Keeping Up With The Johns'

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

The US may be out of this year's World Cup, but we are still watching just as much as ever. Since we don't have cable, the only channel we can watch games on is Univision (the Spanish channel). Mac has figured out how to control the volume by turning the dial on the AV receiver (see left), making the animated Spanish commentary even more exciting. I think that Mac's next word is going to be: GOOOOLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!! This won't be the first language he speaks. He has shown his German heritage by yelling "NEIN, NEIN, NEIN, NEIN, NEIN....!" whenever he doesn't like something.

In other news, Mac started walking yesterday! I will post a video or two soon. He looks exactly like a zombie (arms outstretched in front of him, slow and lumbering gait, etc.)

Pool Time

It has been super hot down here in NC lately, and we sprang for a $10 baby pool at WalMart out of pure desperation. Mac is having a blast, and here are a few pictures of him playing in the front yard.

Spatulas are fun in the pool!

Mac's favorite expression

The hose is the new fun and exciting toy!

Yes, that is Ellis replacing another part of his dear old truck (the alternator this time).

Monday, May 31, 2010

Splash Discovery

It's official: Mac has discovered the joy of splashing. For a while, bath time was pretty tame - the only thing I really had to worry about was Mac trying to eat all of the soap bubbles and drink the water. Lately, he has started splashing with amazing determination, and I have toyed with the idea of wearing a poncho during bath time.

We recently went to play in the pool at Caleb's house (Mac's friend), and you can see the splashing in action.

The Couch

We had one last adventure with our dear friend, Auntie Kemi. We got a phone call at around 3pm from Kemi asking if we had any creative ideas for moving a giant couch out her apartment that night because she needed to leave Durham the next morning for her residency in Texas.

After brainstorming a few different scenarios, we decided that the cheapest method would be to saw the couch into pieces and shove the remaining parts into Ellis' truck for transport to the dumpster. It turned out to be a very fun and manly evening.

Ellis and Kemi's friend Paul starting the couch demolition:

Just when thought the truck couldn't get any more redneck:

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Mac's Fort

Mac got a new car seat, and of course the best part of that is getting to play with the box...it makes a great fort! What do you think Mac likes to do in his fort?

Looks like he is doing some secret fort activity