"Memorable" Day

We had a memorable, pre-Memorial day. Here are a few videos and stories from our day.

*quotes are written in Rowan-ese

Rowan was playing with his matchbox cars today when he held one up and said, "This Buggy's car, Mommy." (Buggy is his name for our dog Cooper). I looked closely at the car and couldn't believe that it was a Mini Cooper. Somewhere along the line, someone had told Rowan the name of the car and he remembered PLUS connected it to his dog. A dog that Rowan doesn't even call by the name Cooper. Pretty high level thinking for a not yet two year old, wouldn't you say? :-)

We went out for dinner tonight and like always, Rowan got a kid's menu and some crayons. For some reason, he had two red crayons. While waiting for dinner, Rowan accidentally broke one of the red crayons. Roger quickly grabbed the other red one and told Rowan not to worry and that he could fix the crayon. Rowan handed over the broken pieces of red crayon. Roger pushed the broken pieces together and then quickly produced the red crayon that had not yet broken, making it seem as if he magically put it back together. Rowan looked at me amazed and said, "Mommy, Daddy ficked my red one!" I gave Roger a look but was actually laughing as well. Roger looked pretty proud of himself until Sir Rowan takes the crayon and breaks it, hands it to Roger and said, "Please, fick it, Daddy." The look on Roger's face was priceless. I almost died laughing.

Car Wash

Rowan loves the car wash so today we made one in our backyard. We got out the hose, some shaving cream soap, and the big sponges! Row worked very hard to scrub his Audi and his "Cycle Car" (motorcycle).

Rowan made sure he had the turquoise sponge and Daddy used the orange one.

Rowan wasn't a huge fan of the spraying hose so he stood back while Roger rinsed.

The final step was drying the car. Rowan didn't finish this job very well because he was so anxious to drive his vehicles. Then, of course, he wanted to do it again.

Mr. 8 Weeks

Open for Business!

Our pool is officially open for business! Rowan & Roger took advantage of it today. We dipped Cruz in too but he HATED it so I guess he'll stick to lounging around on the patio with me.

Pullin' Off Pink

Mr. Rowan Christian is 22 months!

Some things I've noticed in the past month are that he's holding his crayon more like a big boy, he uses a napkin when he eats (most times), he can say his ABC's (minus E-K) and no matter the tantrum he's throwing or how upset he is, he will ALWAYS calm down for Baby Cruz.

Just Some Pics...

Oh, Rowan

All I'm going to say about this photo is:

1. Rowan has been falling asleep on the floor again

2. I did not put those shoes on him

3. I think they look stylish with his baseball theme pajamas, don't you?

Just Found These...

I just found these on my memory card.... a little bonding time with Daddy on his second day of life.

6 weeks!

Our lil' 6 week old weighs a whopping 9 lbs and is starting to smile. He's still a dream baby!!!

A Live Look 2

Little Cruzer Bruiser loves laying outside and watching his brother play!

A Live Look!

Rowan is all of a sudden very interested in learning his ABC's. He likes to point out the letters he knows in his books and he is working on being able to do the whole song by himself. Right now he can only do parts of it.

Joy

These two

fill my day

with so much joy.

"My New One"

-new personalized pacifier

-new onesie from Grammy

-new scratch on his face

Its been a big day for Cruz.

P.S. The post title is a Rowanism.... any time he gets anything new or finds something he hasn't seen in a while he will constantly refer to it as his new one. Some examples: my new car, my new cup, my new bars (in reference to the new box of nutri grain bars we bought at the grocery store). I think you get it. :-)

Our Weekend

What an absolutely wonderful weekend.

Highlights from Roger's Birthday/Mother's Day:

#1: Getting to eat dinner alone with Roger for his birthday. It was so nice not to have to order chicken fingers, color with red and blue crayons on a kids menu or tell a toddler for the eighteenth time not to touch the sugar packets.

#2: Today I was sitting in between Rowan and Cruz in the backseat of the car holding both of their little hands. I was holding Cruz's because he was fussy and I was trying to calm him. Upon seeing this, Rowan turned to me and said, "I hold your hand too, Mommy." It melted my heart. :-)

#3: I got Reebok RunTone shoes for Mother's Day. I've wanted those forever.

the C man

Rowan's Sticker Book

We bought Rowan a giant sticker book for his 18 month birthday. It turned out to be a terrific present. Rowan loved it. He would get it out, bring it to me and say "do 'tickers, Mommy."

We would snuggle together on the couch and do the book page by page. I would get the sticker and show Rowan where to put it. He would then stick it on. It was a great activity to develop his fine motor skills, word, letter & shape recognition.

The best part was that it was WONDERFUL Mommy & Rowan time. Now that all 600 stickers are in their places, I am going to find another book for us to do together. :-)

The Boys on a Wednesday

Cruz had his one month dr. appointment today and he checked out perfectly. He weighed 8lbs 3 oz and his pediatrician was extremely happy with that weight gain, considering he was 6lbs 3 oz when he left the hospital 4 weeks ago. :-)

Here's my big boy.... A true "binky" addict. We're going to take them away soon but right now, they are one of the only things keeping my toddler as a little baby.

1 month!

Cruz Emerson is 1 month old!

Toys for Cruz

When Cruz is awake he is very alert. Yesterday, I dug out some baby toys to dangle in front of his face in an attempt to entertain him. Apparently, Rowan decided I wasn't doing a good enough job. He decided to bring Cruz lots of toys (there are some on his other side as well).