mommy and little man time

We had an awesome night last night, just me and little man. We started on a walk with the stroller but little man’s mind was changed quickly when the park came into view. He was standing up in the stroller (WISH I would have had my flip – darn it.) shaking his butt, dancing, jumping, pointing at the park and yelling park, so we changed plans and played at the park for the night. It’s so fun watching him get so excited. He’s yelling “Mom! Com’ere!” “Mom! Run!” “Mom! Jump!” And then you hear me yelling “NO!”. And he just keeps going. Yelling, “Slide! Swing! Climb!”. So much fun.

There was an elderly couple out for a walk and they stopped at the park to swing for a little bit. IT WAS SO CUTE!! Watching them swing and laugh and talk. OMG. Seriously, it melted my heart. So happy. So in love they were. The lady wanted little man to come swing with her too, but he was too shy. So he just yelled bye and waved when they left and I think they were just as happy with that.

He took over the swings as soon as they left. I taught him to swing sideways, you know where two people swing next to each other, at each other. Sitting on the swing the right way, just swinging the other direction. I’m terrible at explaining. Does anybody know what I’m talking about. Probably not. Annnnyyyyywayyyyyy……… he loved it, he laughed so hard when we’d meet in the middle. I wish I could have recorded it, but I don’t have Inspector Gadget arms so it just wasn’t possible. Next time.

We also swung with me on the seat and him sitting facing me. He didn’t like that one as much.

random thoughts

I honestly can’t think of a single idea to post about so I thought it’d be random thoughts today.

Little Man’s 2nd Birthday is right around the corner. I’ve finished designing his invites but haven’t been able to print them. The printer wasn’t printing great and my extra ink had dried up after all those years sitting on my shelf. Oops. I wasted my magnet paper trying to get good copies and now I’ve received that in the mail, but I’m still waiting for my ink.

He’s having a bowling party and he’s one excited boy waiting for that to roll around. Everyday he tells us about his bowling party and who’s going to be there. And he makes sure to tell his brother that it’s HIS bowling party. Brother tends to get him all riled up saying it’s his bowling party and then the fight is on. We ordered bowling plates, cups, etc online and we picked up a set of bowling pins and ball and a bowling pin pinata. Hopefully the pinata works better this year than it did last. I also need to get his “I’m 2″ shirt made.

We are dealing with the heat right now. We had an estimate on a new furnace and central air and then spent the next 2 weeks trying to get ahold of the guy again. We finally did and he said he’d be doing that for us but when…. he didn’t know. Nice. He did say he hoped to get here the beginning of next week to start. Great. We’re going to be some hot, sweaty, crabby people by the time this is done.

For the first time in my life (except maybe when I was real little) I’m tan! It’s awesome. No I didn’t sit in the sun and bake for hours on end on purpose. It’s just from being outside with the kids non-stop. They don’t understand that I’m burned and needing out of the sun. I have a lovely farmer’s tan. Legs tan to the bottom of my shorts and arms and shoulders tan to the outline of my shirt. Hey, nobody knows but me. Well except for you…. and you and you and you that just read that.

We are currently taking a small break from outside (for today) and I’m getting my ars kicked in Wii Bowling by a 6 year old. And he thinks it’s sooooo funny.

I worked the last two nights at the store. I said I’d be a fill-in and after a lady up and quit one day and moved to Colorado I took her spot. It was nice to get out of the house for a couple nights, but I missed being at home. See… people are never happy are they. I’ll be glad to be home tonight. My first night of work… I had a drunk guy who had peed his pants, he came over to buy a cake, candles and some roses for somebody at the bar having a birthday. Not exactly the guy I’d want wishing me a happy birthday, but whatever. I also had the deli girl being my best friend. She told me all about some girl who wanted to fight her earlier in the day and she told her to bring it. haha This chicks so crazy she’s funny. Then she told me about her sunglasses breaking and then about stabbing herself in the wrist with her box cutter. Oh the joys.

Little man is talking like crazy!!! It’s so fun having conversations with him. And the things he says….. OMG I love it. “How bout….. ummmm…… (and then he’ll pick something)” “Doing. Mom.” “Guys doing. Play t-ball? Mine play t-ball.”  I need to keep better track of everything…. He talks about basketball a lot too and spends countless hours dribbling a ball with two hands. He currently has a tattoo on his belly of a basketball. He loves all sports right now. I have a feeling we’ll be chasing this one around to numerous activities.

Today he climbed the outside of the swingset and when he got to the platform where you go down the slide…. he jumped!! It’s about 4 feet up I’d guess. I about had a heart attack. When I freaked out and said don’t do that again, he laughed and said “Mom! My jumped!!”

Some awesome news!!!!!!!!! NO more syrup and warm water!! I said No. We’re done. His teeth will be rotten. So we quit. Cold turkey. I’m remembering saying this about the bottle…… That was so easy I don’t know why I didn’t do it sooner?! Just like the bottles, we just moved the syrup and honey bear and said they were all gone. Just like that (with a few tears that first night or two, but nothing major), we were done. Thank goodness!

Annnnnnd…… in approximately 11 days, my Zia and Brother will be HOME!!! And also in 11 days Gramma will have her hip surgery. We’re looking forward to playing tag with her after that! haha We just really want her all better, she’s so dang miserable right now. And to chase little man…. she needs TWO good hips!

A sneak peak at his birthday invite…..

picture post

It’s a picture post today. We’ve had a busy weekend and today we played at the new park in a nearby town. I wish our town would take lessons from this town. Right in one area they have a basketball court, tennis court, swimming pool, playground and picnic area. In our town it’s like the pool is here, the park is a couple blocks away, the basketball courts are on one side of town and the other, the tennis courts are way on the other side of town and picnic area….. ummm well that’s overrun by little shits who need to be kicked out of the park completely. Anyway…. it was SO family friendly there!!

The guys walking across the bridge. I refused. Too scary!
I don’t like driving my car across them so to walk across them
is completely OUT.

The boys racing down the slides.

Brother trying to convince Mommy to go across the bridge.

Monkey! Even big brother wouldn’t climb this thing!
See his owie above his eye.
He ran into the fireplace at Gramma and Papa’s.

Mommy and brother (Don’t mind my wind blown hair)

Big brother

Such a climber!

So cute in shades

conversation with self

I love how little man is talking so much more these days. I can sit and talk to him now. It’s so sweet. We’ve been talking about his birthday mostly these days. Each and every day we talk about his bowling party and he shows me where the bowling set is. Sometimes he’ll tell me he’s going to be two, but mostly he’s worried about his bowling party. Not even so much the party. He just wants to bowl.

And I’m going completely off track. Oops.

Back to the conversation… The other night we were downstairs, I was doing laundry and little man and Daddy were playing in our nice and neat and super clean basement room, future family room hopefully. I felt stuff in my son’s pocket and when I took it out little man took it and said…

LM: Brubber’s (Brother’s)
M: Yes it is, maybe you can save it for him or maybe just put it in his room so we don’t lose it.
LM: bedroom?
M: Yes, just put it away and brother will say thank you for putting it away and saving it for him.
LM: Brubber. My put back.           Oh. Thank You {insert little man’s name here}.

He totally had a conversation with his brother by himself!! I was laughing SO freakin hard. The absolute best was the end and him saying Thank You. {His Name}.

I wish I could rewind and go back to get that on tape. I just can’t capture it’s cuteness with these words! GAH!

and i’m also THIS parent

Gramma currently has the carseat in her car from my little daycare girl. We put it in there so little man could ride with her the other day over to a friends house.

Tonight though… was the FIRST night she came to our house, picked him up and took him with her all by his big boy self. I was waving and he was waving back at me. I turned around and cried like a baby as they drove away. Holy crap that was hard.