We took a trip to Athens Ohio this past weekend and Dario was in heaven when his grandmother cooked him some broccoli. Grandma also got him some Incredible Hulk outfit that he loves! I am so thankful that Dario loves eating vegetables. :)

Dancing for a Banana

Dario really enjoys bananas. When we go grocery shopping he ask for bananas and he gets to have one while we shop. On this day Dario asked for a banana and then started to dance around with excitement. Here he is dancing with his banana, so cute!

Playground

Dario really enjoys the playground, especially this playground because the slide is so big. Now that I am back to work, we go to the playground after school on days that I don't have to cook dinner. Dario has been daring lately and goes head first down the slide, but I get nervous when he does that so I don't take pictures because my full attention is on him sliding down head first! He slides down head first, jumps off the slide, and says with such excitement, "Again, mommy, again!"

Broccoli and Mushrooms

Mushrooms and Broccoli are a few of Dario's favorite foods. He ask for more all the time and he dances in his seat when he eats something that he likes. He is so funny, I love it!

Pumpkin Festival!

We all headed to a local farm today for a pumpkin festival! This will be the first of a few farms we will visit. We road some slides, very fast slides, and laughed a ton. We also chased some chickens, visited some animals, played on Noah's Arch, walked across a wooden bridge, took a hayride, and picked some pumpkins. Dario had a great time picking out a few pumpkins and was very proud of the pumpkins he picked.

Playing with Monster Trucks

Dario loves playing with his Monster trucks, and he loves pushing them down the garage his Aunt Annie and Aunt Cea got him for Christmas. Remember don't push the trucks down without asking Dario, he has a order and system in which he wants to push them down in.

Avoiding Bed Time

Dario was trying really hard tonight not to go to bed. First it was he had to wear his fireman hat, then it was the sun glasses, then it was watch T.V with Daddy! Even though he tried really hard, he headed to bed!

Tunnel

Dario loves the tunnel that his Grandpa got him for Christmas last year. He will pull out the tunnel and yell in excitement as it is opening. He loves to be chased through the tunnel and enjoys catching us as we try to get ourselves through the tunnel :)

Sesame Place

We headed to Sesame Place in PA this weekend for our final weekend of summer. We all had a blast in PA! We ran into characters, rode rides, and had a great time on Count's Splash Castle. The park was great because there was only one ride Dario was not allowed on, so fun was had by all especially when we went into the store to buy a few things. One of Dario's favorite things was Nets N' Climb. I went on this when I was a kid and loved it just as much then as I did today (just a little scary this time around as to how high we were above the ground. Dario enjoyed his first night in a hotel as a toddler, and kept asking us why we were not going home for the night. This is a weekend we will remember! Hope to go back next year for more fun!

Pool

Dario loves the pool and he really loves when Grandma goes swimming with him. We don't have many more days left of the pool being open so we had to take advantage of it while it is open.

CLEMYJONTRI PARK

As summer comes to a close we are trying to do a few things we did earlier in the summer. We headed to Clemyjontri Park. This park is a place where children who use wheelchairs, walkers or braces, or who have sensory or developmental disabilities, can have a parallel playground experience of fun and exploration. I love that there is a park that all children can play at, and we really enjoy this park! It is huge, and the ground is turf, and there are so many things for kids to do, including a carousel. We ran around the park all morning and Grandma was nice enough to treat us to lunch :)

Grandma is here!

Grandma arrived this afternoon and is staying with us for a little while. Grandma picked up Dario from school today and he was so excited! We had a wonderful dinner tonight and the night ended with Grandma reading Dario a book.

Cookie Dough

Dario and I made homemade chocolate chip cookies for the first time together. Dario stirred the dry ingredients and enjoyed watching the mixer blend everything together. Then I let him lick the left over cookie dough and he was in love as much as I was when I a kid. He licked some and said, "Good Stuff Mommy!" He is so darn cute!

Disney Store

Dario's new love is Mickey and friends. Dario does not watch Elmo anymore (happy about that), he loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. At school one of Dario's classmates had a Mickey t-shirt on a few weeks ago and Dario flipped out because Dario thought it was "so cool", so I wanted to get Dario one. I thought it would be so much fun to take Dario to the Disney Store. Then I thought more about it and thought the trip could go two ways. First, it could be that Dario wants everything in site and is grabbing things and we leave crying because I did not get everything he wanted. Second, he could have the time of his life and be so excited we are there, and that I got him a few things.

Well, it turned out to be GREAT! Dario ran into the store and started to yell MICKEY, and turned with a huge smile! Then he saw the stuffed animals and started yelling all the characters names. Then we wondered the store looking at everything in excitement. Dario picked out a few things that he wanted and he was very happy. We already had Mickey and Goofy at home so we added the rest to the collection. Dario had to take a nap with all of his friends and when he emerged from his room after his nap he had all his friends in his arms (2nd picture) and it was the cutest things ever! I felt like a kid again as I saw the excitement all over him as he wondered around the Disney Store in amazement!

Peekaboo

We took a nice long morning walk today. We were looking for sticks (not nearly as many as Nanny and PaPa have on their land) when we realized most of the sticks were near the trees. It got boring trying to look for sticks, so Dario decided to play Peekaboo. We had a blast playing! It got more interesting later when Dario found a large caterpillar on the sidewalk. Leaning down to see it was not good enough, so Dario laid on the ground and put his face as close as he could to the caterpillar before yelling "COOL MOMMY!"

We headed to the Sport Bounce place today. It was hot outside and Dario had a lot of energy that he needed to burn! As soon as we got there he went running towards the tallest slide he found, then threw off his shoes while I was paying. We played for 90 long minutes and got all sweaty and he loved every moment of it!

Vacuum

As some of you know Dario is obsessed with vacuums! Dario has to say goodbye to the vacuum whenever he leaves the house, and almost everyday we vacuum the house, because Dario enjoys it so much. When I vacuum at home, Dario vacuums along side or me or Dario hops around in excitement that the vacuum is on. Recently we got a new vacuum and Dario referred to it as the "cool vacuum". Grandma got the vacuum pictured above at a yard sale for three dollars and it looks like the "cool vacuum" we have at home. Dario was in heaven when he saw this vacuum and spent most of our time in Ohio with it by his side. When Dario's Grandpa stopped by for a visit Dario kept showing him the vacuum. It was the best three dollars Grandma every spent!