Changing table entertainment

The changing table is always an entertaining place to hang out, what with Christopher's early poop-master endeavors (see August 2008 blog entry), his display of wrestling moves, and his bending-over-backwards-to-see-the-school-bus yoga pose. Not all of his diaper changes are so physical, however, and he occasionally looks to me to entertain him while I clean him up. Recently, he enjoys my Bob Shepard impression. (All Yankee fans should know what I'm referring to and can place Mr. Shepard's voice with the following words). I will say (all while changing and wiping) "Now batting for the Yankees, number 20 (not quite sure why that number), Christopher Woglom... Number 20." And for some odd reason, this makes my boy crack up. Then I usually follow with the cheer "C.J. Woglom, clap, clap, clap-clap-clap." And again, boisterous laughter. Whatever works!

Egg hunt at home...

During Christopher's nap yesterday, the Easter bunny made a guest appearance and hid a dozen or so eggs in our flower bed in the front yard. Now that he knows what to do on an Easter egg hunt, Chris grabbed his basket and headed for the door...
It was very windy outside but that didn't stop our little man! He set his basket down on the sidewalk and went straight to work picking up all the eggs he could find.
After the egg hunt at Olivia's house, Christopher now knows that in order to make the most of your egg-finding, you must open up each one you find and search for the goodies inside. If there is nothing inside, you say "No!" (his favorite word) and continue on your way. Out of the eggs Chris looked for yesterday, only 6 of them had treats. And, of course, this was a health conscious Easter bunny who left Kashi cereal in the eggs. It certainly didn't bother Chris one little bit!


This morning, Tristan came over to play for a few hours and the boys had a great time together. Christopher just watches at first to see all the things that big boys are supposed to do and then he joins in on the fun. They had fun running, jumping, "cooking" in the kitchen, coloring and watching Thomas and Caillou together. The two boys are becoming great friends!

On an Easter Sunday morning...

Christopher has had a lovely Easter so far, full of this holiday's usual--church, the Easter Bunny, and food with friends. We spent our Easter having lunch with our "Kansas family" (Dan, Mary, Tristan, and the puppies). The Eakins had us over for a lovely lunch from which we are all very full. Kasey was in full effect with her friend Oliver, chasing him all over the house. And Tristan has the coolest train table ever so you can imagine what Chris was busy doing while we were eating. That's right, we had to let him know that food was being served because he was so into what he was playing with. Here are the boys...

And the weather here is absolutely glorious today! Brian declared this the official start of spring when he busted out his blue shorts. Yes, those blue shorts. (Actually, when I commented about the blue shorts, Brian said, "It's what Jesus would do." You can't argue with that!)
As if this day couldn't get any better, Chris is resting up and we are all preparing for opening night, Yankees vs. that team from Boston... Yay for baseball!!!

Baby's first running shoes

After falling forehead first into the concrete (not once, but twice) in the past 24 hours, I made the executive decision to get Christopher a better pair of sneakers as his current pair was (pardon me for saying this) crap. Poor little guy kept tripping over the inflexible toes of his shoes, probably because he runs so fast everywhere he goes. Now he has a lovely round raspberry on his forehead to show for it. Anyway, we got his foot properly measured and overpaid for a nice pair of Saucony running shoes but the toe is more flexible and the shoe itself is much more appropriate for our active little man. Chris is even considering a run at the Shelter Island 10K if he can build up his mileage in time!

Easter Egg Hunt

Christopher attended his first Easter egg hunt today at Olivia's house. There were lots of kids there and Chris basically cleaned up when it came to putting eggs in his basket. Of course, once he discovered that there were goodies inside, he preferred to open his eggs, even as the treats spilled all over the lawn. The buds had a nice time running around outside, decorating real eggs, and drawing with sidewalk chalk. Here is a bit of video of the Easter egg hunt...

We also managed to get Chris to wear bunny ears (only because they were blue) for about one minute, or at least as long as it took to get a quick picture.
And finally, we have some pictures of Chris with his parents...

Serious playing

Brian can often be found telling Christopher to rest well before naps and bedtime because the two boys will have some "serious playing" to do when CJ gets up. Here are some pictures of little man's serious concentration when he is playing with his trains.


The boy does not mess around with his train playing! We are off to CJ's first Easter egg hunt this afternoon. Updates to follow!

Deanna Rose

So Deanna Rose opened again today on this beautifully warm, albeit windy, spring day. We met Randa and Maddie there and checked out some of the animals. By far, Christopher's favorite part of the visit was hanging out with the baby goats. And I must say, he does a very good impression of a baby goat...

Other than the goats, we saw cows and their baby calves (so cute!) as well as sheep, peacocks, ducks, horses, and bunnies and enjoyed our time at the farm. We may even appear in the Kansas City Star tomorrow, as we were interviewed by a reporter regarding how Deanna Rose is charging admission on weekends (it was previously free). Hopefully we'll make it in.

Okay, so here's another little video of CJ mingling with the goats...