The Fourth of July!

Not liking our stroll in the heat

This year fireworks were done on the base across from base housing, since Ramstein is under construction. They asked all of the housing residents to walk due to limited parking. They have a foot bridge that connects the two bridges. Since we live on housing I figured that it wouldn't be that bad to walk. I know that the bridge has steps instead of ramps (stupid!) but I figured that I would just wing it and take the big stroller. I didn't realize that there was a huge hill/mountain on the other side of that bridge that I would have to climb to get to the festivities. Let's just say that it is uphill both ways! I wore comfortable shoes but one broke when I was playing with Eric waiting for fireworks and so I now have a huge blister from my 30 min walk home. Thanks to all of the people who helped. Thanks to all of the guys who carried Eric across the bridge for me both times and my friend Connie for her help too. Thanks to the older gentleman in line with me waiting for food. Eric choked on an apple and ended up getting sick so I had to take care of that and he offered to get my food for me and was really helpful. Thanks! Thanks to the gentleman who helped me get my stroller up the curb when it got stuck and I had stuff in my hands. Also thanks to those who have served and are now serving our country. Thanks goes to Eric for always making my day better and for being my buddy in all of this. A special thanks goes out to my amazing husband. I can't thank you enough for serving and for the sacrifices you make. I am so grateful for you and I wish so much you could be here with us. I know it is soon but still I miss you! I hope everyone had a Happy Fourth and once Eric decided that the fireworks were not going to hurt him, he acutally enjoyed them.

Golf Cart

Eric did this all by himself. He got a mini golf course for his birthday and decided that in order to be a true golfer he needed a cart. So here is Eric's invention. What a smarty pants!

Bubble Boy

Eric loves to wash his hands because of the bubbles. I decided that it was time to introduce him to the bubble bath. I bought some of my old friend Mr. Bubbles and loaded up the tub. He just stared at me and then back at the tub for a while before he decided that it was safe to get in. He had a blast! I showed him how to put bubbles on his head and chin and he thought it was funny. Now every time he takes a bath there has to be bubbles in it. I don't mind since Mr. Bubbles is safe for sensitive skin. It is now hypo-allergenic. When I was a kid Mr. Bubbles could have contained high amounts of lead and asbestos and our parents wouldn't have cared and neither would we. I love how things change and how safe most of the stuf is now. Though I am sure that some where in the future they will come out with research that Mr. Bubbles causes you to grow a third eye or something crazy like that. For now we are just enjoying the simple things like bubble baths.

Dress up!

Eric got a firefighter book, hat and coat for Christmas last year. I keep forgetting we have it and since he loves fire trucks and hats I thought he might enjoy playing with it. He loved it! I was surprised he kept the whole outfit on since it is like 80 degrees outside with no AC! He looked so cute!

Happy Father's Day!

I meant to do this post on Sunday but ran out of time. We just want to say how grateful we are for Elmer. He is such a wonderful father. Eric loves him so much and it is so wonderful to watch them play together. This time apart has been hard for both of them because they usually have lots of Daddy - Baby time. I know that Elmer can't wait to come home and spend time just playing and chasing after Eric. I am so happy that we have such a wonderful man in our life.

Wy Chi Chi

For those of you who are wondering, that is Eric's word for strawberry. We went to pick some in the first part of June. He really got into it. I was surprised that he didn't try to eat any while he was out there. For some reason he has gone on a strawberry strike. We had a nice time there and I had a fun time trying to get the red stains out of our clothes.

Hats!

Eric hates having to wear a hat in the winter. I finally had to get him one of the goofy ones that clipped under his chin so that he would leave it on. He actually looked cute in it but since we were in Florida for the winter we had no use for it this year. He was trying to wear a bowl as a hat the other day and it just wasn't working out. He was getting frustrated so I went and got him a choice of hats that included this one and his Mickey ears. He decided that 75 degree weather was not going to stop him from being happy. Notice that the hat is backwards and that he is happily standing in front of the fan while wearing it. He is so independent!!! I hope he is this willing to wear a hat when winter comes but I am not getting my hopes up.