Just a Couple of Sweet Photos

Our boys melt my heart. I just cannot put it into words, although all you parents out there know how I feel.

Funny Face

Dunces

Sweet Boy Pookie's 1st Birthday

I know everyone says this, but where did the time go? This year has gone by so darn fast. And what a blessed year it has been. Sweet boy has brought so much love and joy into this home. He is just an incredibly delightful boy. I cannot imagine life without him. In fact today in the car, Pickle asked about one of his friends who is an only child. He asked if he had a brother. I told him no and he said, "Awe". I asked him what he thought about that and he said that he thinks that is sad. I asked him why he thought that and he said, "maybe he (his friend) is angry or sad about not having a brother." That made me feel all warm inside. Pookie has bettered the life of each person in this family and I pray he knows just how special he is and that he is loved immensely!

Pookie's birthday started out with a wee playgroup party, 20 something kids and adults in our cozy living room. Pookie was quite confused with all the commotion but eventually adjusted to all the people in his home and joined in the play. He seems to not enjoy a lot of people around him, his dad says he takes after him, not a social butterfly.

Can you make them leave?

He enjoyed his cupcake cake and was slow to dig into it, but eventually he did.

Waiting patiently for cake, although he had no idea what was going on.

After a long nap he opened presents and totally digged his new 4-wheeler. He also loved a card that he got from friends O1 and O2, it was an Elmo card that just made him giggle and giggle.The beloved Elmo card

After presents Nonna and Papa arrived. Pickle was SO ecstatic but birthday boy was not happy about this. He is still getting to know them and was a little scared about who the strangers in the house were."Who is this guy?"

As a special treat we all went out to dinner, Red Robin.
We had a nice time and the boys had wonderful behavior.So ready for bed!

The birthday day was perfect, however when dad went to wake Pookie up the next day he was in a crib full of vomit. Poor boy had the stomach flu and never made a peep. That's our boy, he LOVES to sleep. He will not even wake to let us know he vomited. Quite scary really.

***WE LOVE YOU SWEET BOY! MAY YOUR SECOND YEAR ON EARTH BE FULL OF AN ABUNDANCE OF JOY, BEAUTY AND LOVE!!***

Up From Nap

I just had to share this video of sweet boy just waking from nap. 11 months old here, he is just so happy and won't take his favorite Thomas the Train towel out of his mouth. He melts my heart!

How About We Change the World

As I type this it's breakfast time and each morning the boys get to watch 2 shows. Since teaching Pickle problem-solving skills he knows all about compromise. Lately when I need him to obey and he does not get a choice I have been saying, "I understand how you feel & I hear what you are saying, but this is not a compromise". So, just now after we discussed which show to watch next he tells me:

"This IS a compromise, how about we change the world and watch TWO shows?"

Ummm what? First off you DO get to watch 2 shows.

The Boy Loves Whistles!!

Pookie is walking now and that has helped his personality flourish even more. His favorite thing to do as of recent is to walk around the circle in our house and blow whistles. We have a few of them and I have even seen him whistle with 2 in his mouth and clap at the same time. So funny!

Child Labor

Oh, what a mother I am. I have gotten fed up cleaning up after my 3 years old that I now make him clean up his own messes if he made a big one. Does that make me a bad mother? Or good one? At least he is learning good cleaning skills.

Good Friends!

I am thankful for my wonderful friends, although they sometimes encourage me to be sleep deprived. Hope they don't kill me for posting this.

Pickles's 1st Karate class

I know the pictures are not great but the boys are so darn cute!! They all did such a great job following direction. They are such great friends to each other. W.C got a little upset and O1 and Pickle went to comfort him. So sweet!!!

Learning to protect his face.

Sweet Pookie!

He's just so darn cute! January 6th, he took his first steps. Daddy got to see them but I missed it. He did it at Pickle's Karate class. Since then he has been taking steps here and there every day. I cannot believe he is 10 months old already!!!