Take a look

These are just some pictures of Liam that I want to share. I hope to do that more frequently, so that anyone reading can follow along with what is going on in his life, and not just the big things. Because there are a lot of little things that happen daily that make him so amazing.

He is 41" and weighs 38 lbs. 

Liam got a headboard for his bed, which made his room seem much more grown up. And it gave him the perfect spot for all his pirate stuff, since the headboard kind of reminded him of the back/poop deck of a pirate ship.

Liam and Maia found old hooks we had, and ran around with them. I thought they looked like little shepherds, with an invisible flock. 

Liam went with Daddy to get new clothes from school and picked this shirt out all by himself

A random Liam shot

Liam is enjoying the pool one last time before the summer ends

Sandy and Jackie got a whirlpool going and Liam was along for the ride

He was thrilled with it

Liam made friends with Jana

and they quickly dropped into silly mode

Maia loves hanging out with her big brother, and she is mimicking him with her own little dinosaur

Whenever I plunk Maia into an empty basket, Liam insists on climbing in and pretending it's a ship

Liam found great interest in the sticks outside...no clue why

Daddy was reading Maia a book, and Liam was really excited by how much Maia loved it

Clementon Park

When Liam woke up yesterday morning, he expected it to be a normal day, as any other. But he started to suspect something was up when we got him dressed in his swim wear and piled everyone in the car after breakfast. We refused to tell him where we were going, despite his curiosity. And so he was super surprised when we pulled into the parking lot of Clementon Park and Splash World and he saw all the rides inside. He couldn't wait to go in, especially when he found out that Splash World had THIS:

Ship Wreck Bay

Liam was running all over the place, exploring

He definitely had to get on board to inspect the deck

It was necessary to try out the cannons

And of course, the water slide was a must

And of course, he needed to pose by it (with his signature hook-hand)

Playing in the lagoon with Michelle and Cole was fun as well

Liam was amused by the umbrella waterfall

The family got a picture in front of Pirate Rock (yeah, I'm not in it)

Cole and Michelle were enjoying the fun as well

Though Cole did get cold quickly and needed a warm snuggle

As fun as the pirate ship was, I think Liam's favorite part was THIS:

And it was because every couple of minutes, the huge bucket would overfill and tip over, showering everyone below in a huge SPLASH! (I have no pictures of him in it, because I was enjoying it with him)

Cole wasn't so sure about all the splashing, but I managed to get a good shot

Maia was also not a fan of the spraying water, but she was thoroughly content to take off down the "boardwalk" (I think because it was novel to be allowed to just walk and walk and walk) and Liam loved following her

Liam, showing off his towel

After we had our fill of the water rides (we, meaning the adults), we got dressed and headed to the dry rides. But not before stopping for another piratey picture.

We started off with an easy train ride

Then Liam tried out a helicopter ride, which he found thrilling

He had even more fun in the huge play area, and started off in the ball bit

He found lots of tunnels to climb through, and ropes to climb

Eventually he made his way to the very top

And then it took a while for him (even with my help) to figure out how to get back down again. But eventually we extracted him, and called it a successful day.

He has been asking when we can go back again, insisting it's still hot enough to go swimming. I told him that, sadly, the park is closed for a while, since Labor Day is past, but that we would probably go again next year. I am actually considering getting discounted season passes through work, and making it a point to go a few times next year.

Adventure Aquarium

Splish Splash! Liam's class took a trip to the aquarium. And I (mom) went along. Want to see some of the fun?

Well......

First there was Friends Photo out by the waterfront (Liam is pretending to be annoyed)

Then there was the class picture

Then a trip to the manta ray tank, to touch some rays (very soft)

Liam was excited about the Big Ocean tank...

...especially when a huge turtle swam by

 Liam liked the portal window into the Big Ocean tank

He found this huge lobster/shrimp/crab thing funny

Pretending to be a tree frog

Pirate friends....arrghhhh!!!

Chillin' out after lunch

Liam found himself a boat

and took a turn steering it

Now THIS was an awesome view

Liam is trying to smile with the clownfish

More fish to be amazed by

The hippo came in for a close up (behind Liam)