Did I mention it was a hot and humid day, poor kid, sweats as much as his Dad!
No time to pose Ma, there's golf to play.
Getting the hang of it now.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Golfing Fun
Erin had the opportunity to work for Earobics up in the Sacramento area, which is great, but having a Monday morning training meant that she had to spend the night in Sacramento as well. Great that she gets to see her family, but bad because Tyler and I miss her lots. Her flight wasn't until the afternoon on Sunday, so we decided to do something new and fun before she had to leave. Since Tyler is in a big golfing phase right now with hitting balls all over the house with his club, we thought miniature golf might be a hit, and it was. Only one small problem, everyone knows that when you get to the 18th hole of a miniature golf course, you hit it into the hole and it doesn't come back as the ball is kept to be returned. At least Erin and I knew this, Tyler didn't get the memo. He was completely devistated that his prize green golf ball was now lost. Poor kiddo, a bad ending to an otherwise great morning. Note to parents, next time bring another ball along to distract!
Did I mention it was a hot and humid day, poor kid, sweats as much as his Dad!
No time to pose Ma, there's golf to play.
Getting the hang of it now.
Did I mention it was a hot and humid day, poor kid, sweats as much as his Dad!
No time to pose Ma, there's golf to play.
Getting the hang of it now.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Summer Fun
Each Tuesday there are five moms that meet with their two year olds and we run a little preschool for our kiddos. It's lots of fun for the kids and the moms! I know Tyler is learning new things and gets excited for Tuesday afternoons. This past month we were studying The Beach and Ocean. Dusti, one of the moms, did a great lesson on seashells. She had the kids decorate buckets and then we went on a seashell hunt in the backyard. Tyler loved it!
Another afternoon, Tyler's friend Braden came over to play while Braden's mommy went to have an ultrasound. The boys wanted to play in the backyard in the water table. They locked me in the house so I grabbed my camera. They always have fun in that water table!
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| Tyler and Miranda |
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| More! |
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| RUN! |
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| I wonder if he'll realize next time we are at the beach that shells are on the sand, not in the grass! |
Another afternoon, Tyler's friend Braden came over to play while Braden's mommy went to have an ultrasound. The boys wanted to play in the backyard in the water table. They locked me in the house so I grabbed my camera. They always have fun in that water table!
One night last week, Tyler really wanted to go swimming. It was too late to go find an open pool so we decided to play in the backyard. He convinced Daddy to join him in his pool. The evening ended in a complete water fight. Mommy was DRENCHED. Daddy was DRENCHED. Mongo hid inside and Tyler laughed his best belly laughs!
I'm sure I'll find more pictures on my other camera...when I remember to bring it in the house and upload the pictures I've taken!
28 Months and Counting
I cannot believe my baby boy is 28 months old. Two years, four months and four days old to be exact. Where did all of this time go? I figured I should document what's so special about him right now.
This morning he went to the doctor again because he has another ear infection in his right ear. He is a whopping 28+ lbs now. Dr. Yen was really surprised to hear how much he was talking. He really does speak in multiple sentences at once and I can understand him almost all of the time.
Talking Machine
He is a talking FOOL! He repeats everything we say and is always listening to us even when it looks like he isn't. Here are some of the fun things he is saying right now.
- I love you ever, ever, ever.
- I miss you ever, ever, ever
These are two of my most favorite things to hear him say. He'll say it to Daddy when he calls him at work. He'll say it to me when I kiss him goodnight. He is just such a sweet boy.
Some of the other things he says are:
- Can't find anywhere - when talking about his toys, food, really anything he is searching for
Sing a Song...
He loves for us to sing to him at night. His most favorite songs are:
- Row, Row
- Take Out (Take Me Out to the Ball Game) with Brown Bear as his favorite team! (This just KILLS Collin)
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- Mary had a little lamb
- Skid-a-ma-rink
A TV Boy - Just like his parents
He also is OBSESSED with all things Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He'd watch the cartoons over and over 24 hours a day if we let him. He will occasionally allow us to show him Little Einsteins, Special Agent Oso, and Jake and the Neverland Pirates. I have started introducing some of the classic Disney movies to switch it up a bit. So far he seems to enjoy Monsters, Inc., Bambi, and Finding Nemo.
He also likes Nick Jr. shows like Olivia, Franklin, and Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends.
Book-a-holic
Tyler also really loves books. His favorites this week are:
- If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Numeroff
- Catch that Ball - a Mickey sounds book
- Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
- Gossie by Olivier Dunrea
- Silly Sally by Audrey Wood
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle
On his own, he likes to read his Mickey Mouse Find and Seek book. He is getting good and picking things out.
There are many others that he loves to read but I think these are the obsessions right now. I think you now know where the whole Brown Bear reference comes into play when singing Take Out.
Open Wide
Tyler's favorite foods right now include:
- black beans (still a go-to food)
- rice (especially fried rice)
- smoovies (smoothies - I love the way he says it) a.k.a. special drink
- maraschino cherries - eats these instead of ice cream. What kind of kid is this?
- powdered donuts
- frozen peas
- raw green beans
- raspberries
- fresh picked strawberries - only eats them when he is at the farm, picking them
- honey nut cheerios with milk
- fruit snacks
- popcorn
-MILK - the boy drinks two gallons of milk a week. We are working on limiting this but it is proving to be a difficult battle
Play time
Tyler continues to be really good at playing alone. He still loves all balls - baseballs, footballs, basketballs, golf balls, tennis balls, racquet balls, etc. It really doesn't matter - if it's round and bounces he loves them! He is getting really good at throwing and catching balls. We play toss all day long. Whenever he tries to catch he says "almost" and whenever he throws he says either "nice" or "good one."
He still loves his kitchen. He likes to make me breakfast just about every day. The only thing is, breakfast is never food - it's always a ball or a coin. He has found his pretend piggy bank and loves to carry around all of his coins. He also likes to make change in his cash register.
Thomas the Train has also become a daily toy. He likes to put together the "puzzle," in other words, the train tracks!
This past week the Cozy Coupe (with his pretend keys), his roller coaster, his slide and his tricycle have all been favorites. These were toys that have sat unused for a few weeks that have suddenly become hot again. Just when I think maybe I should start clearing things out he rediscovers them.
He is getting really good at his building blocks to make towers. I know that Daddy is waiting for the day that he wants to build things with his blocks so that Daddy can relive his childhood love of Legos!
Daily Activities
I'm still very involved in the mommy group so we do lots of things with other mommies just about every day. We love to visit a variety of H.O.A. pools with friends, visit Scooter's Jungle, story time at the park, visit museums, and meet up for frozen yogurt treats (or maraschino cherries) at Menchie's. We have something just about every day of the week so we keep busy while Daddy keeps the bills paid. (We are SO lucky to have him!)
Summer Fun
Tyler definitely takes after me in his love of water. He is turning into quite the fish, loving to go under water, jump in and shows just about no fear. Just this week he has started floating in a tube without holding on to Mommy. I just love how much fun we have in the pool together. This past weekend we went to the beach and he actually (after a lot of coercing from Daddy) to go in the water and loved it too!
Other Loves
- bath time
- shower time
- playing in the backyard
- cuddling in bed (just like his mommy)
- his babies - Larry, Joey, Blue, Elmo, Little Elmo, Tiny Elmo, Teddy, Other Blue, Daddy's Snuffy, and Pluto
- sleeping with a pillow over his body instead of under his head
- lots of blankets - he carries them around, has to have them in the car, on walks (in 100 degree heat), and lots in his bed.
- walking Mongo
- sweeping the floor
- baseball with Grandpa Jerry
- his bike helmet
- sitting on the counter
- Gymboree
- peppers, onions and potatoes (Daddy and Tyler make these for Mommy just about every weekend) YUM! Lucky Mommy, huh?!?
It's been a great 28 months....here is to many more. But I think this is a pretty good update on who he is now. A very happy, loving boy who we (I know Collin feels the same way) adore and feel exceptionally fortunate to have in our lives!
This morning he went to the doctor again because he has another ear infection in his right ear. He is a whopping 28+ lbs now. Dr. Yen was really surprised to hear how much he was talking. He really does speak in multiple sentences at once and I can understand him almost all of the time.
Talking Machine
He is a talking FOOL! He repeats everything we say and is always listening to us even when it looks like he isn't. Here are some of the fun things he is saying right now.
- I love you ever, ever, ever.
- I miss you ever, ever, ever
These are two of my most favorite things to hear him say. He'll say it to Daddy when he calls him at work. He'll say it to me when I kiss him goodnight. He is just such a sweet boy.
Some of the other things he says are:
- Can't find anywhere - when talking about his toys, food, really anything he is searching for
Sing a Song...
He loves for us to sing to him at night. His most favorite songs are:
- Row, Row
- Take Out (Take Me Out to the Ball Game) with Brown Bear as his favorite team! (This just KILLS Collin)
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- Mary had a little lamb
- Skid-a-ma-rink
A TV Boy - Just like his parents
He also is OBSESSED with all things Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He'd watch the cartoons over and over 24 hours a day if we let him. He will occasionally allow us to show him Little Einsteins, Special Agent Oso, and Jake and the Neverland Pirates. I have started introducing some of the classic Disney movies to switch it up a bit. So far he seems to enjoy Monsters, Inc., Bambi, and Finding Nemo.
He also likes Nick Jr. shows like Olivia, Franklin, and Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends.
Book-a-holic
Tyler also really loves books. His favorites this week are:
- If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Numeroff
- Catch that Ball - a Mickey sounds book
- Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
- Gossie by Olivier Dunrea
- Silly Sally by Audrey Wood
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle
On his own, he likes to read his Mickey Mouse Find and Seek book. He is getting good and picking things out.
There are many others that he loves to read but I think these are the obsessions right now. I think you now know where the whole Brown Bear reference comes into play when singing Take Out.
Open Wide
Tyler's favorite foods right now include:
- black beans (still a go-to food)
- rice (especially fried rice)
- smoovies (smoothies - I love the way he says it) a.k.a. special drink
- maraschino cherries - eats these instead of ice cream. What kind of kid is this?
- powdered donuts
- frozen peas
- raw green beans
- raspberries
- fresh picked strawberries - only eats them when he is at the farm, picking them
- honey nut cheerios with milk
- fruit snacks
- popcorn
-MILK - the boy drinks two gallons of milk a week. We are working on limiting this but it is proving to be a difficult battle
Play time
Tyler continues to be really good at playing alone. He still loves all balls - baseballs, footballs, basketballs, golf balls, tennis balls, racquet balls, etc. It really doesn't matter - if it's round and bounces he loves them! He is getting really good at throwing and catching balls. We play toss all day long. Whenever he tries to catch he says "almost" and whenever he throws he says either "nice" or "good one."
He still loves his kitchen. He likes to make me breakfast just about every day. The only thing is, breakfast is never food - it's always a ball or a coin. He has found his pretend piggy bank and loves to carry around all of his coins. He also likes to make change in his cash register.
Thomas the Train has also become a daily toy. He likes to put together the "puzzle," in other words, the train tracks!
This past week the Cozy Coupe (with his pretend keys), his roller coaster, his slide and his tricycle have all been favorites. These were toys that have sat unused for a few weeks that have suddenly become hot again. Just when I think maybe I should start clearing things out he rediscovers them.
He is getting really good at his building blocks to make towers. I know that Daddy is waiting for the day that he wants to build things with his blocks so that Daddy can relive his childhood love of Legos!
Daily Activities
I'm still very involved in the mommy group so we do lots of things with other mommies just about every day. We love to visit a variety of H.O.A. pools with friends, visit Scooter's Jungle, story time at the park, visit museums, and meet up for frozen yogurt treats (or maraschino cherries) at Menchie's. We have something just about every day of the week so we keep busy while Daddy keeps the bills paid. (We are SO lucky to have him!)
Summer Fun
Tyler definitely takes after me in his love of water. He is turning into quite the fish, loving to go under water, jump in and shows just about no fear. Just this week he has started floating in a tube without holding on to Mommy. I just love how much fun we have in the pool together. This past weekend we went to the beach and he actually (after a lot of coercing from Daddy) to go in the water and loved it too!
Other Loves
- bath time
- shower time
- playing in the backyard
- cuddling in bed (just like his mommy)
- his babies - Larry, Joey, Blue, Elmo, Little Elmo, Tiny Elmo, Teddy, Other Blue, Daddy's Snuffy, and Pluto
- sleeping with a pillow over his body instead of under his head
- lots of blankets - he carries them around, has to have them in the car, on walks (in 100 degree heat), and lots in his bed.
- walking Mongo
- sweeping the floor
- baseball with Grandpa Jerry
- his bike helmet
- sitting on the counter
- Gymboree
- peppers, onions and potatoes (Daddy and Tyler make these for Mommy just about every weekend) YUM! Lucky Mommy, huh?!?
It's been a great 28 months....here is to many more. But I think this is a pretty good update on who he is now. A very happy, loving boy who we (I know Collin feels the same way) adore and feel exceptionally fortunate to have in our lives!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Concert in the Park
This evening the city hosted their first Concert in the Park for the summer! It was a beautiful night and there was an Eagles tribute band playing tunes. We met six other families at the park. We got there at 5:45 and still had to park close to a mile away. The whole town was at the park! It was a really fun evening with seven two year olds running every which way and two infants (and I mean infants - one was 4 months old and the other was just 16 days old)! The Dads had lots of fun (right, hun?) chasing and playing ball with the kiddos. Us Moms took our turn too! The kids had so much fun. It was a great night of music, friends and fun. Tyler was EXHAUSTED by the time we got home at 8:45. We can't wait for next week! Maybe I'll even take pictures next time!
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