Just stuff

We were pretty busy over the weekend, between food shopping, going to the cleaners to do laundry (machine still not fixed), haircut appointments, oil changes and a party, we were pooped! To add to the reasons of exhaustion, D has been waking up every night around 1:30am then 2:30am then 5:00am. I've been pretty good at not running into his room to comfort him but Ry on the other hand says he "can't stand listening to him cry and it's just easier to go in there and stick the pacifier in his mouth and get another hour or so of sleep". I think it's making the situation even worse as the nights go on so we'll see if daddy finally gives up. I hear D saying "are you ready to give up or are you thirsty for more."
On Sunday, we went to a Christening for my friend's daughter. Daniel had a great time but exhausted us both by climbing up and down the staircase at the banquet hall. Between the stairs obsession and running around the entire room 25 times we were exhausted. Before we left the house for the party I put our camera's self timer feature to the test. Here are a few tries and then finally a couple of decent photos. I love this feature and will definitely use it from now on.

We're still house hunting but have had no luck yet. In the meantime, I realized my little peanut is going to be 2 years old in a couple of months and I better get to planning his party. We think this year we'll do something at Chuckie Cheese. The rental is still awful and hosting anything is on the bottom of my list. We'll try to keep it small this year.
Here is Daniel trying on daddy's shoes. He was in his pajamas on Sunday until we had to leave for the party.
Take 1 with self time feature....Daniel looks drunk
Take 2...Daniel is really drunk

Take 3 (we'll keep it)
Another keeper
Mommy and D
Daddy and D
That's all folks!

Weekend Recap

This past weekend Daniel enjoyed watching daddy exercise on Wii. He has yet to witness mommy do her thang! He is just so fascinated by Wii. He loves watching us bowl.

Friday, we went to Jumps and Jiggles and he loved it. If there is no structured circle time he LOVES it. As soon as he sees people sitting in a circle and expecting him to perform like a puppet he bolts for the door. He is so social yet in a setting such as the dreaded circle time it's a struggle to keep him engaged. Tomorrow grandma and grandpa are doing an intervention, they are going to free play time in the classroom where he has his Thursday class (and had his last fit during circle time), they are planning to show him the circle carpet during off hours in hopes of winning him over.
Here he is running around like a nut at jumps and jiggles. No circle time there!

He met a new friend and got along great until they both wanted "THE WHEEL" and then some pushing took place. Thankfully, it was time to go.

They have a carousel there with unlimited rides until you puke, Daniel went on the first time with no problems, all rides after that had tears and screaming included to which we responded with hopping off the ride.

The good old wheel. What is it with boys and wheels?!

Wordless Wednesday

Ready to hit the road!

Weekend Recap

We had a great weekend! Saturday after D's speech therapy we went to Kid Town USA. Daniel's therapist told us they were having an open house and for two hours kids got to enjoy the entire place for FREE. Since we are always on the look out for something to do with him we were all over it. He had a wonderful time and we enjoyed it as well.





He LOVED playing this piano. A few people watched him as he finished each piece he played on the left side of the piano, turned around smiling and waited for applause. Like his great uncle Tom we may have a musician on our hands.
He played dress up.
Posed with daddy with Fire Marshal Bill. :)
They had a fire station, a construction zone, an animal hospital, a house and a store. Daniel mostly stayed in the construction zone and...
the kitchen where he played with the microwave, refrigerator and stove. On the other side of the kitchen was a full blown PINK girls area but D did not set foot in it.
After his nap we dropped D off at my in-laws for his first weekend sleep over!! We made reservations at Ruth's Chris for dinner and we couldn't wait. Thanks to a couple of gift certificates we were so excited to go out to dinner and come home and relax AND get to sleep in the next morning. It was sooooooo nice. We both forgot how nice it was not to be rushed through a meal at a restaurant because your toddler is throwing food and flirting with all the ladies.
Sunday morning we stayed in bed till 11am, something we haven't done in 2 years and then went out to breakfast. Later, I organized D's toys and made chili and relaxed with a magazine in hand (Parenting magazine, I had to feel like I was still parenting), I haven't done that in ages.
As fun as all of that sounds we were so delighted to see him later that day. D on the other hand woke up for Grandma and Grandpa at 4:30am, took a 3 hour nap, and was a hungry, sleepy and cranky baby by the time we got there. He warmed up quickly after some juice and french fries.
We gave D a bath there since a bathtub is hard to find in our rental and he had a screaming fit. The last time I wanted to give him a shower he had a fit too so we don't know what's going on. Perhaps skipping showers lately because of the cold weather was not a good idea.
The weekend was great and it reminded us how important it is to take time away to enjoy each other! We promised each other to do it more often.

These are a few of my favorite things...

I wanted to show a few things that Daniel got for X-Mas this year that have filled up our house. Many more things have been given to my in-laws to keep at their house when Daniel is there visiting. Not shown are wonderful books that he received, a t-ball stand, clothes and of course the monetary gifts that his piggy bank has eaten.

One of his favorites is a pirate ship. Ahoy!

A simulator car from mommy and daddy that was waiting for him X-Mas morning

An easel from grandma and grandpa. We think he's pretty artsy.

2 remote cars that he's pretty good at operating

I don't know what to call this thing but it has letters that imprint on the white board and you can write and erase in a second. What are these things called again?

He loves wiping it clean by sliding the bar across

And a tunnel crawling playhouse that takes up half the living room and it doesn't even have 2 other pieces attached to it because we wouldn't be able to pass through the room.

He loves crawling through it.

Retrieving the right color ball that we request

And quickly crawling back

To make a basket with it

And to think in 3 months he'll get more stuff for his b-day! We need a much bigger home and an official playroom.

Remembering

Here are some pics from X-Mas Eve at my sister's. Since our camera was broken at the time I had to rely on my brother in law's. They are decent pics but I missed taking our own photos. The camera was fixed FREE of charge! We have no pics from X-Mas and my in-laws :(

Some updates on the rental: We had frozen pipes yesterday that have been fixed and today we cannot leave from our front door as there is a 6ft trench halfway around the house to fix the sewer pipe that broke 3 weeks ago and finally is being fixed.

On to happy memories.

Daniel ready to go home. He was bolting for the door numerous times after his cousin did not let him open a gift with a huge car inside.

Out of desperation and a talk with my mom I took holy water and blessed this house that is now being called a "circus tent" and no longer "the purple lady". She does not deserve to be called a lady after the trouble she has caused. I hope the exorcism helps.