Friday, July 2, 2010
Toy Story 3
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Post-it Notes
I'm in the process of having my blog published into a book so we have it for a keepsake. I try to keep my blog updated well enough to highlight most major happenings in our lives. There's just not enough room in the baby books to get it all in! I was looking back at some pictures of Nash today and amazed at how much he has changed. Nolan too for that matter...he is 6.5 months old and does not even look like the same child I gave birth to back in December! I was reminded today to soak up every little moment because time goes by so quickly! I'm so thankful that I have all of my pictures and I'm hoping this blog will help remind me of all the little things I might otherwise forget. So, this post is just random thoughts that I don't want to miss...sorry if I'm repeating some things from past posts.
*Nolan likes to spend his time sitting up and he is getting really good at it. Until Nash comes by and pushes him over.
*Nash has been getting lots of time outs lately. Usually for pushing Nolan over or taking toys from Nolan or just not listening to Mommy and Daddy. Two minutes can seem like a long time!
*Nolan drank a cold bottle for the first time today, which surprised me because he will absolutely NOT eat cold baby food.
*Nash can be SO loving one moment, then SO naughty the next moment.
*Nolan's hair was really dark at birth and now is really blonde.
*Nash talks in a high pitched voice sometimes, especially when he thinks something is cute. He says "Nolan, you're a cute baby." or "That puppy so cute." The other day he went poopy in the potty chair (several small poopies) and he said to Nana, "Look Nana, those poopies are so cute."
*Nash accidentally dropped his truck on Nana's little toe the other day. Day 1 there was a small circular bruise. Day 2 her entire toe was dark purple and swollen like a grape. We are pretty positive it's broken. I'd post a picture but Nana does not like her feet.
*We go to story time on Fridays at the library. Nash gets so excited to see his friends (Jazzie and Kate. This week was extra cool because Caden, Jae and Joanah were there too!) It's like social hour for him.
*Nolan has started sticking his feet out of his crib between the rungs. I find him sleeping that way sometimes. It doesn't look comfortable at all but he doesn't seem to mind it. I think he does it on purpose.
*We usually have to lay on the floor next to Nash's toddler bed to get him to sleep at night. He was waking up and coming into our room in the middle of the night for a while. Lately he has been sleeping better but will occasionally come in early in the morning. He drags his little yellow blanket and his bed blanket behind him and stands beside my bed. "Hi Mommy."
*Nash is wearing 18 month shorts and 2T shirts. Nolan is wearing 12 to 18 month clothes.
*Nolan does not seem to like banana baby food very well.
*Nash loves the zoo and we can't leave without riding the train. Jason and I took the boys to Wild Fest at Niabi today. Nash did not want to leave. I will post pictures later.
*I am amazed at Nash's memory. We went through Eldridge the other day and passed by Valley Bank. Nash said, "There's Nini's office." Then he started listing off some ladies that she works with. Today we drove past Jason's store and Nash said, "Daddy, there your office." We drove down to the levee the other day to walk along the river. As soon as we made the turn Nash said, "I want to see sheep and donkey." It was the same location where the petting zoo had been during American Pickers Weekend. He is way more observant than his mother for sure!
*Nolan likes to spend his time sitting up and he is getting really good at it. Until Nash comes by and pushes him over.
*Nash has been getting lots of time outs lately. Usually for pushing Nolan over or taking toys from Nolan or just not listening to Mommy and Daddy. Two minutes can seem like a long time!
*Nolan drank a cold bottle for the first time today, which surprised me because he will absolutely NOT eat cold baby food.
*Nash can be SO loving one moment, then SO naughty the next moment.
*Nolan's hair was really dark at birth and now is really blonde.
*Nash talks in a high pitched voice sometimes, especially when he thinks something is cute. He says "Nolan, you're a cute baby." or "That puppy so cute." The other day he went poopy in the potty chair (several small poopies) and he said to Nana, "Look Nana, those poopies are so cute."
*Nash accidentally dropped his truck on Nana's little toe the other day. Day 1 there was a small circular bruise. Day 2 her entire toe was dark purple and swollen like a grape. We are pretty positive it's broken. I'd post a picture but Nana does not like her feet.
*We go to story time on Fridays at the library. Nash gets so excited to see his friends (Jazzie and Kate. This week was extra cool because Caden, Jae and Joanah were there too!) It's like social hour for him.
*Nolan has started sticking his feet out of his crib between the rungs. I find him sleeping that way sometimes. It doesn't look comfortable at all but he doesn't seem to mind it. I think he does it on purpose.
*We usually have to lay on the floor next to Nash's toddler bed to get him to sleep at night. He was waking up and coming into our room in the middle of the night for a while. Lately he has been sleeping better but will occasionally come in early in the morning. He drags his little yellow blanket and his bed blanket behind him and stands beside my bed. "Hi Mommy."
*Nash is wearing 18 month shorts and 2T shirts. Nolan is wearing 12 to 18 month clothes.
*Nolan does not seem to like banana baby food very well.
*Nash loves the zoo and we can't leave without riding the train. Jason and I took the boys to Wild Fest at Niabi today. Nash did not want to leave. I will post pictures later.
*I am amazed at Nash's memory. We went through Eldridge the other day and passed by Valley Bank. Nash said, "There's Nini's office." Then he started listing off some ladies that she works with. Today we drove past Jason's store and Nash said, "Daddy, there your office." We drove down to the levee the other day to walk along the river. As soon as we made the turn Nash said, "I want to see sheep and donkey." It was the same location where the petting zoo had been during American Pickers Weekend. He is way more observant than his mother for sure!
Beat the Heat
We decided to beat the heat by getting out the pool on Friday. It's funny how the pool seemed so much bigger last year. We have a bigger one boxed up in the garage but the little one was already blown up so we stuck with what was easiest.
Nash seemed to get bored with the pool pretty quickly but Nolan really loved it. He sat in that pool and splashed and splashed until we had to go inside for lunch.
We should probably think about getting the bigger pool out next time though so Nash can actually have some space to "swim" around.
Nash seemed to get bored with the pool pretty quickly but Nolan really loved it. He sat in that pool and splashed and splashed until we had to go inside for lunch.
We should probably think about getting the bigger pool out next time though so Nash can actually have some space to "swim" around.
Woody and Buzz!
Nana and I took Nash to his first movie in a theater on Thursday. Toy Story 3 was playing at the DeWitt Opera House Theatre. (side note: this was the theatre where I worked in High School.) Papa watched Nolan for us because Jason had a softball game. The movie was very cute. Nash loved it. He sat on Nana's lap because the seat kept folding up on him. After 2 buckets of popcorn, 2 packages of Reese's Pieces and 2 potty breaks, we made it through the movie. I'm not sure any other movie could have held is attention like Buzz, Woody and Jessie did. He keeps talking about how big the garbage truck was in the movie. Nana took some pictures so when I get a hold of her memory card, I'll post some pictures.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Quick, let's go outside!
We have had so many rainy days and severe storms around here lately. Today the weatherman predicted storms on and off all day. So when the sun came out, we decided to take advantage of it and head to the park really fast! After we got bored at the park, we took a walk down by the river.
Well, a couple of weeks ago it broke beyond repair. He has asked about his loader pretty much on a daily basis since then. We looked at some other ride on toys that he could push around be he is getting a little big for those. So, I found a battery operated ride on toy on Amazon.com and it arrived yesterday. After charging the battery for the required 18 hours, Nash took his Harley out for a spin today. He doesn't quite have the hang of it yet. He doesn't realize that he can turn the handlebars to steer it. He rides it in circles or until he crashes into something then he gets off and tells me it needs a new battery. I reassure him that the battery if fine but he insists it needs a new battery and won't get back on it for a while. Then he gets back on and starts all over again. I'm sure he'll get the hang of it soon!
Happy Father's Day Daddy!
On Sunday we celebrated all of the wonderful father's in our lives. Our day started with the boys and I making breakfast in bed for Jason. I have to show a picture because I'm so proud of that omelette. I've never had an omelette turn out looking as good as it tasted. Anyway, we all sat on the bed and chatted while Daddy ate his breakfast. We were all still getting over our colds so we decided not to go to church and keep our germs to ourselves.
We don't mind sharing germs with our family apparently because we were invited up to my parents' house in Grand Mound for lunch...so we packed up and headed out. Nana, Papa, Great Grandma Phyl, Uncle Will, Aunt Daniele, Aunt Nini and Uncle Eggroll were all there too! We ate lunch and played bocce ball. We also had some fun with a stomp rocket that Nini and Eggroll brought.
We are easily entertained.
Papa got a new fishing net and some new fishing lures for Father's Day.
We wanted to go out on the river but the weatherman said there may be storms so we decided not to. Turned out to be a perfect day for boating...maybe next weekend!
We don't mind sharing germs with our family apparently because we were invited up to my parents' house in Grand Mound for lunch...so we packed up and headed out. Nana, Papa, Great Grandma Phyl, Uncle Will, Aunt Daniele, Aunt Nini and Uncle Eggroll were all there too! We ate lunch and played bocce ball. We also had some fun with a stomp rocket that Nini and Eggroll brought.
We are easily entertained.
Papa got a new fishing net and some new fishing lures for Father's Day.
We wanted to go out on the river but the weatherman said there may be storms so we decided not to. Turned out to be a perfect day for boating...maybe next weekend!
We love you Daddy! Love, Nash and Nolan
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Take Me Out to the Ball Game!
The stars all aligned on Thursday and we were able to make it to our first River Bandits baseball game of the season. We were all feeling pretty good and the rain held off so we were able to have a little summer fun.
Nash had a great time of course, but wanted to be up and running around after a few innings.
Nolan was entertained by the game and the crowd. He cashed out in Nana's arms the last few innings but woke up in time to see a few fireworks after the game.
We can't wait for more summertime fun!!!
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