Friday, December 16, 2011

What it's like to be 3

One post that is way overdue is my update on my three year old.  Life is jam-packed but fun-filled right now, and every day I think about how these days are precious and there are so many things I hope to never forget.




Future photographer - think he's seen Miss Jessica at work a few times? 



  • These days, Adam weighs about 31 lbs, and wears mostly 24 months/2T clothes, though his exposed ankles are telling me that he's ready to move up because he's getting taller!  Sorry for the highwaters, baby, but your waist is really small!
  • Adam has an amazing sense of direction.  I know I've said this before, but really, he astounds me sometimes. He hardly misses a turn, and I am sure he could get me to a list of places that we visit on a regular basis.  Nearly every day when I pick him up he asks, "Will you take me a DIFFERENT way, Mommy?"  David is way better to oblige; I generally prefer the quickest way!  Frequently we hear him say, "Hey, this is the way we go when we are going to (fill in the blank).  This kid is good.  
  • Adam generally obeys and is good to "turn on his listening ears" with a motion and a "beep beep", though like most 3 year olds, he has his moments, haha!  It is rare that a get a bad report from daycare, and I am proud that he likes to "take care of Bubby" at school "so he won't cry".  Because of Adam, all the kids in Adam's class call Caleb "Bubby" too!
  • Adam still likes to watch similar cartoons as before, and our routine is to watch one when it is close to bedtime, usually while we are getting Caleb in his crib.  He likes Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Handy Manny, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, and occasionally Special Agent Oso. 
  • Favorite books right now are Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Sing Along Songs (both boys), Frosty the Snowman, the Night Before Christmas, several different Curious George books, and the book about Farmer Brown.  He has become interested in longer stories recently.
  • Adam loves to help do things, and he is my special helper when I am getting food ready as long as he isn't hungry.  He is a good eater and likes most things (most days, anyway).  He loves fruits and vegetables, so it is hard to complain, really. His favorite candy are Mike and Ikes, which we used as treats while potty training.  He was so funny - when he was really proud of himself, he would ask if he could have TWO "mikes".  I found that to be a GREAT deal!
  • I love this age where he is so talkative, especially in the car.  If something happened at daycare, I hear all about it, and sometimes I am pretty sure I hear about things that he just flat-out made up, but that's funny too!  Hearing his version of it is great.  
  • Our bedtime routine (following the cartoon), is to get his cup of milk, go brush his teeth (he loves his watermelon toothpaste), go to his bed, read a book or two (usually multiple times, ha!), say our prayers, and sometimes tell a story before he dozes off.  He likes to play with my rings or David's as he falls asleep.  I don't completely get it, but it seems like he has done this forever.  Most nights he comes to get in our bed at some point.  He's gotten so slick at it that most nights we don't even know when he came in.  I know - I'm scared, too!
  • Adam loves to sing, and I am positive he knows over a hundred songs.  He loves his songs in the car, especially.  He laughs EVERY time he hears "Hey Diddle Diddle" because he says it is just so silly! 





 

Love you my self-proclaimed "Pea-nut"!

My Mailman and Garden Gnome

I had to add the pictures from our fun Halloween this year.  I had the cutest two little boys ever!


Adam picked out his costume this year, and isn't he cute in his hat and with his own mailbag?  


My little garden gnome, without his beard here, but I love this little guy.




Nana and E-Dad met us at the Fall Festival, and the boys had a good time playing games and seeing their friends. 


Caleb's crazy 'brows


Caleb couldn't hang with us long enough on this night to carve our pumpkin, and Adam thought the insides were pretty gross, haha!


But he loved the final product!


Crazy faced pumpkin, and crazy faced Mommy and Adam


Maybe it looks better in the dark!


Adam and his buddy Drake at the daycare dress-up parade.  They were so cute holding hands and marching. 


When it was time for actual trick or treating, these boys were quick to figure out that they got candy at these doors!  Adam was shy at first, but then he started saying, "On to the next house!"  He loved recognizing the houses with their lights on, ready for trick-or-treaters!



Caleb had a gnome-mobile to help him get around.  Happy Halloween!


Monday, November 21, 2011

Meeting Baby Hannah

Our new friend Hannah Catherine arrived last month!  Hooray! We went to play at her house and show her mom and dad how much fun can be had with a door and a set of stairs. 


Look at these three - what a hoot!



Welcome Hannah!  We love you already.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Happy 3rd Birthday Adam!

Happy 3rd birthday to my little Adam!  My former 3 pounder turned 3 years old!


 For his actual birthday, we went to our favorite jump place for some birthday fun. 


It is good to be three!


 Just like at Caleb's birthday, he loved the merry-go-round.



This is his "hiding my smile" face.  I love it. 


Taking on the biggest slide!


Little brother wanted to take on the big slide too.  I am sure he would have slid down if he could have climbed all the way up.


We had a 3 year appointment the same time as Caleb's 15 month appointment.  Thank goodness for Lan who was able to come with me to help out.  I love these two!


Saturday, October 29, 2011

October Vacations are the Best!

What started as a low key stay-cation in October turned into quite a week-long adventure of many min-road trips!  There were a string of five nights in a row where we left to drive somewhere after the boys were asleep.  Some of our adventures have already been covered, namely the trip to the Children's Museum and the trip to the orchard.  

We took a trip back to my hometown mainly to visit my grandfather.  On our way, we stopped at my friend Allyson's parents' house to visit.  She was in from California for the week so it was a fun time as she met Caleb and I met little Evan, who was born in June.  


The boys had fun playing together, and I think they will in the future, too.  We just need to help get her back to Kentucky!


It is crazy to think these four cuties are ours!


Here, Ryan and Adam were getting some work done in Sam and Alice's nice landscaping! :o)


Next we drove to Tennessee to visit my friend Candace.   This is her son, Luke, who also is two.


Handsome fella, huh?


Here's Luke and Caleb in the play area at Chick-fil-A.


Caleb was already asleep at this point, but here we are with our big boys.  Candace is expecting now, and I am hoping she has a girl!


Cute pic of friends.


Time out back in Lex for haircuts - we had family pictures made this week too!



We took an evening trip to Cynthiana to visit my grandparents too.



On our last day, we met up with a few friends from pharmacy school at Keeneland. 

Here is Michelle and her baby girl, Ava.

Here is Becky, who since this day has had her second, a baby girl!  She now has David and Mary Cate.

What a fun day and a great way to wrap up an exciting week!  I love vacation!

Pumpkin Pickin'

We had our annual visit to a local pumpkin patch last week.  Here are some pics from our day.


 Caleb is my little dare-devil.  Maybe it helps to be the second child, but he finds no slide too tall for him!


All aboard!  Where to folks?



Look at me!



Short jaunt through the corn maze


Forced picture with Mom :)



Digging and driving...


in the corn!


 My little monkey

My little lion



Picking out the perfect sized pumpkin...


or two!


Loaded up



loving the swing


the sky's the limit!


brave boy who loves the animals


Wow!  What a lot of pumpkins!