Deer!

  We had a great weekend with family. We drove down Friday night and got to my in-law's house around 10 pm. E was such a tired little boy, but he was so excited to see everyone! My father-in-law has a deer head on the wall. E spotted the deer head and looked to Daddy as if to say, "what's that?" We signed "deer" for him. To our amazement, he immediately looked up at the deer head and made the sign perfectly. What a little smarty pants! E was thrilled with the excitement and reaction of everyone and of course "deer" became his new favorite thing. Every time he would sign deer, he got smiles, clapping, and a room full of people signing "deer" back to him. Needless to say, we saw a lot of "deer" all weekend.

  Saturday, we took E to a birthday party for the daughter of some of our dear friends from SC. She turned one and had a bunny themed party. E really enjoyed flirting and laughing as always. Little Mr. Personality had a ball and enjoyed seeing others his own size. After the party, we took a trip to the Gaffney outlet mall. We let E ride in his Jeep carrier on the front of Daddy's chest. E was in hog heaven being outside and seeing all of the people. He brought smiles to everyone we passed as E giggled, waved, and of course....signed "deer"!

  After church on Sunday, we went to our local restaurant and creamery. E got his first taste of cake batter ice cream in a waffle cone. It was hilarious to watch that tiny tongue lick 90 miles and hour :-) The messy face and giant grins were the best treat for mommy!

 
  Thanks to E's nanny, we now have a mini basketball and goal. It only took a couple of demonstrations before E took right to the concept. After each basket made, E would be very excited and proud of himself. He would clap and laugh and do it again. We did this for at least 15 minutes before it occurred to me to take a quick video. When I decided to put down the hoop, E cracked me up by holding the hoop up sideways in one of his little hands and pushing the ball through with the other. He never ceases to amaze me with the way he takes to things like a duck to water. I love watching his exploration of the world :-)