Last forever

Words to melt my heart...
"Mommy, I want you to be my kids mommy"
-Pickle

First Haircut (16 Months old) & a Little Blackmail Bonus

Dan and I love Pookies hair so much that we just let it grow. I planned on letting it grow a bit long, a little surfer or skater style. When we cut Pickles hair the first time it grew back really coarse so I have not wanted to cut Pookies. However, while at the grocery store a woman called our boy a "she". I just could not let that happen, so I relentlessly cut his hair. I did not shave it but kept some of the length so he still has his soft hair. Yet he now looks like a toddler and not a baby. =(

After bath he had a blast running around nakie, as wee ones do. Of course he has a blast playing with his little friend. I realized that I do not let him run around naked nearly enough because it was like he found a long lost friend. I even have video which can be used in the teens years as blackmail. However, considering that I am already posting some of these blackmail pictures, by the time I can use them as blackmail he will not care as he will be used to me showing people. Oh well, reality is I have no plans to blackmail my kids.

Before

After

BeforeAfter

And the fun after the haircut.....

The Diego Sway

I am making a huge assumption here that Pookie is hearing the "Go, Diego, Go" theme song in his head when Daddy says Diego because this is the same dance he does when he hears the song.

Innocence

During dinner while Nonna and Papa were visiting, Nonna got up from the table to get something in the kitchen. Pickle lovingly says, "Nonna has a BIG booty". Nobody says anything (I was sick on the couch). Pickle says it again all sweetly (really, he was saying this with love), "Nonna has a BIG booty" but this time he adds, "Nonna eats too much" and again, "Nonna has a BIG booty". Finally I hear laughter. Nonna laughs and says, "yeah, Nonna does have a big booty huh. But you love me even with a big booty." Pickles says, "I love you no matter how big your booty is!".

Lunch Time

Today while Pickle was eating his lunch, his favorite, peanut butter and jelly, I sat and ate slices of smoked cheddar cheese. I asked him if he wanted some cheese & he said he did. He tried a slice and then asked for some more so that he can put them on his PB & J sandwich. I gave his more, he put it on his sammie, he ate it and he liked it. This from a boy who will not eat the dinner I cook. I think I am offended.

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!!***