Shy guy

Caiden is turning into a shy guy. I wouldn't say he has ever been particularly outgoing, but these days he turns into a clingy, hide-behind-mom's-legs kid when introduced to new people.

Here are some photos from early July when he was at Nanna Nan's house and met Aunt Elizabeth's good friend Meg and Meg's niece Annabelle, who is the same age as Caiden.

Is it safe to come out?

He warms up eventually though. He seems to be intimidated by older kids, so it takes a little longer for him to get comfortable.

Short funny story

Last weekend Caiden and I hit the Acton Discovery museum. After exploring the museum in and out, Caiden discovered a drain outside. He went searching for something to throw in there, and found a stony path. He grabbed a handful of rocks and brought them over to the drain, put them down next to him, and started throwing them in. Within seconds, he had company. Every little boy nearby came over to take part. His rock pile vanished! He looked a little miffed and went to go get more rocks, only to have the same thing happen again. And again. Poor guy, barely got to throw in any himself. He was basically just refilling the pile for the other kids. I couldn't help but laugh.

Look carefully, you can see his rock pile!

Mish mash

Some random tidbits from around here.

Reading books is fun! He'll follow you around carrying a book going "boo? boo?" His current favorite is Where the Wild Things are. Fitting :)

Dancing is exhausting. It's been a while since he has fallen asleep on my lap... he must have been tired!

Chatting on the phone- Caiden will chat into the (broken) phone for several minutes at a time. He walks around gabbing to himself. Every now and then we hear "awwo?" followed often by "bubba?" or "momma?"

A good look for anyone

Veggies are better with sauce to dip them in

Toddler workouts

Caiden stays on top of his exercise.

He likes doing dips on his learning tower

Playing soccer. Note the air he is getting these days.

Playing basketball

And of course, dancing. He will dance just about anytime he hears music.

Taking a spin (in Mom's shoes)

He thinks it is hilarious!

Sorry for the sideways video....

Little builder

Caiden is getting quite good at sorting & stacking. He's been building up the block tower below by himself. He is pretty good at judging size to see which block goes next. When he gets it wrong, he fixes it. Or he just knocks the whole thing down and starts over.

Bowl hats are funny!

NH trip

Dan was on Nantucket for a guys weekend, but Caiden and I headed north to NH so that Caiden could meet Dan's cousin and her daughter, who were in town for a Dartmouth reunion. It was great to have Caiden meet Jade and Russa. The age difference between Caiden and Russa is a little too great for real playing  at this point, but they did have fun building up and knocking over blocks together.

Caiden also had fun playing with his Grammy and Grandpa. We had great weather, Caiden had a blast exploring outside.

Breakfast on the porch... can't beat that!

We all were all home in time to spend Sunday afternoon together, to celebrate Dan's birthday and Father's Day.