i found the stash!

The stash of rocks Finn hid. I don't think it's any secret that Finn likes rocks. He likes them so much that some days when we come in the house from playing outside he wants to bring them in with him. I didn't really give it much thought after he brought them in. If I found one I would just throw it back outside. It wasn't until I found the stash that I realized how many rocks had slipped my mind. Finn is always digging in his diaper stacker. He pulls the diapers out and I make him pick them up and put them back. We got really low on diapers over the weekend and that's when I found the secret stash. Apparently, he thinks the diaper stacker is for things you want to hide...like rocks. There in the bottom with the last 3 diapers was a pile of assorted rocks. I now feel kind of bad for making him stop and put diapers back when really all he wanted was the pile of rocks at the bottom of the stacker. Well, he found them this weekend and had fun pulling them out and putting them back in the stacker. I'm fine with that. At least it wasn't a pile of rotten potatoes. I think I've found all of the potatoes.

We were in the pool today and after awhile Finn wanted to get out. After some prompting, he put his first two words together saying "out please" (ah deese). I'm so proud of him!

Here is Matthew giving Finn a ride on the 4-wheeler through the yard. Finn loves motors and anything on wheels.


In the driveway.


Finn wanting to get back on. He cried a little bit, but we took him in, and for now, the out of sight out of mind rule works because he stopped crying almost instantly.


Crazy hair after a bath. See how long it's getting? *ahem*



Matthew and Finn cutting the grass. We let it go so long that I think it would have been more prudent to bale it and use it for grass hay. I'm sure we could have gotten at least 1 large, round bale from it. =)


Finn playing in the yard. I like how he decides that he's finished with his car and pushes it away.

Finn playing with his rubber ducks. He was trying to crawl with his ducks in his hands. He didn't make it very far.

Mowing the long grass with Daddy. We took a break from mowing to eat supper. While Matthew was getting the hamburgers off of the grill Finn went over to the lawn mower and tried to get on. I sat on it with him and he tried to push the handles forward to make it move. After that didn't work, he started pulling and pushing on the choke handle. Is this boy smart or what?


Getting tired after mowing. Even though he was tired, he still wanted to keep riding when it was time to go in and take a bath.