Austin at 3

Big Lemon Muscles

Very interested in the Frog Habitat at the Botanical Garden

For "mommy school", we made a Thanksgiving book.  This is the "pilgrim house" page.  Austin was pretty interested in gluing sticks and straw and arranging them where he wanted them to go.  He also liked using the scissors... until he clipped his finger.  Luckily, he had Elise to nurse him.

We was carefully laying down sticks and then all of a sudden, he grabs a pile of materials and throws it on his paper and yells out, "I'm done." and gets down.  So funny.

Playing at the playground at Lucy's school - always a favorite activity

Austin has a good memory.  He's also very animated and LOUD.  It is a regular thing for me to hear him quoting lines from books.  This one is from "Big Pumpkin" by Erica Silverman.  "Its big and its mine.  AND ITS STUCK ON THE VINE."

One of Austin's favorite activities is riding his bike outside.  Usually Elise accompanies him.  One day, they came running in the house saying they needed helmets.  We only own one, so I prepared myself to be the referee to a big fight.  Nope.  They found a "helmet."  I'm not sure who came up with the idea, but this has been Austin's helmet the last couple months - a popped dodge ball.  He loves the thing.  Even washes it off when it gets dirty.

We sure love our Austin.  He's generally a happy child.  He's still snuggly and I love that.  He loves to point out letters and numbers when he sees them random places.  But he shows no desire to use the potty.  At all.  He loves to be read to, hit big balls with a bat, drive little cars and has a great imagination.

At the end of his birthday day, I walked in the door from the garage to find Austin cleaning up a lake of water on the kitchen floor.  Me:  "What in the world is going on?!?"  Lucy:  (very nonchalant) "Oh, Austin's just cleaning up a big spill.... ... ... He's so responsible."  Ha!  Well, I don't think we can quite go that far.  But he is a good kid.   Love you buddy!