Up a Tree

Ever since our visit last summer to Michelle & Luigi's home in Naples Elijah has been obsessed with climbing trees. No matter what if there is a tree he always asks if he can climb it. I have to thank his Godmother Michelle for this because I do believe she was the one to suggest he climb the tree in front of their house. Anyways we have a tree at the end of our driveway that he always asks to climb. Well, today was the day Daddy helped him. Take a look....

TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CLIMB THE TREE


A LITTLE HELP FROM DADDY MADE IT POSSIBLE



JUST HANGING AROUND & LOVING IT! WHILE MOM WONDERS WHEN HIS ARM WILL POP OUT?




AND A LITTLE HELP GETTING DOWN

"Mom, that's a problem!"

Last night while drying Elijah off from his bath and getting him ready for bed he claimed that he had a cut on his toe and need a band aide. As, any good mother would I asked him to show me what toe so I could put the requested band aide on the nonexistent cut. Well, when he went to do this he noticed a spot on the bottom of his foot. Elijah questioned it with a worried brow "Hey, how did I get marker on my foot?" I explained it's not marker it's a "freckle" Elijah, "Huh??" "Yeah, look see the spots on mommy's face, chest, & arms they are freckles and you have one too!" Elijah firmly stated "MOM, that's a problem take it back! You say you are sorry RIGHT now! I don't want a freckle!" I tried to explain I could not take it back but he just was not getting it. We thankfully moved on with our evening and he was off to bed. I have caught him looking at it a few times today and trying to scratch it off but he has not asked about it. Freckles, kind of a difficult thing to explain!

Solution...

I found the solution on how to keep food out of Samuel's hair while he eats...


A pink clip that my niece Ryleigh left behind!

He really does not seem to mind it & Elijah's response was that it was cool. I think it is crazy how much he looks like a girl. What's everyone else think about it? Here are a few more to enjoy.

Anyone Wondering....

Anyone wondering how weight watchers is going for me???? Well, if you are here is the update. It is going FANTASTIC!!! In 8 weeks I have lost a grand total of 92 sticks of butter. I will save you the math and that equals 23 pounds. Right now I weigh as much as I did when I got pregnant with Elijah. So, I guess you could say I have officially taken off my baby weight! Now on to my newlywed weight, then the stress of planning a wedding weight and then I should be near goal!!!!

I feel wonderful, empowered, motivated, driven, and most of all full. I never seem to find myself hungry. I am learning to listen to my body's clues that it is hungry and I stay ahead of it. I am doing 3 days of cardo a week to be honest this is mostly to get 30-45 minutes to myself without the boys & I actually like it. Finally, I am eating more now than I have in years & we as a family are eating really healthy.

There is my update I will keep everyone posted as I go along. I find that for myself just putting it out there to everyone keeps me honest!!!!

Thanks to everyone for the constant support it means the world to me!!!

One more month....

One more month & my baby will be a year old! How did this happen??? Where has the time gone? A year ago at this point I was getting everything ready in the house for the new baby & spending as much "quality" time with Elijah as I could. Now the house is a constant hustle and bustle always noisy and very seldom clean. But I can say this I would not change it for the world!

Samuel at eleven months old is happy happy happy!!! Or as Grammie called him today the toothless crawler. Yup, he has no teeth yet or even a sign of one & has not an interest in the world of walking. This drives me crazy EVERY single day because I myself have been an over achiever since day one and was born with a tooth and walked at nine months. Now I have a child who has no teeth and no interest to walk, so which do you think is going to happen first do you think he will get a tooth or walk?

Right now Samuel is saying dadda, lijah (elijah, momma, bub (bubble), & hey (uncle jay). Uncle Jay is Samuel's best friend and always makes him smile whenever he sees or even hears him from another room. Samuel also really enjoys playing with Elijah no matter what he is doing, sneaking up the stairs, taking bubble baths, & insists on feeding himself which often leads to big messes!

Who knows what the next month will bring but I hope that there is a tooth and a stroll in Samuel's near future. I have already started the planning of his big birthday bash and everyone should be seeing their invitation in the mail soon!!!

Finally Good Weather!!!!

The good weather has arrived and I have been smiling since the sun came out on Friday! I feel so energized, I am in a great mood, I am feeling motivated and positive I just am simply happy!!!!! With the good weather came a lot of time outside to enjoy it. So after church on Sunday the boys took their naps and I enjoyed a little time on the deck doing my two favorite things chatting with Michelle and getting some sun!!! After the boys woke up 3 hours later, thank you God we set up Elijah's new t-ball and hit some balls & later he rode his bike. I am proud to say he is excellent at both. He really does not even need the tee but it is my easy way out from tossing him pitches. Samuel was happy as can be just watching and cheering his brother on while enjoying an afternoon snack. Later Cookie grilled some steak tips up for dinner and the boys were both asleep in bed by 8:30. We closed the weekend by watching the Red Sox sweep the Yankees! Who knows maybe we have a future all star in the making!!

Sesame Street Live!!!

Cookie surprised the boys with tickets to Sesame Street Live this weekend, courtesy of Comcast. The boys loved it & had a great time. Samuel was clapping, dancing, and singing along to everything. We had fantastic seats and could see everything perfect. Elijah was very also very in it but a little disappointed that he did not actually get to walk on Sesame Street. When I told him where we were going he asked if he could ride his bike there so I don't think he actually understood till me arrived at the show what was really going on. It was so much fun! Cookie & I both had a great time and were dancing in our seats right along with the kids!

Everybody in the pool...

Elijah started swim lessons this past Saturday. He was so excited about going and could not wait to get there. For the next eight weeks Cookie will be taking him on Saturday mornings to the Y in hopes that he will learn how to swim. He loved his first class and told me he listen to everything the teacher said. This week they worked on getting in and out of the pool as well as putting their faces in the water. Cookie said he did great! I am happy that he & Cookie are going to be doing this together I think it will be great that they get to spend some time with just each other. Here are some pictures of them heading off to class. Please note the backpack that Elijah insists on wearing everywhere now, keep in mind the backpack in empty!

The first phone call from a girl's father....

Samuel had a date last week with his girlfriend Kate which resulted in us getting a phone call from her dad. Kate's father was not too please with how Samuel was treating his daughter. I guess he was not too happy that he enjoys mounting her when she is laying on the ground and he also really enjoys hitting other little kids in the head with toys just ask his friend Colin who I am sure had bruises after our visit with them. I assured Kieran (kate's father) that I do not encourage the behavior and will do my best to put a stop to it BUT his daughter does not exactly play hard to get & Oh yeah she likes to pull hair!

Roommates!

It has been on our to-do list forever but finally the boys are roommates & are officially sharing a room. The night before Easter Cookie and Uncle Jay took down the crib and moved it across the hall to Elijah's room. Elijah got to pick where his bed would be and he was so excited to have Samuel in there with him. I was nervous because Samuel is not the best sleeper and Elijah had been sleeping with the light on since June. Well I am a proud momma again and happy to announce that Samuel is a fantastic sleeper and Elijah sleeps with the light OFF!!!

Just like my mother said it would it worked out perfect!!!! Our one small challenge has been the afternoon nap but I am sure we will figure it out soon. I love having my bedroom back to just being me & Cookie & we both love the fact that everyone is sleeping until the morning!!!

Why did we wait so long to do this??? Oh yeah my husband's honeydew list is a mile long, well at least it is done now!