Summer Adventures

In June, we decided to redo Ian's room. It had maroon carpet and white walls and needed to be transformed into a little boys room! I painted the walls a light blue and then we removed the carpet and uncovered original hardwood floors. The floor turned out amazing and Ian was very happy with the results. Here he is inspecting it...

And his stamp of approval...

The first night we put his room back together -- about 5 minutes after I tucked him into bed in his CRIB, we heard a loud THUD and then no noise at all. Of course Kurt and I leaped up the stairs to find Ian sitting on the floor next to his crib smiling. We put him back into the crib and watched from the hallway. He had figured out how to climb out of his crib! We brought him downstairs, tired him out and then put him back in the crib once he fell a sleep. The next day we converted the crib into a toddler bed. Ian can now get out of bed whenever he wants, but he has learned that he needs to stay in bed! He likes to test Mama and Daddy to see what he can get away with, but he also does listen extremely well.


In June, we attended the Red Power/IH Tractor show in Albert Lea. Ian loved looking at the tractors and spending time with Avery! Here is a photo of the boys riding the train at the show.

This is a photo of the fairgrounds from Nana and Papa's roof! Papa had to take the photo because I froze on the roof...I guess I am a little scared of heights! They had over 1,000 tractors for the show.
Here's one of the best tractors that was on display and the most handsome Farmall fans in the drivers seat!

Ian also loved Wrigley's (Avery's Boston Terrier) house! We very fortunate that Wrigley was willing to share his house with Ian...


We also went to Brainard, Minnesota and spent time on Roy Lake. We were having so much fun, I didn't take one photo of Ian! On the last day, I did snap a few of the lake. This is a photo from our cabin looking onto the deck and lake...

A few other tidbits...

Ian's new favorite word (and also his favorite toy) is "lawnmower". He likes to "mow" the carpet in the house and then point out the big lawnmower in the garage.

He also loves to open and close the garage door. When we are leaving the house, he will say "door!" until he can push the button to open the door. He also likes to use the opener in the car and will press the button and then hand it back to me with a big grin!

Grandma and Grandpa Olson came to visit a few weekends ago and Ian invented a new game with "Bumpa"...

And lastly, an equestrian in the making...