Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Happy Easter!
With Easter quickly approaching, we decided to take advantage of the gorgeous bluebonnets last week. Unfortunately, someone else had other things he wanted to do...and has become nearly impossible to photograph. It is rare I ever get a picture of Reid's face because he is always so busy! So I suppose it's just one of those stages toddlers go through, along with all the "NO!"s we're getting right now. And let's not forget the tantrums. You get the picture.
Earlier that morning we had signed Reid up for the Craig Ranch Easter egg hunt. We thought we'd be smart and be first in line for pictures with the Easter bunny, but then by the time we got over to the egg hunt, the eggs were mostly gone. We tried to hurry him to get one egg, but he was delighted to find a mini bouncy ball and was quite satisfied with just that.
No one seemed to mind if we hunted with the next older group (and other kids were participating with older siblings), so Reid watched the other kids and figured out what he was doing. He got three eggs, but was way more excited about the pencils he got and even shared one with a friend.
On Thursday, our playgroup had our Easter egg hunt. All the kids were so cute, dressed up in their little Easter outfits and decked out baskets. They all "got it" a lot more this year...everyone was happy to go pick up eggs (although Reid wanted to dump them out over and over again, so I finally just had to put our basket away) and cooperate with each other. Reid did get territorial playing with Adeleine's Cozy Coupe car (repeat of Jake's birthday party in March!), so Grandma Penny bought him one that should arrive this week. He will be soooo excited!
And we couldn't let Reid go to Easter Sunday service this morning without being properly dressed, so here is his first little suit.
At least one of my subjects could stand still!
Earlier that morning we had signed Reid up for the Craig Ranch Easter egg hunt. We thought we'd be smart and be first in line for pictures with the Easter bunny, but then by the time we got over to the egg hunt, the eggs were mostly gone. We tried to hurry him to get one egg, but he was delighted to find a mini bouncy ball and was quite satisfied with just that.
No one seemed to mind if we hunted with the next older group (and other kids were participating with older siblings), so Reid watched the other kids and figured out what he was doing. He got three eggs, but was way more excited about the pencils he got and even shared one with a friend.
On Thursday, our playgroup had our Easter egg hunt. All the kids were so cute, dressed up in their little Easter outfits and decked out baskets. They all "got it" a lot more this year...everyone was happy to go pick up eggs (although Reid wanted to dump them out over and over again, so I finally just had to put our basket away) and cooperate with each other. Reid did get territorial playing with Adeleine's Cozy Coupe car (repeat of Jake's birthday party in March!), so Grandma Penny bought him one that should arrive this week. He will be soooo excited!
And we couldn't let Reid go to Easter Sunday service this morning without being properly dressed, so here is his first little suit.
...which was even more fun halfway off!
Monday, March 26, 2012
Broken Bow
Spring Break went way too fast, of course! I am just grateful that I had time off with my little guy during the first half of the week, then we got to see my folks, then I had time JUST with my big guy! :) Grammy and Grumpy came up a day early to see a typical Reid day, then Jason and I were off on our fantastic voyage the next morning. We snuck out while Grammy read a book to Reid. It was last minute when we booked our cabin, but it was the perfect getaway for us! I forgot to get a picture of the inside, but it was just right...cabin, fire pit for roasting s'mores, hot tub to relax our over-used hiking muscles, and a very comfy bed. In fact, it kind of made me want to buy a new mattress!
We enjoyed great food at Abendigo's, wine tasting at Girls Gone Wine, and (of course!) great hiking. We saved our favorite 7 mile hike for our full day there. Much to our delight, a tiny waterfall had been discovered since our last visit.
Sadly, our next favorite (and a little easier) hike must have been the victim of a flash flood (?). Half the trail and one of the bridges to the other side of the stream were missing, but it was still beautiful.
Reid had to have a good outfit for Grammy and Grumpy--I couldn't resist a "this is your captain speaking" shirt. I'm sure it's one that Aunt LaLa picked up on one of their many cross global trips before they came back to Texas. She is so wonderful to have carted back many suitcases full of maternity clothes, baby items, and little boy clothing for us...all from overseas! I am just so glad we can now text from the same time zone instead of internationally, and I'm really looking forward to many visits over the summer. Jason and I loved our time away, but it was great to come back to this amazing little guy. God is truly good to entrust this wonderful little boy to our earthly care!
We enjoyed great food at Abendigo's, wine tasting at Girls Gone Wine, and (of course!) great hiking. We saved our favorite 7 mile hike for our full day there. Much to our delight, a tiny waterfall had been discovered since our last visit.
Sadly, our next favorite (and a little easier) hike must have been the victim of a flash flood (?). Half the trail and one of the bridges to the other side of the stream were missing, but it was still beautiful.
Reid had to have a good outfit for Grammy and Grumpy--I couldn't resist a "this is your captain speaking" shirt. I'm sure it's one that Aunt LaLa picked up on one of their many cross global trips before they came back to Texas. She is so wonderful to have carted back many suitcases full of maternity clothes, baby items, and little boy clothing for us...all from overseas! I am just so glad we can now text from the same time zone instead of internationally, and I'm really looking forward to many visits over the summer. Jason and I loved our time away, but it was great to come back to this amazing little guy. God is truly good to entrust this wonderful little boy to our earthly care!
Sunday, March 25, 2012
March
Our little guy is growing, growing, growing! He suddenly (well, suddenly for him since he'd been at 23 lbs. seemingly forever!) packed on some pounds. And of course, he also suddenly wants to be picked up for everything. It's sweet, but we're wondering why he didn't do this earlier in life, like most kids. Other things are growing, too! Hair...and I bravely bought some quiet clippers which I am hoping to learn how to use since toddler haircuts are $15! And he nearly has a full set of chompers. We are wondering if he is beginning to have those two year molars moving because he's back to biting me. (Jason's gotten to share a little bit of the fun this time around, too ;) Showing off his teeth:
He LOVES cell phones. I've downloaded a few games for him, but he doesn't quite seem to care too much about them...just wants to hold it, walk around with it, and pretend to be talking to someone.
We enjoyed a crawfish boil at Steven and Aimee's over the weekend. Reid was in love with this motorized car (thankfully, he didn't know it moved!) that was just his size.
Future Mr. Strongman contestant??
He also enjoyed checking out the live crawfish and wanted the ice chest opened several times so he could take a peek.
But when we went back indoors, that's when he thought he was in car heaven! He zoomed the cars over Papa, lined them up in little rows, played cars with Henry, and even enjoyed playing in the plastic car container.
The kids enjoyed hot dogs and sliders, but the main attraction for the adults was the delicious crawfish with all the fixings. Yum!
Back inside, Aunt Kristen became a jungle gym, Reid played with more cars, and Spiderman & Indiana Jones made an appearance.
Hayden's party was today, so Jason, Reid and I headed over there after church. The big boys played flag football, and Reid enjoyed wandering around on the bleachers. He loved this little tractor ride, but unfortunately it was broken. (and thankfully, Reid didn't know the difference)
Even managed to get a few shots where Reid somewhat cooperated...
And Reid's favorite song is still Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away." He's been singing it for a few months and we didn't even know! Holli, his wonderful sitter, said that he and Violet sing with a Katy Perry song in the car a lot, but it took until two weeks ago when the song came on and he began making his little "siren" noise for us to realize that it was THAT song. Now it cracks us up on a regular basis!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Spring Break!!
Yes, I have not posted anything in awhile. No, I am not trying to be a slacker. Last week was pure madness between Open House on Monday night, getting my grades and comments finalized and entered for report cards, scrambling to find a location and place to stay for a little getaway this week, and all the normal household duties that seem to drag on forever each week. But the good news? It's Spring Break!!! It's already been a great day and a half for Reid and me. (and to Jason, this is hopefully his Friday...if he doesn't get handed a bid at the last minute. He's taking time off, too!) I couldn't figure out why I was soooo tired yesterday...until I started rattling off all the things I'd already done by 4pm: enjoyed breakfast and fun with Reid, huge trip to the grocery store, cleaned/organized some things around the house, got two meals ready, ran to Lowe's, played with my favorite kid on Earth, planted flowers and weeded the yard, did a load of laundry, organized the pantry, packed our food for Broken Bow, then it was about that time that Jason called to see if I needed anything from the Asian market for our laksa (Singaporean dish my sis introduced me to while I was there the second time--love it!). I didn't realize it was already 4:30 and he was driving home! What a feeling of accomplishment. I felt kind of like Supermom :)
Sadly, our playgroup at the Arboretum was canceled yesterday, then our playdate this morning was, too. I know Reid is wondering what's going on since we haven't played with anyone (and I sure hope they all feel better!), but the good news is that Grammy and Grumpy should be arriving any moment. Jason and I are soooo excited because the grandparents are watching Reid so we can have a little getaway. It was kind of last minute, so our choices on where to go were limited, but it seemed fitting that we go up to Broken Bow, OK. We love the beautiful hiking trails there, plus there's a fabulous gourmet restaurant (yum!) and Girls Gone Wine, a cute little tasting room. Our cabin has a private hot tub and we have the makings for smores. Here's hoping for a happy, memory-filled, first time away from Reid mini-vacation. We are grateful for the opportunity! And yes, I will have pictures next time.
Sadly, our playgroup at the Arboretum was canceled yesterday, then our playdate this morning was, too. I know Reid is wondering what's going on since we haven't played with anyone (and I sure hope they all feel better!), but the good news is that Grammy and Grumpy should be arriving any moment. Jason and I are soooo excited because the grandparents are watching Reid so we can have a little getaway. It was kind of last minute, so our choices on where to go were limited, but it seemed fitting that we go up to Broken Bow, OK. We love the beautiful hiking trails there, plus there's a fabulous gourmet restaurant (yum!) and Girls Gone Wine, a cute little tasting room. Our cabin has a private hot tub and we have the makings for smores. Here's hoping for a happy, memory-filled, first time away from Reid mini-vacation. We are grateful for the opportunity! And yes, I will have pictures next time.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
20 Months
It has been a season of sickness for this poor guy. He has had croup five times in the past six months, and had some nasty virus earlier this week that kept us home for three days. The doc finally decided to go ahead and put him on his (first!) round of antibiotics to get rid of any hidden cause of the lingering cough. As a bonus for us, it also causes other gastrointestinal issues. And the probiotic he recommended to go along with the antibiotic? $30. I just hope it all works and am thankful it's not worse.
On a happier note, I am absolutely amazed at what Reid can do and say these days. Kids are amazing little creatures! He hasn't seen Daddy mow the lawn in awhile since our grass doesn't really grow in the winter up here, but Reid was enthralled the last time Jason mowed (and ticked off at me since I wouldn't allow him outside to supervise more closely). Ever since then, he always wants to push around the (real) lawnmower in the garage. So he was delighted to get his own mower at Christmas. I figured it would lose its appeal being indoors, but so far it's still a fave. Eventually, we will really put bubbles in it and move it outside so he can mow the grass instead of the carpet. And yes, I'm sure this obsession won't last once he's in his teens and it's a chore!
...using utensils...or attempting to... The fork also doubles as a "dinglehopper" after seeing The Little Mermaid for the first time). It took a couple days of him brushing his hair with it (and me wondering what on earth he was doing!) before I realized that yes, he'd actually seen the cartoon characters doing that on the DVD.
...asserting his independence on walks. He now slides out of the stroller and insists on running around by himself or pushing the stroller into odd places. I'm actually pretty lucky when we make it out of the garage in the stroller... He loves his push trike (which is not so easy to push fast on long walks, like I do the stroller) and often climbs in it independently as soon as we exit the car each day.
...sleeping (often hiney up) in odd positions and letting us know if he does or does not want his sleep sack. I shudder to think of what we'll do when he outgrows this one, which is the largest I know of. He is finally taking a liking to a minky baby blanket I got out of the closet, but still doesn't actually like it on him at all.
...letting Daddy know when it's time for a horsey ride. (or Mommy, or his sweet sitter Holli who shared with me a few weeks ago that he comes and climbs on her sometimes if she bends down to do something!)
...or trying out Mommy and Daddy's things. He loves my jewelry (and I have several broken necklaces to prove it), brushing his hair with our brushes, trying to use my blush, and whatever else he sees us doing on a daily basis. But today, he had a new one:
His speech is coming along nicely. I am amazed at what he understands (and, unfortunately, often chooses to not do...even though he understands!) and can say now. The enunciation isn't quite there on a lot of things ("I want to see that" comes out more like "untaseedat") but much of the time we can generally get the drift. Favorite word? Cookie! Anytime the pantry opens, "Cookie? Cookie?"
And he still loves peekaboo. Lately, it's involved hiding in the curtains. Last week, he initiated it all by himself and thought it was absolutely hilarious. I was laughing so hard that I didn't even think about videoing it until he was finished, but later he did it again, so I got a few seconds.
Another fave? Lining up all his rolling things. I'm not sure if he has noticed we tend to put them all in the same general area when it's clean up time, or if he just took it upon himself to do it, but he ran them back and forth several times, carefully lining them up on each trip. He also has done this with his small toy cars at Holli's for awhile.
On a happier note, I am absolutely amazed at what Reid can do and say these days. Kids are amazing little creatures! He hasn't seen Daddy mow the lawn in awhile since our grass doesn't really grow in the winter up here, but Reid was enthralled the last time Jason mowed (and ticked off at me since I wouldn't allow him outside to supervise more closely). Ever since then, he always wants to push around the (real) lawnmower in the garage. So he was delighted to get his own mower at Christmas. I figured it would lose its appeal being indoors, but so far it's still a fave. Eventually, we will really put bubbles in it and move it outside so he can mow the grass instead of the carpet. And yes, I'm sure this obsession won't last once he's in his teens and it's a chore!
Other favorite hobbies of our 20 month old? Re-arranging furniture...
...using utensils...or attempting to... The fork also doubles as a "dinglehopper" after seeing The Little Mermaid for the first time). It took a couple days of him brushing his hair with it (and me wondering what on earth he was doing!) before I realized that yes, he'd actually seen the cartoon characters doing that on the DVD.
...asserting his independence on walks. He now slides out of the stroller and insists on running around by himself or pushing the stroller into odd places. I'm actually pretty lucky when we make it out of the garage in the stroller... He loves his push trike (which is not so easy to push fast on long walks, like I do the stroller) and often climbs in it independently as soon as we exit the car each day.
...sleeping (often hiney up) in odd positions and letting us know if he does or does not want his sleep sack. I shudder to think of what we'll do when he outgrows this one, which is the largest I know of. He is finally taking a liking to a minky baby blanket I got out of the closet, but still doesn't actually like it on him at all.
...letting Daddy know when it's time for a horsey ride. (or Mommy, or his sweet sitter Holli who shared with me a few weeks ago that he comes and climbs on her sometimes if she bends down to do something!)
...or trying out Mommy and Daddy's things. He loves my jewelry (and I have several broken necklaces to prove it), brushing his hair with our brushes, trying to use my blush, and whatever else he sees us doing on a daily basis. But today, he had a new one:
His speech is coming along nicely. I am amazed at what he understands (and, unfortunately, often chooses to not do...even though he understands!) and can say now. The enunciation isn't quite there on a lot of things ("I want to see that" comes out more like "untaseedat") but much of the time we can generally get the drift. Favorite word? Cookie! Anytime the pantry opens, "Cookie? Cookie?"
And he still loves peekaboo. Lately, it's involved hiding in the curtains. Last week, he initiated it all by himself and thought it was absolutely hilarious. I was laughing so hard that I didn't even think about videoing it until he was finished, but later he did it again, so I got a few seconds.
Another fave? Lining up all his rolling things. I'm not sure if he has noticed we tend to put them all in the same general area when it's clean up time, or if he just took it upon himself to do it, but he ran them back and forth several times, carefully lining them up on each trip. He also has done this with his small toy cars at Holli's for awhile.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Happy Valentine's Day!
Yesterday was our playgroup's Valentine's party and card exchange. We girls know how to do it right, so there weren't actually any cards...just adorable goodies. Their little buckets couldn't hold everything. I wish I would have gotten a picture of the whole set up because Susan didn't miss a thing--there were three little tables with chairs, all set up with precious little Valentines activity mats and crayons, a Valentine's juice box, and two little snacks. On top of that, she had a large table complete with decorations, delectible goodies for us moms (can you say red velvet cake pops? Mmmm!!), and adorable Valentine's water bottles. But someone had to have my undivided attention because he was the first to arrive at his table.
Reid's first Cheez-It. I think it was a success! He also liked the granola bar, but not as much as when I have one for breakfast. Guess stolen food is always tastier than getting it fair in square...
It was a great success... We actually arrived on time and Reid made it through an entire playgroup without a major meltdown. We were even one of the last to leave! He wasn't clingy except for a tiny bit at the very beginning. What a change! I know he is one of the two youngest (Kate, if you remember--his "first kiss" from March, is younger by a week) and it is always fun to see where he is headed by watching the other kids and getting great advice from the other moms. I'm looking forward to seeing them sans children at MNO (Mom's Night Out) this week, too!
Reid loves rearranging furniture and climbing anything and everything these days. I looked over two days ago and here's what I saw (notice the guilty look...he knows he isn't supposed to move the chairs). Eek! That's a long fall to the cold, hard floor if you look at the next pic.
And bath time these days is, well...interesting. Active, wet, splashy? It's a challenge to bathe him and feels kind of like a wrestling match. But then again, so does bedtime, diaper changing, and getting him dressed. I am one tired mommy at the end of the day after this little man and trying to teach 21 kindergarteners!
He loves bath time, but it's a challenge for us. But last night was pretty hilarious! He was cracking himself up (and us!) with his little duck waddle. Pardon the little "tinkle stick" flash in the middle...
"Mom, where are my friends?"
Reid's first Cheez-It. I think it was a success! He also liked the granola bar, but not as much as when I have one for breakfast. Guess stolen food is always tastier than getting it fair in square...
It was a great success... We actually arrived on time and Reid made it through an entire playgroup without a major meltdown. We were even one of the last to leave! He wasn't clingy except for a tiny bit at the very beginning. What a change! I know he is one of the two youngest (Kate, if you remember--his "first kiss" from March, is younger by a week) and it is always fun to see where he is headed by watching the other kids and getting great advice from the other moms. I'm looking forward to seeing them sans children at MNO (Mom's Night Out) this week, too!
Reid loves rearranging furniture and climbing anything and everything these days. I looked over two days ago and here's what I saw (notice the guilty look...he knows he isn't supposed to move the chairs). Eek! That's a long fall to the cold, hard floor if you look at the next pic.
And bath time these days is, well...interesting. Active, wet, splashy? It's a challenge to bathe him and feels kind of like a wrestling match. But then again, so does bedtime, diaper changing, and getting him dressed. I am one tired mommy at the end of the day after this little man and trying to teach 21 kindergarteners!
He loves bath time, but it's a challenge for us. But last night was pretty hilarious! He was cracking himself up (and us!) with his little duck waddle. Pardon the little "tinkle stick" flash in the middle...
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