I had to post this today (the actual day it happened, I know, super rare of me). Today at lunch, Landon decided that he wanted to eat shredded cheese (for some reason, shredded cheese tastes better???), ham and apple. Then he proceeded to scoop the cheese off his plate, onto the table and slurp it up with his mouth. I just sat back and watched him until he looks up at me and says, "oink, oink".
I asked James if they had been watching the Christmas Story (you know, the mashed potato scene? If you don't know, you really need to watch that movie). James said no. Interesting...
Saturday, December 24, 2011
The small, but funny things
I know, I am still BEHIND! You would think that we lead this amazingly busy life or something.
A few weeks ago, I was woken up by Landon who put a jug of milk on my head. He even brought the strawberry mix up to go with it. James and I laughed about that for a long time. Of course, we had to take it all back downstairs, because he needed a cup to drink it in.
We have taken a trip out to see the Christmas lights every week and only once did Landon stay awake. The other few times, he was asleep within minutes. James and I enjoyed ourselves though.
Landon is quite the little actor. He loves to act out movies as he watches them. He talks and mimics all the motions the characters are making. The other day, he was watching a Thomas the train Christmas Special. They have a bunch of little episodes broken up by the Conductor getting his home ready for his Christmas party. At one point, Carolers come to sing to him and they have song books with them. Landon ran over to his little bookcase and grabbed a book for his prop. Hmm... I am interested to see how this develops.
Landon still gives me kisses when he gets treats or snacks from the pantry. I hope that never goes away.
James is still loving his job. We are all pretty used to the 12 hour days now. Even so, the days off seem to go by so quickly.
I myself did four craft shows this fall. I am so glad that they are over. Landon spent some quality time with his Marker Grandparents for two of those shows. We are so lucky to have them so close to us. Every time Landon leaves their house, he likes to take a toy with him.
Landon started talking really well, and then he went back to not talking so much. We are still trying to get him to talk in sentences. Some words he only says one syllable. For example, his blanket he calls "blank". Usually it is the second syllable, or second half of the word that he says, like for strawberry (his strawberry milk) he says "berry".
He is extremely observant. One day we were running errands and we happened to drive past one of the libraries that we have been to (like 2 or 3 times). He immediately started crying and pointing back the way we came saying "brary". I couldn't believe it, not only had we only been there a few times (several months before), but we never really drive on that particular road, so I was surprised that he even paid any attention.
Landon is the same height as my hip right now. He is a solid kid. You would never guess it by looking at him though. So, my earlier prediction that he will be taller than me when he is ten or twelve has gone to seven to 10 years old. He just doesn't stop growing. He is now in size 3, 4 and 5's. He still wears some size 3 pants, but his torso is so long, he has to be in 4 and 5 shirts (which is starting to look interesting because he is so slim).
On the adoption front, we are kind of trying to get our finances in order. The fertility treatments affected us more than we expected (and I am not talking about the hot flashes that I am still experiencing). It is going to take some time to get where we need to be. I thought about doing some kind of fundraiser, and expected to have a lot of support and was very wrong. So, moving on, we are just waiting.
I have to say, it is much easier to wait for a child to come to your family when there is already a child to keep you distracted from all the hoop jumping. We aren't really trying anymore, but every month, I still have that hope that I am pregnant. Of course, then I remember what being pregnant feels like and think I must be crazy.
A few weeks ago, I was woken up by Landon who put a jug of milk on my head. He even brought the strawberry mix up to go with it. James and I laughed about that for a long time. Of course, we had to take it all back downstairs, because he needed a cup to drink it in.
We have taken a trip out to see the Christmas lights every week and only once did Landon stay awake. The other few times, he was asleep within minutes. James and I enjoyed ourselves though.
Landon is quite the little actor. He loves to act out movies as he watches them. He talks and mimics all the motions the characters are making. The other day, he was watching a Thomas the train Christmas Special. They have a bunch of little episodes broken up by the Conductor getting his home ready for his Christmas party. At one point, Carolers come to sing to him and they have song books with them. Landon ran over to his little bookcase and grabbed a book for his prop. Hmm... I am interested to see how this develops.
Landon still gives me kisses when he gets treats or snacks from the pantry. I hope that never goes away.
James is still loving his job. We are all pretty used to the 12 hour days now. Even so, the days off seem to go by so quickly.
I myself did four craft shows this fall. I am so glad that they are over. Landon spent some quality time with his Marker Grandparents for two of those shows. We are so lucky to have them so close to us. Every time Landon leaves their house, he likes to take a toy with him.
Landon started talking really well, and then he went back to not talking so much. We are still trying to get him to talk in sentences. Some words he only says one syllable. For example, his blanket he calls "blank". Usually it is the second syllable, or second half of the word that he says, like for strawberry (his strawberry milk) he says "berry".
He is extremely observant. One day we were running errands and we happened to drive past one of the libraries that we have been to (like 2 or 3 times). He immediately started crying and pointing back the way we came saying "brary". I couldn't believe it, not only had we only been there a few times (several months before), but we never really drive on that particular road, so I was surprised that he even paid any attention.
Landon is the same height as my hip right now. He is a solid kid. You would never guess it by looking at him though. So, my earlier prediction that he will be taller than me when he is ten or twelve has gone to seven to 10 years old. He just doesn't stop growing. He is now in size 3, 4 and 5's. He still wears some size 3 pants, but his torso is so long, he has to be in 4 and 5 shirts (which is starting to look interesting because he is so slim).
On the adoption front, we are kind of trying to get our finances in order. The fertility treatments affected us more than we expected (and I am not talking about the hot flashes that I am still experiencing). It is going to take some time to get where we need to be. I thought about doing some kind of fundraiser, and expected to have a lot of support and was very wrong. So, moving on, we are just waiting.
I have to say, it is much easier to wait for a child to come to your family when there is already a child to keep you distracted from all the hoop jumping. We aren't really trying anymore, but every month, I still have that hope that I am pregnant. Of course, then I remember what being pregnant feels like and think I must be crazy.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Fun with the Kelley's
I forgot to do this one before our reunion. On our way to Texas, we stopped over in Georgia and stayed with our friends for a couple nights. We always have fun with them and Zoe is Landon's age, so they have fun together too!
Drinking from their sippy cups and...
watching the laundry go round and round. Good times.
Root Beer floats. Um... yes please!
Awww. What great Fathers to share their root beer floats.
random pics of reunion
When we packed up the kitchen stuff we needed to bring with us, we forgot the wooden dowels to roll out the tortillas. So the men got creative and we sterilized the attachments of the shop vac and used them.
It isn't vacation without the lap top.
Uncle Javier became an instant favorite with Landon.
Look at that spread!
Grilled chicken... Are you drooling yet?
Blowing up the kids pool, soon to be fish tank...
Yes, Landon had a nipple fetish for a while. Every time his shirt was off, he was checking them out.
"I am the fire chief and you are a construction worker"
We had to take this picture of Dad napping.
The outdoor shower... Just add soap!
Looking for the snake. Death wish? I think so...
The boys.
See! The pool really did get used by the kids... for a bit. They decided the hot tub was cooler.
We had to bring the Wii.
We had a game of bocce going, crochet and ladder ball.
And basketball! So much fun!
Landon's first movie theater experience
We went to see Cars 2. This was Landon's first movie theater experience and we didn't know what to expect. Basically he did great until the popcorn was gone. Which thankfully lasted up until the last 20 minutes or so. We just took turns entertaining him on our laps and didn't have to go out in the halls at all.
Schlitterbahn Water Park
I have to say, if you are anywhere near one of these parks, you have to go! We ended up getting a two day pass, and it was worth every penny! Almost the entire park is fed by the river. The water was super cold, and on the hot days that we went, it felt great! We only had two tragedies that I can remember. One being that my brother David lost his glasses on the first ride and couldn't get them until the morning. The second being that Landon disappeared. Seriously, I watch him like a hawk, one minute he was there, the next he was GONE. I think it was about 5 minutes until he was found, but my family members tell me that it was longer. My nephew found Landon in a place that we had all gone by. I am happy to say he was found, we had a quick but serious talk about making sure Mommy and Daddy always know where he is and then we had more fun.
Awesome picture.
About to crash
One down,
two down,
three down, and...
all the babies are asleep!
This picture has all three two year olds asleep in it
They had so much fun, they just couldn't function anymore!
Poor kid, somehow, his swim trunks got left at the house and we had him trying to go down the slide in his regular shorts. Yeah, not working out to well...
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