One Down!

Foundations is over .... A!

Two more to go ... last day - April 30th :)

No Mommy!

Skyler found No Mommy! For those of you who don't remember, this is the build a bear that Mommy all but forced Skyler to get (what child doesn't want one was the theory behind that purchase)! Today, Skyler picked him up, shook his hand, and said "Hi!" He then proceeded to sit him on the couch and read to him. He read him his numbers book, and even took the bears hand and had him counting out the number of birds in the book! Toddlers are sooo cute :) Maybe this is the beginning of a long standing friendship (that would really make Mommy a hero for her recent, seemingly frivolous, purchase)!

The Stick!

While we were driving home from my mom's house yesterday, Skyler was being extra special - Brie knows what I am talking about! There was lots of screaming and crying - mostly because Mommy told him that he could not go swimming. When we got to the house, he found an extra large stick in the yard (I'm talking larger then he is stick). I let him take it inside, mostly because I was willing to do anything to get him to stop screaming at me (I know, that's bad!). When Daddy got home, I was still on the phone with Brie and I was not really paying too much attention to the background noises from the living room. All of a sudden, Skyler ran up to me, crying hysterically, with that look of "rescue me Mommy". He then told me that Daddy had taken away his stick. Mommy, kicking it into rescue mode, looked at Brendan and curtly asked him if he had taken my innocent, sweet, little baby's stick. Brendan looked back at me, rolled his eyes, and replied "Yes! After he struck me with it." How the tables had turned. I looked back at Skyler (who looked like he had been caught) and had to remind him that it is not nice to hit people. After our nice talk, Skyler and Daddy went outside and played with the stick the way it was meant to be played with. When Skyler got back inside, he ran over to me and said (very proudly I might add) "Mommy! I played with the stick outside! With DADDY!!!!"

The stick has become a big deal to Skyler. It has never re-entered the house, but everytime we leave the house or let Jack outside, we have to check on it. We are also starting a rather large stick collection by the front door. We are ALL boy in this house!!

I will try to post a picture of Skyler and his new best friend when he wakes up.

Pink ...

So, pink finally took over our son's life today!

First, Skyler and Ava had a play date this evening. Kat was prepared with two tutu's and two pairs of heels (after a breakdown by Skyler last time princess dress up took place). This is the pair of them after their make over ... (it's ok because he is wearing a football shirt .... RIGHT?!)



After playing in the mud, both kids got to jump in the pool to clean off. When Patty tried to dry him off with the blue towel, he got upset. She then offered him the red towel ... still no luck. Finally he said, "I want the pink one!" LOL ... we were rolling on the ground.

On the drive home, Skyler informed me that Ava was blue. When I asked him what color he was, he said, "Skyler is pink!" He continued to remind me that he was pink all the way home. It was toooooo cute.

Side story ... On the same drive home, I told Skyler that Mommmy was blue. He seemed to be ok with that. Daddy told Skyler that he was orange, and he was ok with that. When I told Skyler that Patty was purple, he shouted at me, "no, Patty is orange." I had to call Patty and tell her what Skyler thought. Patty, being the purple lover that she is, politely corrected Skyler and told him that she was purple. Skyler shouted over the phone ... "NO! You are ORANGE." After much convincing on his behalf, she finally concurred that she was orange. Skyler shouted for joy about this reply and said "YAY! I did it!" I would LOVE to know what is going on inside of this child's head sometimes :)

At bed time, Skyler brought pink foofa into the bed with him (thank you Brie for the pink stuffed animal)!

All I can say is, it is great to see your child be passionate about something, even if it is pink. He is soooo cute and confident when he gets excited about something that he is passionate about! All this pink talk reminds me of the stories I have heard about Brendan when he was a little boy. I have been told that Brendan's favorite color was pink when he was a toddler ... that is until the first day of Kindergarten (peers can be so cruel)! I know I have said this a million times, but here goes one million and one ... More and More like his father every day!

Amazing Story!

This is an amazing story that will surely bring tears to your eyes! It is about a father/son team that overcomes obstacles to make an amazing life for themselves. It is a powerful lesson on how WE can make the difference in our own life:) It's worth watching in full ...

No More Medicine!

Skyler finished his last day of antibiotics on Saturday evening. To celebrate, Skyler got to pick a piece of candy ... his choice? A heart lollipop that Ava gave him for Valentine's Day. He was sooo proud of his "pop pop" ... lets just hope we can keep the germs away! It usually takes about 2-3 days off of his meds to see the sinus infection creep back in, so keep your fingers crossed for us :)

Banana Who?

So Skyler has hated bananas since he started eating. He has spit out mushed bananas, banana baby food, banana yogurt, regular bananas, banana nut bread ... basically anything with banana in it (even yummy stawberry banana creations)! BUT ... This weekend, Skyler ate a banana! He wanted the banana he saw at Granmommy's house and we were all hesitant to give it to him (knowing his past track record of getting banana everywhere but his mouth), but we did and boy were we glad to see that the picky eater has picked up some new taste buds. The bad news ... pineapple is now a thing of the past!