Sunday Drive

Arthur, Nik and Mara at the Lake

Fish in the Pond - Restaurant behind

Yum!, Trout

Cherry Tree Attack

Arthur and I like to take nice Sunday drives, being that Sunday is normally a very quite day for most Greeks so the roads are fairly empty and really the only people you see out are the tourist. So this last weekend we went up to the Lake, we haven't been their in over a year so it was great seeing it again and it was a little cooler up there than here at home, but it was still pretty darn hot. Nik enjoys the outdoors and was sniffing and looking everywhere, the only time he got upset was when Arthur and I left him in the car while we attacked a cherry tree that was right off of the road. He was sleeping peacefully but I guess stopping the movement of the car woke him up, so we only got a small bag load but it was worth the upset and I know that Nik forgot about it in seconds as only babies do. I still remember the time Mom left us at a road stop when we were traveling with Grandpa and Grandma up to Washington, she thought we were with them and they thought we were with her (ALL 3 of us kids). We sat there waiting on the fence for someone to come back and pick us up, do you still feel guilty mom?
Well you don't have to it makes a great story.
I enjoyed great trout, you have to eat trout when you go to these lakes and rivers because it is so fresh. The cook just goes out back and takes a fish out from the pond, whacks it on the head , cleans it up and then puts it on the grill, reminds me of the way we eat when we are up in Washington. Good times.

First Egg

Hello Family and Friends this is baby Nik enjoying his first village egg. He is a little young to be trying out foods but each time Arthur and I sat down to eat he would watch us and lick his lips like he wanted some. SO we gave him a little bit of boiled yolk from a fresh egg, we have a deal set up with our neighbor they bring us a fresh egg from their farm and we give them the bones leftover from the taverna for their dogs out on the farm.
I realize every parent thinks they have the smartest and cutest kid in the universe, but I actually have a few examples to tell you how smart our little guy is at three and half months.
#1 No Talking to Strangers at just three and half MONTHS baby Nik has realized that he isn't supposed to talk to strangers. At the wedding we attended this weekend he didn't do his usual cooing, gooing and giggling, in fact he held all of his talking ability until it was just my husband and I in the car and then he went to town talking about his day, it was the funniest thing ever. So either he is shy and doesn't like to talk to people he doesn't know or he already knows about the rule that all parents tell their children "No talking to Strangers."
#2 No Farting in Public, okay so most parents probably don't realize how much their baby farts, but since we have the cool colostomy bag on baby Nik we actually see his farts since they fill the bag up with hot air (hahaha! get it "hot air"). Generally baby Nik farts, well alot, would be the word I'm looking for, we have to de-air his bag several times a day. But on the day of the wedding he didn't fart at all, I thought their was a leak in the bag since it was staying so flat with only the poop in it but when we got home and I took a good look at it their was no leaks and the next day when we changed it it was still in sticky order and just to confirm that he was holding back during the wedding the next day he farted many, many times. For some of you this might be to much information but I wanted to share with you how smart our little guy was, he didn't fart at all from 1pm till 10 pm at night, what a smart, courteous little guy such good manners.