Ava, This One's For You!

Simon is a great helper. He loves to load and unload the dishwaser, and he loves to vacuum.

In this sitting, every time the camera was pointed at Simon he would stop what he was doing, smile, and say "Cheese!"

Every now and then Simon juts out his lower jaw. It reminds Momma of cousin Matty.


Helping Daddy unpack Christmas decorations.


"See!" To Simon's amusement, Daddy put Simon's monkey puppet inside a monkey sweater on the back of Simon's beloved red car.





Simon loves hugging and snuggling his monkey.

Mommy tickling Simon.

"Look, Mommy! Monkey's on top of the tree!!"

Daddy is so much fun.

Simon recently discovered television. His first favorite show was Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, conveniently on during breakfast and lunch. At the end of the show the characters celebrate their problem solving success by dancing to the Hot Dog song. Simon loves to dance to the Hot Dog Song; he will even kick to get out of his highchair just to go dance and say good-bye to Mickey at the end of the show.

Fall Snapshots in Big Rapids

Simon loves going on walks around campus.

Simon put on his monkey suit, grabbed his car, and played in this flowerbed for 20 minutes!

Flying Monkey

Simon gets a kick out of playing in the leaves.

The Little Monkey spots an airplane.

This Blue-Eyed Monkey loves his playground!

Monkey Bars...

It's made of cold, rusty steel and the paint is peeling off, but this bouncy toy is still loads of fun.

Simon will always love to swing.

He's not so sure about the merry-go-round.

Stairs, a bridge, and a slide.

Simon loves to take his wagon off-roading!

Who needs playground toys when you have thousands of leaves to play in?

These trees lose their leaves but keep their bright red berries through the winter (except for the ones that Simon gets to, of course).

He has lots of teeth and still enjoys a good ride in the stroller.

Momma and Simon getting ready to dig into some Halloween treats (that's frosting on his lips).

Simon wishes this waffle was real.

This is in the outdoor eating area of Pizzeria Vivo, our favorite restaurant in Big Rapids.

Sandy. Insert one penny and you get a rocking ride to the tune of Bonanza. Simon loves it!

This is the look Simon gives when the horse-ride stops. "Again?"