Extreme Sliding

Here is some more of his monkeying around. This time at the playground doing some extreme sliding (while we waited for our car to be repaired). My little stuntman forwards, backwards and upright:

 Lovin' that hair, bubba!

Soaking up the sun...

This summer is just flying by so fast!

We take Liam's tricycle out every single day around our neighborhood at least twice a day; mid-morning, after nap time, and sometimes when daddy comes home in the early evening while there is still light outside. Riding along in Liam's vintage-looking trike has afforded us to catch some rays and much needed Vitamin D! Taking Liam to the playground has also been a great time to get some sun exposure. While Liam is in constant movement, he has more or less gotten some even coloring around his legs and arms. I have mostly been hit on the arms and face as I have stood by watching him run around like a mad man. With sun-kissed faces, necks, arms and legs, we are starting to sport a pretty good "farmer's tan". I sure wish he would take a little more interest in the sprinklers on those super hot days as mama would love the opportunity to at least get her feet wet. Oh well, gotta soak up the sun as much as we can!

At the blink of an eye, summer will be over.

Talk about fast, here are Liam's wheels now and later, or so we hope...

Here is our little man wearing his "swimming costume" as they say in Aussieland. Grandma Bette got it for him while we were in Australia back in December 08. Wouldn't you know it, he completely ignored the sprinklers and ran towards the playground.

He is such an old pro at the slide.

There is a video clip here that actually shows him coming down this very same slide. He can be seen here at 1:05. It is entirely of his friend Garrett, but Liam sneaked in a little bit of screen time (I think I did, too). So, why didn't I get a video of my own, you say? C'mon. You know that Liam is way too fast now. While I stand around to figure out how to change the settings on my camera, he has already moved on to something new. I will figure it out one of these days though and I will catch him in the act!

Here he is with his friend Lani who lives in our building.

Liam is growing up so fast right before our very eyes!