For Grandma

Thanks Grandma for emailing me and telling me that the blog and pictures of the boys is just as important as anything else going on in my life.

Last week was week one for Full TIME working Mama and full time daycare for the boys. Lots of firsts here...aka why I haven't updated the blog. Then Ray was out of town this weekend for a "man weekend". I must have had cabin fever because I not only took the boys to the mall by myself but I had them in the double stroller and was taking them in and out of dressing room after dressing room. Thank goodness everyone at the mall thought they were adorable and I got more smiles than glares.
*nothing was wrong with Ryan he just doesn't like Connor hugging him or holding him still

Happy Valentine's Day

It is REALLY asking a lot for me to put the Ginger child in Red so instead enjoy the birthday suit. Like the "L"?

Very first snap I took. Would never know that at his 18 month well check today they gave him four shots.

An indepth conversation with his "duck" aka a penguin. Right after I took this shot he had the "duck" kiss the purple walrus.

When I grow up....

If we had to guess today what Connor will be when he grows up Ray says lawyer....he is always negotiating. Time for bed "I will need 5 grapes, then I will go to bed" and I say actor. Here are some of his expressions he can do.

Excitted

 

Sad

Mad

Ok

Where have I been?

It has been a crazy few days. I quit my job, will be going back to work 5 days which I haven't done since I had Connor. I will have a commute, and the boys will be going back to daycare. Heather has nurtured the boys and kept them healthy for the last few months and we are going to miss her being a part of our everyday life.
Part time to full time, daycare vs Heather, commute and pulling Connor out of preschool....might seem silly or little to you but from someone who has dispised change ever since she was a little girl I am freaking out and have knots in my stomach.

On to positivity: Jill & Noah welcomed their first child on Monday the 28th, Elanor! and Bridget & Matt who once thought they would't be able to have children of their own welcomed Sam their third child! Babies are mericals and a blessing!

Here are pictures of Connor bullying Ryan.

Oscar

 I wanted to do a photo shoot with the boys in there new Oscar De La Renta shirts THANKS NAT>>so glad I have a trendy cousin to send us samples

I grabbed the stool, the shirts, the camera came down and....well Ryan was being Ryan (smiling) so I skipped putting his shirt on and snapped a few pics. I've learned from tonight that I should't tell Connor to smile. Yikes that is a lot of teeth.

 (Side note: the only way I can get C to put a button down shirt on is bribery; I paused his show and said he could have a cupcake and his show back on if he let me take a few pictures of him)

Stranger Danger

Ryan has never met a stranger. It is going to be hard to teach him to not talk to strangers or have them pick you up. Uncle Kevin & Aunt Bonita rolled into town last week AND brought presents. I asked Connor the other day "Guess who is coming over?" The answer was Madison the babysiter. Connor's response: "Kevin?!?"

target.com

Did someone try to send Connor something from target.com? Today UPS delivered a Home Alone 2 DVD from a lady named Jaqueline who we don't know. It had all her info for the Bill to and Ship to but came to us. I called Target.com and the guy told me to keep it. I said, Um no it doesn't belong to us and it isn't charged on our credit card so its not right to keep. He then told me that was very honest of me and that I should donate it to charity.
I will gladly give it to my church but isn't this pour lady going to be charged for it? I'm sending it back.

THE BIGGER ISSUE:
Whatever someone did send Connor we didn't get. The Connor label with our address was stuck on Ms. Jaqueline's DVD and not whatever someone sweet out there got him.

I hope this mystery gets solved.

My Baby

It makes me sad that my baby isn't much of a baby any more. He is 17 months old this week. He can do or thinks he can do anything that Connor and cousin Isabella can do. He runs, climbs, and wrestles very effectively. He can say any word you ask him to and he plays with his little people and little people animals independantly well. He has 14 of his teeth with the final two for a full set poking through now. He is still SOO easy going. He rarley fights you to change his diaper and instead just stares at you with those baby blues. He LOVES the water and will stay in the bathtub long after all the waters gone.  He shares amazingly well and when stinker (aka big brother) wants a toy Ryan will give it up to make Connor happy.
When I asked Connor, "What do you think of Ryan" he responded, "He's here, and his hair is crazy" that pretty much sums it up. Connor also said "He is the best Ryan ever". Yes, yes he is!

P's in the pod are in the house

Love when Kristie can wrangle up her four little ones and come visit!
The twins are one week older than Ryan and they actually all three played and talked to each other it was so cute.

And the color choosen was....

ORANGE
When I was four I fell off of a bunk bed and broke my leg too. Hey 1985!