Busy busy week!

We've had a very busy week since my last blog entry. After a trip to Costco last week, we had an extra box sitting around, which Gunnar quickly climbed in and started squealing. Soon after, he started hauling toys into the box with him and we had a few rounds of me pulling the box around like a car. It's so funny that he has all these colorful, interesting toys, and his favorite is the box.

Last Saturday we went to Cooper's 3rd birthday party, and Gunnar had a blast. Justin and I had just as much fun! The party had a pirate theme, and the back yard was kid heaven. Gunnar had fun walking in the grass and playing with his new friends. He especially enjoyed the water table. We had to change his shirt several times because he practially tried to crawl into the trough of the water table. Here are a couple photos of Gunnar playing with some of his new friends.

Another trip to Costco brought us home with more wonderful boxes for playing, and a giant sheep dog. Justin found it at Costco, and couldn't resist. Gunnar absolutely loves it, and regularly flops himself forward into the giant dog. He's also spent some time cuddling with the dog, which is actually very sweet and cute. I wanted to save the dog for Gunnar's birthday or Christmas, but it's virtually impossible to hide in our house because of its size.

Yesterday, Gunnar and I met Grandma Carole at the Sauvie's Island Pumpkin Patch. Gunnar got to check out some of the barn animals, and really wasn't too sure about the llama or the pigs. The hay maze was too much for Gunnar to resist, but he couldn't decide if he liked hay or not. We got some pumpkins, squash, tomatoes, and flowers for the front flower bed.

After Sauvie's Island, Ali and Maddie stopped by for a visit and we had some dinner. Gunnar is finally at a phase where he somewhat understands playing. He had so much fun chasing Maddie around, and he got his first taste of Blue's Clues while Ali and I visited. He was mesmerized by the cartoon, and I quickly realized I'll have to limit his TV b/c it turns him into a zombie. When regular television is on, he doesn't pay any attention, but as soon as a cartoon comes on, he's glued. All that playing really wore him out, and he went right to bed last night. He must be teething though, because he woke up SO many times last night. So this morning after just a couple hours awake, Gunnar began to crash again quickly. He wanted to watch Dirty Jobs with Daddy, so they sat on the couch until Gunnar just couldn't take it anymore and he fell asleep.