Mondays with Crosby

At 11:24 am, Crosby Fox turned 2 years and 22 weeks old!!!  We had a few firsts this week.  As some folks know (and as I have mentioned), Crosby has a love-hate relationship with the car wash.  He talks about them NONSTOP.  He hunts them down at every gas station and lets us know which ones do and which ones don't have a car wash.  BUT, if you suggest going to the car wash, he starts to panic.  He wants no part of actually visiting a car wash!  So, you can only imagine how he reacted when I suggested we wash the car over the weekend!  He was super nervous and did NOT want to go outside.  I had to explain that we would not be going to the actual facility.  That we would only be using a water hose and a bucket of soapy water.  He still wasn't buying it.  Finally we just had to force him out the door.  As you can see in this picture, he got over his fears pretty quickly...

He even decided to wash HIS car!!!

He loved trying to fill the bucket with more water...

Helping Daddy rinse...

Thinking he is such a big boy...

Getting a few tips from Daddy...

"No help needed, Dad.  I got this!"

We talked him into doing a "dog wash" this afternoon.  He wasn't too excited about getting his hands all soapy.  He just wanted to manage the hose.  I am thinking we have have few tactile issues to work on over the summer! ;-)

I have been working on a project for a few weeks.  Pressure washing the driveway!  I don't know why I like these types of projects but I sure do!  Obviously I get a little distracted at times...

I thought he looked so cute sitting in the "O"!  He was pretty proud of himself because he found the "O" and sat right down, just like I asked.  So smart!  The only bad thing about my project is the timing.  It is taking me FOREVER to finish because of this nastiness...

CICADAS!!!

I am sure the neighbors have enjoyed watching me kick and scream and yell and flail about as these disgusting creatures dive bomb me!  I end up pressure washing everything but the driveway.  Blake gets so frustrated when the wand ends up pointed towards the landscape bed and sends mulch flying in all directions.  Well...when I literally have one of these red-eyed, flapping and screaming bugs in my bra, of all places, I can't help myself.  Spasms take over and I have no control over the pressure washer wad.  I am sorry!!!  I cannot stand having bugs all over me.  Even if they don't bite!  Needless to say, I will probably have to put my project on hold until these awful creatures finally die.  Please let them die soon...

We went to a birthday party for Jason and Jackson Spencer on Sunday afternoon.  I can't believe "Baby Jack", as Crosby calls him, will be turning 1 year old!  I got one decent picture of the little ones before Crosby made a mad dash...

Yea.  He ran up stairs and got quiet.  That can only mean trouble.  Sure enough, this is what we found the little stinker doing...

Then we went to a big Memorial Day party that was being held at Animalia.  Crosby got to spend the evening playing with his cousins.  Are they not the cutest kiddos!?!?

Unfortunately, I had to take a picture of this...

My beautiful hydrangeas.  They are already taking a beating and it isn't even June.  The high temp today was 93.  I am pretty sure the 99-100 degree temps we are expecting this week will not help.  Better start cutting them off so I can actually enjoy them.  Makes me sick...

At least Crosby got to spend this hot Monday in a pool.  First swim of the year!!!

Apparently he sticks his tongue out when his face is wet!?!?  :) Looking forward to a great summer with my best buddy!  Have I ever mentioned how much I love this boy???