Cook out!!!

Ryans first taste of marshmellow..it just stuck to his lip..he didnt even notice!


My horsemallows..



Mikes!

Andy was ticked it wasnt mallow time yet!!!

Ryan loves ALL food.

CUTE boys, huh??

Andy examined the ground very closely..

Mike checking if the brats were done..

Ah..adventures.. Its no wonder we never do things, its fun until its over, then all hell breaks loose, LOL!!

Thanks Skye!!!

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Hailey & Skye, WE LOVE YOU!!

"I so prouda you"

Today I walked past Andy & said "Hang on buddy, moms gotta go potty" and he pushed past me saying "I gotta potty TOO!"
So.. okay.. he sat on the potty with daddy the other day ( each on their own potty, that is) so we gave it a whirl.

Andy told me "I gotta push out a big big monster turd!" Oh!! Wow.. thanks Daddy for that one!!!!

We sat, and we sat.. and we sat some more.. Andy said he had to push it out..and he even did some rocking. Sorry, this is alot of info but..

I smelled farts!! I REALLY thought it was going to happen, so we talked baout how when Andy starts to use the potty, he will get a special treat, maybe a TRAIN!!


He got "SO excited for Henry, I poopin, then we go to the store!" I told him Skye is mailing him Henry & he cooed "Skkyyee.. I SOO excited!! Woow!!!"

Andy hopped off the potty & asked for a diaper "I wanna diaper, lkets go store & get a train" I told him we couldnt get a train if he didnt use the potty! He sat back down & I went to change Ryan "because Ryan is a baby & cant pee like a big boy Andy can!"

Came back.. ANDY PEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SO EXCITED!!! He is so excited too, he keeps telling me!!

I just tucked him in for his nap & walked out to him whispering to Max "Hey max, I so prouda you pee in the potty"

=0) My little boy is getting big!

Nevermind!!

Andy's girlfriend Skye, was reading my blog today ( shes a genius, reading, on the internet much less at not quite 3!!!) has decided that Andy shouldnt have to wait for mom to load her lazy butt up in the car & go to Target.. She strapped her mother down in a chair & poked her with Dora until mom followed Skyes demand to buy Henry for Andy! How sweet ( and scary) is that??

Skye was so forceful that her lovely mama also added in an EMILY for Andy too!!! Andy is going to be SOO excited when a special package comes just for him!!!

That Skye..she's tricky.. she refuses to dance with Andy once day & is bribing him for his love with trains the next!!!

Thanks Skye, your the best daughter in law a mom could ask for! But please, tell your dad to keep his shot guns to himself.. Andy IS a gentleman, and he gets scared..easily. Andy is so lucky to have a thoughtful friend like you, that sends him new trains "just cause."

Come back & play soon Skye, we miss you! ( and Hailey, of course too!!!..Annnd I guess Jon can come too!)

Oops.

Last night while I played with Andy, I was naming off his trains.. "And Percy, and James and Henry..eer..Gordon.. and.." We only currently have James, Percy & Gordon.

Andy's no fool. He looks up "Henry?? Wheres Henry??" I say "Um...uuhh.. Henry is at the store buddy. We didnt buy a Henry!" Andy looks at me like I'm stupid..

"Lets go start the car, gotta go shop it. S'go get henry mom" I say "Next time we will, or for a birthday maybe!" And I'm pretty sure I hopped up & left the room before I got myself into more trouble.

Flash forward to this morning, Andy is lining up his cars, trains & trucks & saying hello to all of them.. He turns to look at me "Wheres Henry Mom? I know! The store! Gotta go get him, lets go mom!"

..Guess Henry is the next train on the "buy for Andy" list!! I wonder how long I can hold out.. a week?? Until I go to Target next??

Playdate

Last week we all loaded up & we went to Mrs Katies house!!! Katie is probably my sister from another Mister. We lead identical, yet VERY different lives. Both of our children were both 2 weeks apart ( Jack was born on Andys due date & Andy was born on Jacks due date! Ellie was born 2 weeks after Ryan) we both have the same sleep/eating/you name it parenting situations plus the mom crazies & I just love her!
My friend Emily, just had her second baby a few weeks ago too! I have known Emily literally, my entire life. She & my sister have been friends since they were 2 years old. Her little boy Sam, is about 2 months older than Andy =)

Katie has a big fabulous house with a whhoolleee room dedicated to a train table & a super awesome play kitchen, so of course Andy was like "OHMGEE" and he actually told me he didnt want to leave =X

I also got to meet a new mama! Her name was Jenny, she had a 4 year old boy, a 2.5 year old boy & an 8 month old girl & I REALLY liked her, which speaks volumes because I'm not usually a fan of "girls" But I really enjoyed meeting Jenny!

It was funny because at one point or another, evey one of us was nursing a kiddo, and it was kind of cool to find a group of people who "do what you do" and your comfortable with! I might have had more fun than the kids, I'm not sure.

Check out the pictures!!

Miss Ellie! She was born 2 weeks after Ryan was.

Sam, this is Emily's son.

Andy leaned over to Ellie & said "Hey baby!!!" (I think Andy has an Ellie crush, last time he saw her at the play ground, he sat down & just held her hand!!!)

He got to play with some COOL planes!

Baby Eliza! Emily's teeny tiny daughter!!!

Andy & Ellie.

Ryan stole Ellies duck. Nice one Ryan!

I gave Ellie a new duck & all was good in the world.

How cute are they?? I hope my boys dont fight over her!

Jack, Katies son. I just LOVE this, he looks TOO cute & thoughtful! He told me to take a picture of him eating, so I did!

Ryan checking out his surroundings.

Andy, Ryan & their new buddy playing trains.

Katie & Ellie and Jenny & Julia.

It was nice. It was good for the kids, it was good for the mom!! We all had a really nice time & hopefully, will be doing it more often, especially as the weather gets nicer!!!!

Andys Adjectives

Ah..I remember the not so long ago days when we WISHED Andy would talk more!

Oh how the times have changed!

Andy now uses words in ways we didnt know he understood! Here are some examples.

Andy used to say "Want car song"

Andy now says "I want a really COOL car song"

Andy also knows the difference bwteen WANT and NEED.

As in, "I want more water" and "I NEED more chocolate eggs"

Mike was playing Music Videos on Demand for Andy, put a song on to see what it was & then said to himself "Ah, thats gay" and turned it off..

Several minutes later, I passed through the living room, Mike put it on a song *he* wanted to hear & Andy goes "No dad, 's gay song, turn it off"

Thanks Dad!!!

I've also lately heard "No, DONT sing!" and "I dont like it" and so many other wonderful phrases it makes me wonder why we ever craved for Andys speech to pick up in the first place!!!

(kidding, of course, I love even the crazy things he says!!!)

Ah..he NEEDS more chocolate eggs.. he IS my son, huh?