May was a busy month. For Mother's Day, we went to Heritage Square with Grandma Cindi and William. Here are pictures of the swan boats and go-carts:
Shortly after Christmas, Quentin decided he really wanted a toy Destroyah (a monster from a Godzilla movie). We told him he would have to earn it. He earned stickers by doing things like cleaning up within a certain time limit or doing a particularly good job at something. This month, he finally completed it. Here he is with his chart and Destroyah:
We went hiking at Dinosaur Ridge with our friend Leslie. As luck would have it, it was an unseasonably cold day, and the rain started just as we arrived. We did not let it stop us.
After Dinosaur Ridge, we went for a short walk at Red Rocks. Quentin was delighted and called it our "secret world."
Quentin and I are trying to visit as many playgrounds/parks as we can this summer. Here are some pictures from a couple of them.
This tree, at Addenbrooke park, was Quentin's "house."
We took our first camping trip of the year. The place we had planned on going was full, so we drove a little bit further and found a nearly-deserted campground. It turned out even better than we had planned, with a playground nearby, deep fire-pits (essential for the very windy conditions), and five deer grazing within 50 feet of our campsite (unfortunately, the camera ran out of power just when they came closest).
Quentin's preschool had an end-of-the year field day and picnic:
At the Lakewood Heritage Center:
Running in the sprinkler:
Memorial Day Barbeque with cousins Joseph and Aurora:
Quentin remains as imaginative as ever. He is a big fan of Godzilla movies, with a recently-renewed interest in the Ray Harryhausen movies (with cool stop-motion creatures). We have been reading him a series of beginning chapter books called Dinosaur Cove. He is always excited to hear the next installment. He likes counting and does very basic addition and subtraction, but often trips up on 6s and 9s. He frequently asks us to cuddle at bed time, and when we agree, he likes to told made-up stories. He says he is going to be a scientist when he grows up.
Favorite Movies: Destroy All Monsters, anything with Godzilla
Favorite Toys: rocket ship, the "whypod" (this is actually an accessory from another toy that Quentin has turned into a toy in its own right. He named it himself. Apparently it knows the answer to every question), dragons, little plastic aliens.
Favorite TV Shows: Sid the Science Kid, Superwhy, Dinosaur Train.
