Week in Rewind: Jan 16

Another quick week in this household. Mommy was down in a Baltimore for part of the week...which made for some funny daddy and little guy time, all captured by mommy on FaceTime.  

The first night should have been an indicator for daddy. The boy was wound up like a mad man Daddy desperately trying to get him to eat.  Quiet comical until the inevitable spill....Tuesday night started better, until the little guy grabbed his phone and proceeded to take thousands of pictures...all without an unsuspecting daddy. He would snap a picture and then turn giggling toward me. Daddy in the background, probably cleaning another spill. It was quiet clear, the boy was winning. At some point, daddy muttered 1 more hour to bed...at 7.   

I arrived home, peppered with many questions about my train ride. Yes, mommy rode Gordon home. No, I did not see Thomas. Yes, I'm sure Thomas was in for repairs. No, Clanky was no where to be seen. Whew, I think I cleared those hurdles well enough. 

I also learned that the little guy has grand plans for a new pizza. As we talked about daddy's healthy pizza, he suddenly said, "I want daddy to make my pizza with chocolate chips, peanut butter, and get this...hamburger". Does that sound good mommy?  You go for it, buddy!  

And now, by far the best moment of the week. The little guy in karate practice with his game face on...the little girl next to him, totally cracking up. 

Week in Rewind: Jan 6

It's been a quick week for us. We arrived safely home from vacation. And jumped into the new year

Hello winter. We've been stuck in freezing temperatures this week. And no one is happy...well not exactly no one. Someone was super excited by the snow. So much so, he got home from school and immediately ran outside.  In his words, to build a snowman. Unfortunately for him, it was light fluffy snow...so the snowman became a small hill.

And the pups. Well, they've been milling around the house. No walks. Quick potty breaks. And snuggling under the covers.   But very observant of all the little birds hopping around the deck.

Despite the cold, the little guy returned to karate. Kicking and giggling his way through class.
He got a hair cut and found their chocolate stash...eating a good portion of it
I'm also proud to report, he's finally paying attention to books.
In other words, we transitioned right into 2015
And dreaming of spring...,

Happy New Year

As we get ready to ring the new year, I'm reminded what a blessed life we are living. Sure, we have our share of hicups along the way. But what a ride it has been.  2014 has been no different.  A year that saw many new highs for the little guy

1. The start of pre school. (Ladies, the boy has brains)
2. A size 13 shoe for a 4 year old. (Oh my)
3. A boy that now styles his own hair (the key is lots of gel, mommy)
4. The discovery of Star Wars (yes ladies, the boy likes the Dark Side)
5. The ability to open the fridge and grab whatever he likes (a fridge that locks, perfect!)
6. His love of his Korean tutor and learning the Korean language. (Counts to 30)
7. Books, books, everywhere (this week he read his first book on his own)
8. Karate and soccer, ladies the boy is starting to show some mad skills
9. Saw his first OSU basketball game (and yes, he ate through most of it)
10. Visited the beautiful Longwoods Gardens to see the light show. (Discovered my umbrella)
11 Made his first trip with the grandparents (Great Grandmom relayed that the boy likes to talk, uh hu
12 Figured out the IPad (Ladies, the boy knows his way around his apps)

Yes, the little guy has had quiet the year. And through it all, he did it with an amazing family and three "tolerating" dogs.

Happy New Year Everyone...full steam ahead 2015

Merry Christmas

We had a rather low key Christmas.  That nasty cold we had a few weeks ago got a few family members. So, we basically had dinner just with our immediate family. 

It was still a good day. And someone was super excited with his gifts.  But it's crazy to think Christmas has come and already gone. 

Christmas Eve

We spent Christmas Eve with mommy's side of the family.  Nice time with family. Lots of people not there because of sickness (boo sickness). But we marched on.  And celebrated with the newest addition Baby Colette. 

Thank you Uncle Dale and Aunt Margie for the fabulous spread.  The little guy loved that pumpkin roll. And daddy was happy for the turkey. We always love coming out to Shady Lane Drive. 

And someone was super excited about the arrival of Santa....

B Family Christmas

We started off the holiday seasons in style.  Z is in love with his skeeter gun (dogs not so much).  Mommy loves the Christmas ornaments from Great Grandmom. And daddy loves his new Eagles book...although hoping they rewrite history. 

We had a great night out. Enjoyed time with an amazing family. More Aunt Toni cookies---yes, please. 

Week in Rewind: Dec 19

Can Christmas really be right around the corner? 

Crazy, how time flies. Someone is totally into the spirit. Last night, he hummed Deck the Halls as he ate dinner. And on the drive home, we sank a melody of Christmas songs...now mind you, some of the words are just a little off. When I stopped him to say "one horse sleigh"...I got the curious look, followed promptly by "what is a one horse sleigh".  And Deck the Halls is really Fa La La La La La La La...let's be honest, it's the best part of the song. But boy, can he jam out jingle bells...if you're lucky, you get to listen to the Mickey version a thousand times!

There has also. been the confusion with multiple Santa citings.  Can't get anything by the boy. And we really did have to tell him that there are "fake Santas" when we saw two at the same time.  The questions...oh, the questions. 

We also watched Rudolph and Charlie Brown Christmas, which he loved.  But he always sees the world as "is she a bad girl"...Lucy.  Or a good dog...Snoopy.  And of course, he asked about the little blond hair playing the piano..."what's his name mommy". Do you know how hard it is to remember each character???  Btw, the blond kid is Schroder.  But it is pretty cool to rock his world with the same shows we grew up on.

The holiday season would not be complete without a full grooming of the dogs. So off they went last Saturday and came back looking like beautiful princesses....that is until I noticed Bella smelling Trojan's butt. Mattie drooping her beautiful ears in the water bowl...and Trojan rolling over something in the backyard.  Well, at least, I got a couple of good pictures...until they went back to being dogs. 

Finally, the real Santa came through the development on a boat...and yes, he asked "mommy is he fake".