What we've been up to

Where to start.....we've been so busy! We had 2 weeks out of school before "summer camp" started for ethan. During that time we put our house on the market, Brandon started traveling every week, we started packing and planning, we had Brandon's birthday, me and Ethan looked for things to keep us happy and busy so our house could be shown on a moment's notice, went to open houses and to see houses with our realtor. Last weekend we accepted an offer on our house, really amped up the search for a new house, had Father's day celebration and then on to apartment shopping as we close on our house in just under 3 weeks and we don't have the next step planned out. We decided it was time to take Ethan down to a toddler bed instead of his crib and so I surprised Brandon with it when he got home Sunday from out of town. Ethan has slept every night and naptime (knocking on wood) since we did it and I've been pleasantly surprised. Still makes me giggle when he runs out of his room so proud of himself for figuring out how to get up on his own and not needing us. Sorry for the lack pf posting, hopefully we'll keep up better going forward!

Ethan @ 22 Months

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happy now....book in hand

finally I get a "cheese"

Now that he's almost 23 months....here are the pics we took when he turned 22 months. Yes, you read that right, my baby will be 2 in about 6 weeks (sniff, sniff). He is VERY opinionated and getting better at telling/showing you exactly how he feels about things. If we're in his room, he wants a book and he wants it NOW....and not so much on the picture taking. He's still my sweet baby boy, but he is growing up too quickly right before our eyes. He is really enjoying pool time, LOVES books, learning new words and becoming an even pickier eater.....and I wouldn't trade him for anything!

Cowboy Ethan

As you may remember from Ethan's 1st birthday invites....he wore overalls and no shirt and I had these great plans of him wearing a cowboy hat to complete the picture. Well, he hated the hat and had such a meltdown, therefore no hat in the pictures....but it's been waiting all this time for him to come around, and a few weeks ago, he finally did. What a handsome little cowboy!

Zoo Day

So excited to see the monkeys and looking to see if the other kids were as excited as he was

i really think he wanted to hop this fence and get in there with the flamingos.....luckily i saw a playground up ahead and was able to distract!

found a big girl to follow around at the park

excitement and surprise from the train whistle

This is him saying "choo choo"

Ethan has been out of school since May 21 and goes back on Monday....so we've been having some quality time of me working from home and hanging out with him. We have mostly played at the pool or at the house or run around town.....but I did mangae to get some pics of him at the zoo. Since it was just us, there's no way to get myself in pictures. He wanted the lazy tour so he hopped in the stroller for 90% of the time there. We did his first carousel ride, first time in their playground, and first train ride. All were fun, but the favorite was for sure the train. When we were leaving he pouted b/c I wouldn't pay to ride the train again, but it was naptime so we just scooted on out. It was so fun to see him excited about the animals and really enjoying it this time!

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Catching Up

morning routine.....breakfast with disney playhouse

poor kid inherited his mommy's squinty smile

now it's time to lose the tray, get real comfy in the highchair and settle in for some Mickey Mouse or Special Agent Oso (the unique stuffed bear)

asleep after big day of playing with mommy and he maintained the death grip on his 1st chik-fil-a balloon

pretending to be in a cage in the awesome tiger cage Meredith made for Thomas' birthday party. She made the neatest carnival for the kiddos!

hanging by the bounce house with his juice...he liked to be on it or by it, NOT in it bouncing

snacks with the birthday boy and other kids.....he's looking at me like "what am i supposed to do with this thing"...still doesn't eat cupcakes

1st time in his swim floatie...he was crouching b/c I was

snack time after pool time on Saturday

hanging out in his favorite spot...the stairs

ready to 1..2..3...jump.....AGAIN

trying to "swim" towards daddy

look at those beautiful baby blues!

After I pulled out the box of party supplies to put stuff away, Ethan thought that shelf looked perfect sized for him to climb in. Brandon just barely caught a pic before he was ready to get out!

Sorry for the long post....more coming when I get pics off of my iphone. Ethan is out of school til June 8...so I'm working from home and will hopefully keep us busy with work and lots of activities! We also have our home for sale....so it's kinda crazy around here!

Ethan at 21 months

It's been a while since we've blogged....honestly, it's because we have taken no photos. Ethan turned 21 months on Saturday and then we had a great Mother's Day on Sunday. Brandon and Ethan cooked a delicious breakfast, then church and lunch with my mom and dad...then I got sick so I had to send the boys to Plumerville without me :( They had a great time celebrating with Grammy and Brandon's grandmothers. Ethan got a haircut on Saturday and now he really looks like a little boy....gone is his little baby face, but at least he's so handsome he can pull it off. (hence the tshirt that says "dump him, i'm hotter")

At 21 months:

-trying new words all the time, his favorite is "car" and his favorite activity is to wave at them, whether parked or moving

-loves to give hugs, his signature move is the patting hands when he hugs...it makes us laugh EVERY time

-He's 3 feet tall and 33 lbs. He's such a big boy and strong as an ox, so we know he'll continue to be a handful

-loves to play with his friends at school, preferably outside where he is happiest

It's hard to believe it's time to start thinking about his 2nd birthday already! He's growing too fast, but we are enjoying every minute. He is such a sweet boy and such a flirt, so we can't wait to watch as his personality continues to grow.