Saturday, April 30, 2011
Easter Continued...
The week before Easter we took Landon to have his pictures made with the bunnies...and this year his cousins came too!! They also had baby ducks! We got some really cute pictures of the kiddos despite the craziness of trying to get pictures of 1, 2 and 3 year olds...poor Mary Haven had to deal with all these babies! She's such a good sport and the best big sister every!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Dyeing Easter Eggs with Landon!
Pretty colors! |
Gotta stir the orange! |
Wow Dad! |
Dada, you're so cool. |
And silly! |
Look out Dad, I'm about to make a mess here! |
Told ya! Good thing my Easter outfit is pants! |
No biggie - messes are just part of it dada. |
Momma helped too! |
Dada snapped this one and Momma was impressed by his photography skills! |
Trying out the wax crayon...yeah, it didn't work. |
Stickers aren't for eggs...they're for my nose! (PS - during mass this morning Landon shoved 2 stickers up his nose!!! So not fun!) |
See wook! This one is perfect for my head! |
Cool Dad! |
Easter Eggs 2011! Happy Easter! |
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Easter Egg Hunt
Super cute treat table! Isn't that the cutest idea for using Peeps!? |
Landon's first egg! That's Harrison and his daddy in the background. |
Alright, let's go find some more! |
Wook! I see more eggs by the tree! |
Hunts over...time to throw em out and hunt em again! |
This is SO much fun! |
Do you think there are any more over there!? |
All the kiddos (and mommies and daddies with their cameras!) |
Juice break! |
Hey! There's more eggs! |
Sorry Kate and Audrey...I need this one! |
Okay Kate, you can have it back. |
Let me dooown...I've got eggs to hunt! |
Happy Easter! |
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Sweetness
So, tonight after dinner and bath I let Landon watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse while he had his "ba" aka evening milk while I did a few dishes and folded some kitchen towels. He's usually pretty easy to get to sleep but some nights are definitely more challenging that others. Well, he had been pretty wound up tonight so I kind of expected tonight's night-night time to be a challenge but it wasn't! I told Landon it was time for night-night and that it was time to go to his room and his said "otay" in his sweet little voice that melts my heart and trotted off to his bedroom like a big boy! We rocked for a couple minutes and then I put him in his crib and I haven't heard a peep since. Nights like tonight are good for a parent's soul! With all the challenges that come with parenting a two year old, the sweet "otay Momma" moments just melt my heart and make me forget all about the challenges.
Speaking of challenges...this morning while we were getting ready for work I heard a loud noise come from the living room. It sounded like something had fallen. Next I hear Landon's footsteps coming down the hall and him saying over and over "sowwy momma, sowwy momma". I thought, uh oh! What's happened? So I asked Landon to show me and he just kept saying "sowwy momma" and led me into the living room where he had knocked over a huge cup of water. Such a mess! As I was cleaning it up he said, "I go to time out?" Bless his heart! Of course he didn't have to go to time out and I felt bad that he thought I would be so upset. He knew he had done something wrong though because we have told him not to mess with cups and I was proud of him for coming to me to let me know what he had done. Again, his sweet little voice saying "sowwy momma" totally made the hassle of cleaning up the mess less of a hassle. Maybe he's got us right where he wants us...maybe we're suckers...or maybe we kinda love our sweet little mess to pieces. I'm going with all of the above!
*edited to add that a "ba" is not a bottle!!! It's a sippy cup...the name "ba" just kind of stuck for his night-night milk. We don't call daytime drinks "ba's"! :)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
BB2: 12 weeks and heartbeats!
On Saturday BB2 hit the ripe old age of 12 weeks “in utero” and this is what the ever handy “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” site has to say about our little fetus:
By now, your baby weighs a full half-ounce and is about the size of a large plum. Most of his systems are in place, though there's still plenty of maturing to do. For one thing, his fetal digestive system is beginning to practice contraction movements necessary for eating, and his bone marrow is busy making white blood cells — weapons against germs once he's out of your safe haven. The pituitary gland (at the base of the brain) has started producing the hormones that'll enable him (or her) to make babies of his (or her) own in a couple of decades or so.
Jim and I went to see Dr. Wendel yesterday for our 12 week check-up and we got to hear our baby’s heartbeat! It was going strong at 174 beats per minute and it was just the sweetest sound! If you’re into old wives tales then you might say I’m growing Landon a little sister…but I don’t think I buy in to those. Speaking of Landon, yesterday I asked him if he’d rather have a brother or sister. He said “broter”. I asked him what his baby brother’s name should be and he said very matter of factly, “Bobby” or it may have been “Bubby”. Either way…pretty cute. I don’t think Landon truly understands that he’s not going to be the sole center of our universe come October but then again…the kid’s pretty smart so I best not put anything past him!
Bibs...who needs em!?
I'm not sure why…maybe it's cause we're lazy or maybe we just love spray n wash and want to keep them in business…whatever the reason, we can't seem to be bothered to use bibs. It's not that we don't have em…we've got lots. Cute ones. And I have no idea where they are. Maybe we'll do better with BB2! Or maybe not.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
More about "Pish"
First stop...someplace on Lake Maumelle where there are lots of sailboats! Pishies where are you? |
Maybe they're at the end of the dock? |
None here at Pinnacle Park either! |
Last stop...Maumelle Park. |
None here either...next time let's bring different bread dad! I don't think they like the white stuff - think they're watching their diet and prefer the double fiber like we get at home! |
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
I'm "Pishin"!
Look out! We've got a "pisherman" in the house! It's a good thing too because Landon comes from a long line of fisherman. It's in his blood. He loves it. Dada bought Landon a Spiderman fishing pole a week or so ago and to say Landon loves it would be an understatement! He's pretty attentive when he wants to be and figured it all out after watching Dada cast and reel (or is it real?) a few times. Before he got the new "pishin pole" he would pretend to cast and reel and then he'd bend down and pick up an imaginary whopper and say "Wook! A BIG pish!" He can't wait to go "pishin" at Great Mama and Papa's house next month! He'll say "I go pishin' at Mama and Papa's howse! He's very excited and so are we!