October 15, 2011 ~ Goodness, Gracious! Great Falls of VA!

Today Billy got to go to Great Falls, VA for an outing with some of Mommy and Daddy's friends. If I hadn't been there, I would have thought this child had been born outside. He just loves being outside. We explored the locks, walked along the rocks and studied all of the sticks and leaves we could find. He carried sticks all through the park, whacking at hikers and wailing if we took the sticks away. What we didn't do is any water fun. Mommy kept us a safe distance from the cliff edge, so we didn't see much of the falls, but Daddy and two friends top-roped up the cliffs and I'm sure they had some awesome views from there.

While Daddy was climbing, Mommy, Billy and some friends left the park to go get lunch. Billy ate 4 inches of a cold cut sub, half a bag of chips and had a juice box. Probably not the healthiest lunch, but Billy only wants to eat what Mommy is eating and when we are out I've just thrown in the towel. He eats healthy at home, so a treat once and awhile I guess is ok. Still, I can't believe how much he ate!

When we got home Billy was ready to get back outside and have more outdoor fun. So he hopped on his trike, that good ole Green Piece of Awesome, and rode circles around our court until Auntie Sara arrived. I think Billy would have stayed out until dusk if I hadn't  dragged him in for a visit. He showed off his musical instruments, jumped around in the pillow pile, and gave Auntie Sara some big hugs.

For dinner I fixed him chicken and succotash, but he rejected it entirely in favor of yogurt. Each spoonful had to be decorated with a cheerio before being consumed. After a whole container of yogurt he was still hungry but continued to refuse the tasty chicken with veggies. No Go Mommy. It didn't help that some cookeis were on the table where he could see them. So, he got two cookies to round out his yogurt and cheerio dinner. I tried to go healthy, but who can blame a kid for wanting dessert?

Before bed Billy danced around to Mommy's iTunes, shaking his maracas and bouncing up and down. Now that he knows how, he just loves to dance.

What day is done without learning something new? Daddy showed him how to stack nestling blocks to make a tower. Boy, was that awesome. He giggled and giggled and stacked them higher, then ripped them down again. Once he was done it was off to bed with dreams of his days adventures to keep him giggling through the baby monitor for an hour after being put down.

BTW, Daddy decided to do his Silly Dance while I wrote this just to distract me, so I apologize if this post seems to wander. Silly Daddy!