OC Irvine Park - April 22, 2012

On April 22, 2012 our family went to Irvine Park for the first time.  We had a great day with our first visit to the zoo and a picnic in the park afterwards.  Erik even agreed to wear his hat most of the day & even sat down on the blanket for lunch.  Now that he can eat finger foods it makes a picnic so much fun!

Erik loves sticks when he plays outside.  One in each hand is his preference! 

We visited the petting zoo.  Erik was a little shy at first but then warmed up and got brave enough to even get down on the ground and touch a few goats.

Why Stinky Feet Adventures?

One of our nicknames for Erik is stinky feet.  Why?  Obviously because he has stinky feet!  As he grows older it only gets worse.  Each day when we give him a bath we take of his socks and peehew!  So out of that grew the name stinky feet!

Stinky is a bit of a theme in our house with Erik.  When Erik drank formula, we called this "milk" stinky milk.  Why?  Well it stunk!  Especially when it got old or came back up.  His formula of choice was Nutrimagen which has an unmistakeable odor which only gets more putrid for age.

He no longer drinks stinky milk but he does have stinky feet.

Stinky Feet Adventures

Better Late then Never

Erik just turned 14 months this week and I am finally starting his memory blog.  Better late then never, right?  Time takes on a whole new meaning when you have a child.  I think I blinked and a year flew by!

The primary purpose of this blog is to preserve memories, thoughts & videos for our son Erik.  It is also a way for family and friends to keep up with the latest adventures of Erik, or as we affectionately call him Stinky Feet!

I have so many thoughts and ideas on what I want to share & I wish I had started months ago.  So I will start with where we are now and add in archives of the past when I have a chance.

Erik Plays Basketball - He Shoots and Scores (sometimes)

One of Erik's favorite games is basketball.  At 14 months he is pretty good at it.  In this video he shoots and he ...

In this video Erik is quite proud of his baskets and daddy is his best cheerleader!

Erik Up Close in His First Car, A Cozy Coupe

Grandma gave Erik a special gift for his birthday - his very own car called a cozy coupe.  We keep it in the living room and push him around.  He loves it!  He especially loves going over what we call - rough terrain - which is the stone hearth under the fireplace.  Here is a video up close.  Daddy positioned the video right in front of his face for up close look at his smiles!

Erik Walks and Plays Soccer

Erik started walking on his own this week and already he knows how to kick the soccer ball!  He and daddy have been practicing for months in anticipation for this day.  Daddy is always thinking - scholarship!

Video of Erik & Mommy stomping feet - January 9. 2010

I wanted to test the video upload for the blog so I chose this one.

Erik loves to sit on the step between the dining and living rooms in our house and stomp his feet.  This is a video of him when he was just under a year old with me stomping his feet.