Theo got the gift of all gifts for his birthday- a truck!! It's an exact match to Dave's work truck! We made the leap to motorized wheels and the boys couldn't be more thrilled! Theo wasn't quite sure what to do so Jack took over for the first test drive. The battery still needs to be charged for several more hours, so the ride was brief. Theo was loving the passenger life and Jack was a quick study behind the wheel. A huge thank you to Gigi and Dada, Mimi and Papa, Mama, Grandvonnie and Great-grandpa Marv and Granny Cheryl for contributing towards the purchase of this truck!!!!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Theo's new wheels
Theo got the gift of all gifts for his birthday- a truck!! It's an exact match to Dave's work truck! We made the leap to motorized wheels and the boys couldn't be more thrilled! Theo wasn't quite sure what to do so Jack took over for the first test drive. The battery still needs to be charged for several more hours, so the ride was brief. Theo was loving the passenger life and Jack was a quick study behind the wheel. A huge thank you to Gigi and Dada, Mimi and Papa, Mama, Grandvonnie and Great-grandpa Marv and Granny Cheryl for contributing towards the purchase of this truck!!!!
Official birthday!
Theo officially turned two at 11:16 am today! Dave and I sang him happy birthday and had him blow out a candle :) Then Theo demanded "cake" b/c we've gotten him used to eating after we sing to him! Ha ha. Luckily we had one cupcake cone left and he devoured it. His present from family is in and we have to go get it. That will be a post in itself!
Here Theo is with a tractor present from his friend Blake. And his Spiderman balloon. And his cupcake cone :) And his "celebration mantle".
How quickly two years have flown by! This time two years ago we were at the hospital wondering if a baby boy or a baby girl was going to join our family. We're so blessed to have this baby boy!! We love you, Theo!!!
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Theo's 2nd birthday party!
We're so thrilled that Theo actually got a real birthday party this year. His first birthday was spent in Houston while Gustav was bearing down on Louisiana. All the fun stuff I had for his party went unused and I'm still a little bitter ;P Today we had a pool party for him at our subdivision pool with a handful of his friends. Theo loved swimming around in the big pool and walking around in the baby pool.
Theo's friends Mira, Juliet, Scott, Paige, Alyssa, Dean and Anna Jayne helped him celebrate. It was a perfect day and the pool water was nice and refreshing! The theme was dinosaurs and "Theosaurus" and his friends feasted on dinosaur plates with crazy sippy straw cups. I made cupcake cones for the kids and cupcakes for the adults. Theosaurus got his own mini cake and dove right in! He blew out his candles like a pro and then went back in the water for more swimming. He was worn out by the time he opened his presents. I guess it's been a while since he's opened anything so he wasn't sure what to do!
All in all, it was a WONDERFUL party, celebrated with our good friends and family. How blessed we are!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Beignets with Blake
I met up with my friend Frances today for beignets and coffee! Frances and I go way back to the days when Jack and her daughter Madeline were about a year old and running around Toddlearn. Flash forward to now when we have Blake and Theo running around Cafe Du Monde while Frances and I tried to catch up! Blake turns 3 soon goes to school with his big sister. Frances and I don't get to see each other much anymore but that's what Facebook is for, right? :)
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Going to the dentist
It's official. Theo is a big boy. Jack and Theo had their teeth cleaned today (Theo for the first time) and we all survived! Jack was stellar for the hygenist and even got x-rays taken. We saw his "big teeth" and his 6 year molars hanging out. Very cool! Theo was awesome and was pretty compliant with everything. He didn't go for the polishing but he did sit up on the table and let the dentist brush his teeth, apply fluoride and examine him. Much, MUCH better than his big brother was his first time at 2 1/2. Different strokes for different folks. Both kids got stickers and get to go back in March!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Lunch date
Theo and his friend Mira had an afternoon of playing outside and dining together! The weather has been really mild (still gets hot, just not as hot) the past few days so we can actually let the kids outdoors again without fear of heat stroke. Theo and Mira are only 3 weeks apart and play together so well. It's cute to see them growing up and changing before our eyes!
Notice Theo's new haircut. It's called "The Wedge" and we will continue to grow out the layers from previous haircuts to achieve the full effect. Stay tuned........
PS- A big thank you to my friend Dawn for redesigning my blog with this cute background and header! Thank you!!!
Friday, August 21, 2009
Mom's club meeting
I'm on the board of my Mom's club this year and one of my jobs is coordinating public service activities. We decided to make the Children's Advocacy Center our first project and asked everyone to donate art supplies for their Hope House (where abused children are interviewed and receive therapy). The supplies the club donated will be used during therapy sessions. Theo loved coloring the poster and covered it with some stickers. Here's a group shot of some of the kids at the meeting today. Go Mom's club!!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Haven't done this in a while, so here are some things that the boys are doing and saying....
Theo-isms:
He's started saying "okay" in response to me telling him what to do. Cracks me up!
"help eee" for "help me"
"unsnap me" or "buckle me" The boy is obsessed with snapping himself in his carseat or in a highchair at a restaurant.
He's all into his knees and belly these days. He knows all of his body parts and can identify them on drawings!
We've been watching "The Letter Factory" and he imitates the sounds. So cute! Not that he knows his letters yet, ha ha.
He climbs into his car seat and booster seat now. We're working on independence with his daily activities. He goes to the bathroom and climbs on the stool to wipe his mouth and "wash his hands" even though he can't reach the faucet yet.
He told me today "Handy Manny is up next" after he finished watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He still adores Mickey Mouse.
He calls Thomas the Train "Tommy Train". I love it. He loves playing with the train set in his room when he wakes up and before bed.
Theo loves throwing and kicking balls. He perfectly content to chase a ball around to burn off extra energy.
When a show or dvd ends he'll tell us it "skipped". The car dvd was skipping a lot at one point and this is where he picked this saying up.
He loves puzzles, perhaps as much as Jack does, and will sit down and complete his puzzles. He does love to roam off with the pieces so I had to individually bag them up to stay organized.
He insists on using a fork at meals. He will not finger-feed himself anymore. He's very civilized ;)
Jack-isms:
Jack is a curious little man. He asks me the most out-there questions sometimes. Here are a few that come to mind:
"what is in blood?"
"what is Jesus' last name?"
"how do clouds float?"
He is now beginning to ask "how do babies get in your stomach?" The dreaded question every parent fears!
He completely dresses himself from head to toe and loves to race against his brother. Everything is a contest!
He sits at the bar to eat meals. One day Theo will join him there.
Jack says "emember" instead of "remember". Cracks me up.
His favorite saying to be goofy is "eyeball". Everything is "eyeball" when he's joking around.
He loves to say "you're kidding me" when we are silly with him. He can tell when we're not being "serious".
Jack still wakes up bright and early but quietly waits for the rest of the house to wake up. He plays with his Transformers or does puzzles.
Jack is a whiz at figuring out how to assemble things (puzzles, games, etc) and only has to be shown once. Then he can walk you through, step by step, on how to put it together. Sound like anyone you know? :)
Jack LOVES to wrestle with his brother and will egg him on to get Theo to hit him. The boys wrestle all day long and both of them love it. I call it "cage fighting". They'll just lay on top of each other on the ground and giggle away. Boys!
I get to say his prayer at night and then he calls out all of the people we're thankful for- Gigi, Dada, Mimi, Papa, Mama, Ashley, Cody, Uncle Bill and Aunt Sonja, Uncle Miller and Aunt Sarah, Uncle Dane and Aunt Debbie, Uncle Brian and Aunt Jen and cousin Corinne. Sometimes our neighbors, Don and Cheryl, become Aunt and Uncle too! Then he'll say "and everyone on earth". So sweet.
These are just a smidgen of the things that Jack and Theo say and do. They are growing up so quickly that I have to write down some of it before it's gone!
Theo-isms:
He's started saying "okay" in response to me telling him what to do. Cracks me up!
"help eee" for "help me"
"unsnap me" or "buckle me" The boy is obsessed with snapping himself in his carseat or in a highchair at a restaurant.
He's all into his knees and belly these days. He knows all of his body parts and can identify them on drawings!
We've been watching "The Letter Factory" and he imitates the sounds. So cute! Not that he knows his letters yet, ha ha.
He climbs into his car seat and booster seat now. We're working on independence with his daily activities. He goes to the bathroom and climbs on the stool to wipe his mouth and "wash his hands" even though he can't reach the faucet yet.
He told me today "Handy Manny is up next" after he finished watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He still adores Mickey Mouse.
He calls Thomas the Train "Tommy Train". I love it. He loves playing with the train set in his room when he wakes up and before bed.
Theo loves throwing and kicking balls. He perfectly content to chase a ball around to burn off extra energy.
When a show or dvd ends he'll tell us it "skipped". The car dvd was skipping a lot at one point and this is where he picked this saying up.
He loves puzzles, perhaps as much as Jack does, and will sit down and complete his puzzles. He does love to roam off with the pieces so I had to individually bag them up to stay organized.
He insists on using a fork at meals. He will not finger-feed himself anymore. He's very civilized ;)
Jack-isms:
Jack is a curious little man. He asks me the most out-there questions sometimes. Here are a few that come to mind:
"what is in blood?"
"what is Jesus' last name?"
"how do clouds float?"
He is now beginning to ask "how do babies get in your stomach?" The dreaded question every parent fears!
He completely dresses himself from head to toe and loves to race against his brother. Everything is a contest!
He sits at the bar to eat meals. One day Theo will join him there.
Jack says "emember" instead of "remember". Cracks me up.
His favorite saying to be goofy is "eyeball". Everything is "eyeball" when he's joking around.
He loves to say "you're kidding me" when we are silly with him. He can tell when we're not being "serious".
Jack still wakes up bright and early but quietly waits for the rest of the house to wake up. He plays with his Transformers or does puzzles.
Jack is a whiz at figuring out how to assemble things (puzzles, games, etc) and only has to be shown once. Then he can walk you through, step by step, on how to put it together. Sound like anyone you know? :)
Jack LOVES to wrestle with his brother and will egg him on to get Theo to hit him. The boys wrestle all day long and both of them love it. I call it "cage fighting". They'll just lay on top of each other on the ground and giggle away. Boys!
I get to say his prayer at night and then he calls out all of the people we're thankful for- Gigi, Dada, Mimi, Papa, Mama, Ashley, Cody, Uncle Bill and Aunt Sonja, Uncle Miller and Aunt Sarah, Uncle Dane and Aunt Debbie, Uncle Brian and Aunt Jen and cousin Corinne. Sometimes our neighbors, Don and Cheryl, become Aunt and Uncle too! Then he'll say "and everyone on earth". So sweet.
These are just a smidgen of the things that Jack and Theo say and do. They are growing up so quickly that I have to write down some of it before it's gone!
Monday, August 17, 2009
Jack's first day!!!
Dave took Jack to school for his first day of Pre-K at Cedarwood! He is in a class of 19 kids with two teachers. Good preparation for public school which will have over twenty kids to one teacher :) Here Jack is with one of his teachers, Mrs. Scheinuk. She is a retired teacher from Orleans Parish and has taught at Cedarwood for 3 years now. She told me they have so many supplies that he'll never be bored! Notice all of the fun stations in the background. He went right to the art and science centers. Think he follows after his parents?? :) Happy 1st day, Jack!!
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Newest puzzle
Ok, Jack amazes me sometimes. I gave him this Sponge Bob puzzle that we've had forever. I think someone gave it to him as a present months back, but not really sure about that. Anyway, he whipped through it in about 30 minutes. He's put it together again twice now. Keeps him busy doing something and quiet, so I love puzzles to ;)
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Jude's party
Jack's former classmate, Jude, turned 4 and had his party today. Jack and a few of his friends came to the party at The Bounce House. They jumped and bounced all over the place! Jude is going to a different private school this year so we'll miss having him around Cedarwood. Hopefully all of this bouncing will result in Jack sleeping in tomorrow...... right!
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