So, my son has a new talent! His dad could not be more proud.
Here is a clip of Dane watching Yo Gabba Gabba (not the part that Ryan is proud of..) and he always know what part is coming next. He yells out "ga" before the car (or i guess carrot) gets on the screen and then starts beat boxing before the guy is on the screen. He LOVES this show and that is shy it is memorized. At least he is learning a valuable skill from it, right???

This is where we spent our weekend! My cousin came in to town to do some work for the Hyatt Regency in Scottsdale and said he could use Ryan's help on the project. The hotel gave us 2 nights free in exchange for one day of work. It was fun to get away and spend some time with my cousins and their kids.

This is the hotel's view from the pool. It is such a beautiful golf course. To bad Ryan didn't have the time or money to play a round of golf. Maybe next time we stay here,(wink,wink).

Dane just relaxed on the ride to Scottsdale. He had a hat on earlier, when I turned around to look at him his hat was on like this.

Dane wanted to go out and play in the monsoon a couple of weeks ago, sooooo..... I let him. He was already in his diaper so I had Ryan run down with him and put him on my friend, Sara's, doorstep and knock and run. When she opened the door and saw a naked little boy standing in the rain she looks pretty shocked. Dane loved all of the big puddles on the ground. (don't worry grandma's, the rain was really warm and we didn't leave him out too long)


We have taken Dane to the mall a couple of times in the last couple of weeks to get out and play without having a heat stroke due to the 300 degree weather here in good ole AZ. He loves it! He jumps right in and enjoys running around with all the other kids. If he wants to "drive" the big fire engine, or go on the little slides he just pushes all the bigger kids (and smaller kids) outa the way. Here is a picture of him claiming a tunnel. He just sat here laughing and watching all the kids playing and making sure no others kids entered!

We got Dane this wagon last week and he LOOVVEESS it! he loads up all of his dogs and bears and pulls them around the house. When a show comes on that he wants to watch, he just climbs on in with the animals and relaxes. He especially loves when Ryan gets home because Ryan pulls him around in it and gets it going so fast as he pulls him from room to room and around corners. (Here he is saying "cheese" for the camera)

Last night we were going to give Dane another haircut but half way through we decided to just buzz it all off. It isn't fun trying to distract him during haircuts so we figured if we just buzz it we wouldn't have to cut it for a while... he looks like such a tough guy with a buzz!

Dane is now 15 months old and saying many words. Some words are new as of last week but most of these he has been saying for a while now...
"ba-ba-ba"= basketball
"ma, dad, bye-bye, "
"boppa"= grandpa
"mamma"= grandma
"eeth"= cheese, is usually said with a big cheesy smile
"kackow"=cracker
"kayckew"=thank you
"nigh nigh"= night night
"bub bub"= spongebob- he just likes the song at the beginning
"doe"= Dora
"tuck"= stuck- he is always using this word bc he is always trying to fit in places he shouldn't
"aff-i-a" pacifier
"ba"= ball, book, bird
"mo"=more
"dat" that
"go?"= where'd it go?
"i-oh-oo"= i love you
"wha-oo?= where are you?
"mi"=milk (the l and k are silent i guess)
"bon"= bonk- whenever he hits his head
"ga"= car
"ish"= fish
"kicker"= sticker
"poo"= pool
"toe"= toes
I say ready, set, and he yells "go!" and jumps
I say one and he says "two"
and he knows how to make the sounds of:
dogs, cat, horse, cow, chicken, dinosaur, sheep, bear, tiger, lion, car,

when i tell him to whistle, he puts his finger in his mouth, puckers his lips to blow but then squeals! so funny!

he does other things but I can't think of what at this moment. Just thought the grandparents would like to know how SMART their little guy is getting.

This weekend was a blast for our family. My sister went out of town so she invited us to "house sit" while she was gone. It was sooo nice to have a big house, "free" air conditioning, yummy food, a backyard with a nice big pool, and a park only steps outside of their backyard. Other things we enjoyed this week were:
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Sneaking food from the fridge...