Seems like we have really been on the go this spring. This past weekend was Tulip Time and we stayed busy the whole weekend. Wednesday Sawyer had his 15 month check up. He was 26lb 80z and 31.5 inches but I think he is actually a bit taller than that- the top of the measuring thing was pushed back a bit and he is outgrowing all his pants! He got his last round of shots and now we are free until he goes to school! What an amazing feeling! He did great as usual. He is an awesome kid.
That night we walked in the Klompen Classic with a bunch of friends. It was a blast and some pretty good excercise considering we had to keep jogging to get ahead. Somehow we managed to line up DEAD LAST and for a while no one was behind us except for the paramedics...yikes. We had to kick it into high gear and jog to get out of the shameful spot. We finished in 53ish minutes. It was fun, but it didnt start until 7 so it was 8 by the time we got done and 9 something by the time we got home- needless to say Sawyer didnt end up in bed until 10 and then slept until 11 the next day! Turns out that was great though because then he was cheerful on Thursday for Tulip Time!
Thursday the weather was actually very nice and Sawyer and I scrubbed streets and then walked in the baby parade with Zachs mom and sister. Sawyer loved scrubbing streets- we gave him his own little brush and he pushed it all around before we started walking- once the actual street scrubbing started it was a different story. He didnt want to walk, he just wanted to play with his brush and the water. So Beth ended up carrying him- I tell her that is why her arms are so strong- because I always pass Sawyer off to her if he wants to be carried for a long time, up stairs, and other hard tasks. Anyway Beth carried him and told him to "wave to all the people in the grandstands" which he LOVED. He would wave and all the old people would wave back. Im sure hundreds of strangers now have pictures of him...odd. He enjoyed the baby parade as well. We also took Sawyer to the night parade and he really loved the bands. He would dance to the music and the next day we saw him pretending to march in a band and play a trombone. What a ham! He liked the bright lit up floats a lot too, and the horses, tractors... pretty much everything!
Friday was FREEZING cold but last minute my friend Lindsay and I decided to walk the parade anyway. Sawyer had 4 layers on top and bottom AND his bundler on his stroller. He stayed nice and toasty. We bundled up quite a bit too! Lindsay also gave Sawyer his first "real" haircut. I have actually cut this boys wild mop 4 times, but last time I HATED the way it looked and decided not to mess with it myself anymore. We left it long and "surfer boy" look, because I like it a lot that way and honestly the boy has a great head of hair- basically she just gave it a better shape, and evened things up. We were both SHOCKED how much hair she was actually able to trim off while still keeping the lenght about the same. It looks SO SO much better now. He looks a bit more grown up, but in a good way. His hair has less poof now which was what I wanted. That afternoon I managed to break my little toe... I wasnt even doing anything crazy, i hit it on our ottoman and bent it the wrong way. By the end of the night half my foot was purple and I could barely walk...but I didnt let that ruin my fun :) Friday night Sawyer got to ride with Nana Val and Mrs. Iowa in the night parade. Val was Mrs. Iowa in 1988 so she hosted this years Mrs. Iowa at TT. Sawyer loved Mrs. Iowa and Mrs. Iowa adored him! Sawyr had a great time waving from the convertible with nana when nana asked him today "what did you do in the parade?" He waved. We had friends over on friday night and it was great to catch up. Thats my favorite part of TT!
Saturday was still cold, so we bundled up again. I participated in the world record breaking dutch dance-broken toe and all! I had 5 layers on top and 3 on the bottom and I wasnt hot... We even got Zach into a costume on Saturday! We scrubbed streets with his family and then walked in the baby parade again- we even convinced Zach and his dad to come with us! I think they had fun :) We brought Sawyer to my grandparents so they and my aunt and cousins could see the little cutie all dressed up. Saturday night we watched the parade...yes, again. And, we got to see a high school friend we hadnt seen in 3 years! He didnt even know that we had gotten married and had a baby!
Sunday we enjoyed mothers day with both of our families- my parents we on the road headed to NC to the siblings so we ejoyed time with my Grandparents and Aunt, uncle and Cousin. Zach did a good job and got me a massage for mothers day and I can not WAIT to use it! Carrying around a 26 1/2 pound kid is KILLING my back.
for some reason blogger isnt letting me upload photos tonight, but I have all the pics up of FB anyway. Heres the link for those of you without facebook
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2023498&id=79700095&l=9ad35ecb58
