scared of the cows at first (I don't think he realized just how big they are). He did, however, warm up to them and enjoyed looking at them. We were even lucky enough to see them being milked! On this visit, Quin did a great job feeding the animals. He even got to give a little hay to the ponies (and the lone mule that Gwen is in love with). He really enjoyed petting the sheep and goats, but unfortunately our pig friend was missing. It makes you wonder where he went?!

The only downside to being on a farm are the bugs. Usually bugs don't bother me, however they do when they sting my poor, unsuspecting, sweet little boy. Yes, Quin got his first bee sting. At first, I thought that he had burned himself on the warm metal gate keeping the cow penned up, but then I saw the welt forming on his tender little arm. Sure enough, that mean old bee stung Quin. We got some ice on the sting right away and that helped a lot, but it still needed baking soda. Luckily, the office at the farm had some so we made a paste and smeared it on there. Quin actually thought that it was kinda neat to have that white stuff on his arm, but he did try to share it with bear. By last night it looked fine and there were no worries. At least we know he isn't allergic to bee stings! Poor little guy! He took the sting like a big boy.

Happy 4th Of July (a few days late)

I wanted to wish everyone a (belated) happy 4th of July. Hopefully you had just as much fun as we did! To celebrate, we went over to Matt and Becky's and had a great BBQ. Angela, Brian, and Brennan were there too, along with Papa and GG. Quin loves to hang out with Brennan and his cousins, so he was happy to head over there for the day. (Quin constantly asks for the babies, and often mentions Brennan when he names all of his friends.) We had a great lunch, followed by a serious water fight. Quin wasn't so sure about the water, but eventually had fun watching everyone else play. I was smart and kept Quin close to me so I didn't get very wet. Everyone else, however, got soaked! It was a lot of fun. Maybe next year Quin will be more into water battles.

After getting soaked, we went by the local fireworks stand to buy some entertainment. We figured that we could use anything that stayed on the ground, as long as we stayed on the dirt far from the house. Of course, by the time we got home, had dinner, and waited for it to get dark, it was too late to do them! Quin was exhausted and ready for bed, so we decided to save them for his birthday (or as things go, it might be next year before we get around to enjoying them)! We had a great 4th though and got to spend it with family.

Sharing

This is a funny story of something that happened a few weeks ago that I thought I would share. Quin was just finishing up lunch and had actually eaten well (something I can't say happens on a regular basis), so I offered him two little slices of cheese. He usually is very protective of his cheese and would never even consider sharing it with anyone. On this particular day, he must have been in a giving mood (or getting full) because in the two seconds I had my back turned he had offered a slice of cheese to each dog! Can you picture it? Quin in his highchair and a dog on either side of him. Both of Quin's arms were down at the sides with his hands in the dogs mouths. Within each hand was a slice of cheese. Then, just before I reached the highchair, Quin had deposited both slices of cheese (strait from the mouths of the dogs) into his mouth. Yuck! There was absolutely nothing I could do about it. I guess he eats worse things, but right now I can't think of any.

We're Back!

For the past week, Quin and I have been in Dallas and Austin. It was a wonderfully busy trip, with lots of people to see and tons of things to do, but we are happy to be back home with Tim.

While in Dallas, we got to see my grandma, dad, and Lisa; I was also able to get some work done for our store. Quin was a handful at my dads, but loved playing in the backyard. My dad and Quin had fun playing catch (actually, they were kind of playing fetch). Quin loved my dads dog Annie. He chased her around his house and terrorized her. I am sure she was glad to see us go. We also got to see a friend of mine from high school, Leigh Ann. It was really nice to have dinner with her, and my dad was nice enough to babysit for the evening. Thankfully, Quin did great without me (which was a little bit of a surprise since Quin was a HUGE mamma's boy on this trip). He was a little scared of my grandma, but stopped crying long enough to take a few pictures. Grandma was very happy to see us and hopefully she will remember the visit.


Once we were in Austin, we stayed with my mom and visited lots of friends. We got to see Stacy a few times, Farrah, Shawn and Laura, James and Debbie (and their daughter Heather who was Quin's very first babysitter), and Mike, Alison, and Sagan. We were busy! There were plenty of other people that we really wanted to see, but just didn't have enough hours in the day. Maybe on our next trip! I managed to find a little time to squeeze some fun in for Quin. We played in the pool at my mom's apartment, visited the giant granite cows in the Arboretum, ran around outside, and he got to play at drop-in child care (which he actually enjoyed!). I would guess that the best part for him was playing with Sagan. They are a month and a half apart and got along really well, even though Quin was a bit of a brute (which you can see in the following video)!