Just sharing a few images from our Christmas card this year. I was really pleased with how they turned out.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Hanging out at Ikea
Wesley and I had to make and Ikea run. I swear it is one of the most family friendly stores on the planet! After loading up the stroller with various items, we stopped in the cafe for some lunch. In the center of the cafe is a rectangular play area surrounded by 1/2 walls to contain little ones and allow them to play while parents eat their lunch. There was a TV playing the Disney movie Wall-E and three little girls pulled some rocking horses right on up to the TV. Wesley wanted to be part of the group, so he saddled up right next to them. They enjoyed the movie while the girls' parents and I enjoyed a few moments to eat some lunch. They looked so cute sitting all together. It didn't last long though - the littlest girl decided she didn't like Wesley sitting so close and she gave him a little shove. And the moment of peace all the parents were enjoying came to an end. Being the gentleman he is, Wesley didn't strike back. What a good little guy! Our Ikea outing came to an end, but we still had a fun time!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
Still waiting on the final total (it is still snowing as I type this!) but we got A LOT of snow today. Looks like we're going to have a white Christmas! It was still blizzarding so I didn't get hardly any pics because I didn't want my camera to get wet - hopefully we get some more tomorrow!
Friday, December 18, 2009
This is how I roll...
Thank you Aunt Rachel & Uncle Michael and Merry Christmas!!!
I love his little arm swing!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
My Child - food for thought...
My Child
If I had my child to raise all over again,
I'd finger paint more and point the finger less.
I'd do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off my watch and watch more with my eyes.
I would care to know less and know to care more.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious and seriously play.
I'd run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
I would be firm less often and affirm much more.
I'd build self-esteem first and the house later.
I'd teach less about the love of power and more about the power of love.
Anonymous
If I had my child to raise all over again,
I'd finger paint more and point the finger less.
I'd do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off my watch and watch more with my eyes.
I would care to know less and know to care more.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious and seriously play.
I'd run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
I would be firm less often and affirm much more.
I'd build self-esteem first and the house later.
I'd teach less about the love of power and more about the power of love.
Anonymous
Friday, December 4, 2009
A big brother in the making!
Nolan recently became a big brother. He and his baby brother ARcher came over for a visit. Wesley wanted so badly to help with the baby, trying to help hold the bottle and such. He was so proud when we helped him hold the baby. I wish I had gotten some pics! Later on when it was Nolan's time for a bottle, Wesley was more than happy to help out! Maybe he is trying to tell us something!?!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Horsin' around
While Daddy was at the Raven's game, we went to Costco with our neighbor Kira. We had no idea we were going horseback riding!Thursday, November 12, 2009
The tiger is out of the cage!
Wesley finally climbed out of his crib! Actually he did it for the first time on Monday and, geesh, things have been a little nutty around our house.
It started on Monday, as I said. We went to playgroup - we attend a FREE play group offered by Baltimore County Infants and Toddlers at the Arbutus Library on Mondays at 10:15. It is WONDERFUL!
It starts out with free play, then we dance to songs, shake "shakers", do some finger play songs, sing 'Wheels On The Bus' and read a book. We then have "center" time where different toys are placed in different areas - a building area with blocks and toddler power tools, a home center with kitchen stuff and food and baby dolls - and a little people/car/animal center. Wesley usually plays with the blocks and power tools, but I encourage him to give bottles to the baby dolls and he is so SWEET with them!
After center time, we play with a parachute and that is easily Wesley's favorite activity at play group! We have a lot of fun, it is educational, and it's FREE! It's our Monday morning Mommy/Wesley date!
OK, back to Monday... we went to play group - had lunch with our friends Jodi and her daughter Zoe, who both attend play group with us, and then we did a little shopping. Wesley and I returned home and got ready for nap time. I put him in his crib and came downstairs. A few minutes went by and then I heard a soft *thud* and the unmistakable sound of pitter patter of little feet. I instantly knew Wesley was no longer in his crib. I was hoping it was a fluke, so I put him back to bed and came downstairs again. Almost as soon and I sat down I heard him again.
Third time is a charm, right? Yeah... not so much... So, I put him to bed for... the third time... and this time I stayed in his room. I thought maybe if I stayed in his room with him he would lay down and go to bed. No dice. He stayed in his crib a few minutes and played with some stuffed animals. And then he climbed out again!
Needless to say, it turned into a no nap day. A very long, rather challenging no nap day. We went to Target and bought a gate and put the crib mattress on the floor. He has done fairly well sleeping on his mattress on the floor. Strangely enough, I ordered the toddler rail for his crib 2 weeks ago - so we're just waiting for that to come in... hopefully soon! It looks rather sad to see him sleeping on the floor - even if he is happier there than in his crib.
As if that wasn't enough excitement, we've had to switch schools for Wesley. We had several issues with his "old" school and things were not getting better fast enough and then we had other more important safety issues come up, so I pulled Wesley out of his old school on Tuesday. We went to a new school that same day and are SO HAPPY! The new teachers are so kind and sweet and Greg and I are just so confident we have made the best decision for Wesley. And Wesley warmed right up to the place. I actually got to school to pick him up today, he greeted me, and then went back to playing! THAT never happened at our old school! There is a lot more to the story, but this is a public blog and I don't want to outright trash any business on here. Email me if you want more details.
I hope that will suffice as a good update for the meantime. More to come, I promise!
It started on Monday, as I said. We went to playgroup - we attend a FREE play group offered by Baltimore County Infants and Toddlers at the Arbutus Library on Mondays at 10:15. It is WONDERFUL!
It starts out with free play, then we dance to songs, shake "shakers", do some finger play songs, sing 'Wheels On The Bus' and read a book. We then have "center" time where different toys are placed in different areas - a building area with blocks and toddler power tools, a home center with kitchen stuff and food and baby dolls - and a little people/car/animal center. Wesley usually plays with the blocks and power tools, but I encourage him to give bottles to the baby dolls and he is so SWEET with them!
After center time, we play with a parachute and that is easily Wesley's favorite activity at play group! We have a lot of fun, it is educational, and it's FREE! It's our Monday morning Mommy/Wesley date!
OK, back to Monday... we went to play group - had lunch with our friends Jodi and her daughter Zoe, who both attend play group with us, and then we did a little shopping. Wesley and I returned home and got ready for nap time. I put him in his crib and came downstairs. A few minutes went by and then I heard a soft *thud* and the unmistakable sound of pitter patter of little feet. I instantly knew Wesley was no longer in his crib. I was hoping it was a fluke, so I put him back to bed and came downstairs again. Almost as soon and I sat down I heard him again.
Third time is a charm, right? Yeah... not so much... So, I put him to bed for... the third time... and this time I stayed in his room. I thought maybe if I stayed in his room with him he would lay down and go to bed. No dice. He stayed in his crib a few minutes and played with some stuffed animals. And then he climbed out again!
Needless to say, it turned into a no nap day. A very long, rather challenging no nap day. We went to Target and bought a gate and put the crib mattress on the floor. He has done fairly well sleeping on his mattress on the floor. Strangely enough, I ordered the toddler rail for his crib 2 weeks ago - so we're just waiting for that to come in... hopefully soon! It looks rather sad to see him sleeping on the floor - even if he is happier there than in his crib.
As if that wasn't enough excitement, we've had to switch schools for Wesley. We had several issues with his "old" school and things were not getting better fast enough and then we had other more important safety issues come up, so I pulled Wesley out of his old school on Tuesday. We went to a new school that same day and are SO HAPPY! The new teachers are so kind and sweet and Greg and I are just so confident we have made the best decision for Wesley. And Wesley warmed right up to the place. I actually got to school to pick him up today, he greeted me, and then went back to playing! THAT never happened at our old school! There is a lot more to the story, but this is a public blog and I don't want to outright trash any business on here. Email me if you want more details.
I hope that will suffice as a good update for the meantime. More to come, I promise!
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Enjoying a mixed drink...
We took Wesley to Friendly's and he was rather insistent on having "soda." Instead of letting him have my Diet Coke, we let him enjoy a Shirley Temple. He LOVED it! And then dropped it on the floor. The waitress was kind enough to make him a new one. He treated the second one with a little more care. Sunday, November 1, 2009
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