I should rethink the red cake next year!
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Friday, January 30, 2015
Lego Birthday Party - #6
It was a Lego party, with one giant red Lego cake, and full of fun!
I should rethink the red cake next year!
I should rethink the red cake next year!
A Special Trip to Legoland
When Luke turned 5, we decided that it was time to scale back the birthday party a bit to just family and instead bump up the special one-on-one time. Last year, we spent a special day in Chicago with lunch at The Rainforest Café and the Rudolph musical. It was so much fun so I was looking forward to this year's special day.
While ultimately the decision is up to Luke as to what we do for the day, I did plant the seed of visiting LEGOLAND. He was super into Legos and it was already decided that would be the theme of his birthday party - so this was perfectly fitting and he was excited about it!
The day started off with a haircut for Luke [that is exactly how I would love to kick off my special day too :) ]
Then we headed up 355 to drop off Paige & Ty at Aunt Stacey's house. It was just a party of 3 now!
Our first stop was lunch at The Rainforest Café (again! - apparently he really enjoyed it last year!).
Next up - LEGOLAND!
It wasn't as big as I thought it would be, which wasn't a bad thing! It is truly amazing what you can build with Legos.
We had perfect timing and were able to get into the next Master Builder class.
They even had a few small rides! Luke insisted that Wally ride this one with him. This video cracks me up.
Then it was time to build some cars and have some races!
And learn how Legos are made!
It was a super special day with our 6-year old! I know he enjoys these special days just as much as we do!
While ultimately the decision is up to Luke as to what we do for the day, I did plant the seed of visiting LEGOLAND. He was super into Legos and it was already decided that would be the theme of his birthday party - so this was perfectly fitting and he was excited about it!
The day started off with a haircut for Luke [that is exactly how I would love to kick off my special day too :) ]
Then we headed up 355 to drop off Paige & Ty at Aunt Stacey's house. It was just a party of 3 now!
Our first stop was lunch at The Rainforest Café (again! - apparently he really enjoyed it last year!).
Next up - LEGOLAND!
It wasn't as big as I thought it would be, which wasn't a bad thing! It is truly amazing what you can build with Legos.
We had perfect timing and were able to get into the next Master Builder class.
They even had a few small rides! Luke insisted that Wally ride this one with him. This video cracks me up.
Then it was time to build some cars and have some races!
And learn how Legos are made!
It was a super special day with our 6-year old! I know he enjoys these special days just as much as we do!
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Ty {6 Months}
Well, it looks like I missed a 5 month post about you, but I won't miss this one. I can NOT even believe that you are 6 months old today! These last 6 months have flown by and I'm sure the next 6 will as well...
You, Mr. Ty, can be quite the handful at times...you are a serious baby, but you are lightening up a bit. It is much, much easier to get smiles and laughs out of you these days. You also LOVE to be held which can make life a little difficult at times, but we are figuring it out.
You are crazy about your big brother - you just light up when he comes in your sight. He loves to make you smile and laugh. Your big sister can make you smile too these days, but you are still a little worried when she comes around.
You have just about mastered sitting up on your own, which is great! It really makes playtime more fun for you I think. You also love to be on your belly, which is a welcome change. You can scoot in circles on your belly and push yourself way up on those arms. I'm just waiting for you to lift that little booty (not that I'm ready for you to crawl, by any means!).
You still enjoy your walker and your jumper too. It cracks me up to watch you jump like crazy and scoot yourself around the house in the walker.
(look at his legs!)
You, my baby boy, are obsessed with your mommy! It's definitely mutual though! You will be perfectly fine with your daddy, but as soon as I come into sight, you start whining until I come get you. You have even started reaching out for me. It can drive your daddy crazy at times, but I love it! It even makes me laugh in the middle of the night when you are crying with your daddy and immediately stop when I take you from him. You are a momma's boy for sure :) When you are in my arms, you will go in for a snuggle and rest your head on my shoulder or chest. It seriously melts my heart! And you love twirling my hair (and pulling it too!).
Your are in size 3 diapers still, and wearing mostly 9 months or 6-9 month clothes. You are a big boy - 19 lbs. We had to go to the doctor because you weren't feeling well last week so we got your weight. We will get your height and percentiles when we go this week for your 6-month check up.
So here's the thing though, you are a terrible sleeper :( We've tried many different things, but nothing has seemed to give us a lengthy stretch of sleep. You usually go down for the night around 7:30-8. I feed you and lay you down and you fall asleep pretty quickly on your own. I can pretty much count on you waking up at 11 PM. So that's a pretty good stretch, except 11 doesn't give me a very good stretch as I have things to do before I go to bed. I feed you at the 11 PM waking, and then you are pretty much up every 2 hours after that. I try to just rock or walk with you, but I usually just end up nursing you. I know that's not the right answer, but hey, we are all tired (and maybe that's why you are 19 lbs :). In fact, you are not really every truly awake throughout the night yet you aren't fully asleep. You are usually up for the day around 5:30-6, which is fine since we are up getting ready for work anyways. Hopefully the sleep turns around in the next month or so...
We also started some solid foods after Christmas. We started with rice cereal and then oatmeal. You seemed to like it on that first day, but now you are not into solids at all. We have introduced sweet potatoes, squash, peaches, and apples. Apples are the only one that you actually seemed ok with. I wouldn't say you loved them though. This is so interesting to me because your brother and sister never had issues with solid foods. So we are taking our time with them and eventually you will enjoy them (hopefully). You have been doing great with a sippy cup with a little bit of water in it with your solids though.
Ty you are a sweetheart and we are so happy to have you in our family - you have made us complete :) Love you Ty Ty! Happy 1/2 Birthday!
You, Mr. Ty, can be quite the handful at times...you are a serious baby, but you are lightening up a bit. It is much, much easier to get smiles and laughs out of you these days. You also LOVE to be held which can make life a little difficult at times, but we are figuring it out.
You are crazy about your big brother - you just light up when he comes in your sight. He loves to make you smile and laugh. Your big sister can make you smile too these days, but you are still a little worried when she comes around.
You have just about mastered sitting up on your own, which is great! It really makes playtime more fun for you I think. You also love to be on your belly, which is a welcome change. You can scoot in circles on your belly and push yourself way up on those arms. I'm just waiting for you to lift that little booty (not that I'm ready for you to crawl, by any means!).
You still enjoy your walker and your jumper too. It cracks me up to watch you jump like crazy and scoot yourself around the house in the walker.
(look at his legs!)
You, my baby boy, are obsessed with your mommy! It's definitely mutual though! You will be perfectly fine with your daddy, but as soon as I come into sight, you start whining until I come get you. You have even started reaching out for me. It can drive your daddy crazy at times, but I love it! It even makes me laugh in the middle of the night when you are crying with your daddy and immediately stop when I take you from him. You are a momma's boy for sure :) When you are in my arms, you will go in for a snuggle and rest your head on my shoulder or chest. It seriously melts my heart! And you love twirling my hair (and pulling it too!).
Your are in size 3 diapers still, and wearing mostly 9 months or 6-9 month clothes. You are a big boy - 19 lbs. We had to go to the doctor because you weren't feeling well last week so we got your weight. We will get your height and percentiles when we go this week for your 6-month check up.
So here's the thing though, you are a terrible sleeper :( We've tried many different things, but nothing has seemed to give us a lengthy stretch of sleep. You usually go down for the night around 7:30-8. I feed you and lay you down and you fall asleep pretty quickly on your own. I can pretty much count on you waking up at 11 PM. So that's a pretty good stretch, except 11 doesn't give me a very good stretch as I have things to do before I go to bed. I feed you at the 11 PM waking, and then you are pretty much up every 2 hours after that. I try to just rock or walk with you, but I usually just end up nursing you. I know that's not the right answer, but hey, we are all tired (and maybe that's why you are 19 lbs :). In fact, you are not really every truly awake throughout the night yet you aren't fully asleep. You are usually up for the day around 5:30-6, which is fine since we are up getting ready for work anyways. Hopefully the sleep turns around in the next month or so...
We also started some solid foods after Christmas. We started with rice cereal and then oatmeal. You seemed to like it on that first day, but now you are not into solids at all. We have introduced sweet potatoes, squash, peaches, and apples. Apples are the only one that you actually seemed ok with. I wouldn't say you loved them though. This is so interesting to me because your brother and sister never had issues with solid foods. So we are taking our time with them and eventually you will enjoy them (hopefully). You have been doing great with a sippy cup with a little bit of water in it with your solids though.
Ty you are a sweetheart and we are so happy to have you in our family - you have made us complete :) Love you Ty Ty! Happy 1/2 Birthday!
Holiday Pics 2014
Here I am playing catch up again!
We had Christmas pictures taken by Gina Cristine Photography back in October. The kids all cooperated really well, and we really didn't have to bribe them this time ;)
Here are some of my favorites!
We had Christmas pictures taken by Gina Cristine Photography back in October. The kids all cooperated really well, and we really didn't have to bribe them this time ;)
Here are some of my favorites!
Sunday, January 11, 2015
6 Year Old Interview
You can see the answers to prior years below:
2013
2012
2011
1.What is your favorite color? Red
2. What is your favorite toy? Neutralizer (a Ninja Turtle)
3. What is your favorite fruit? Grapes
4. What is your favorite tv show? America's Funniest Home Video
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Peanut Butter & Jelly
6. What is your favorite outfit? The Lego Movie Shirt
7. What is your favorite game? Trouble
8. What is your favorite snack? Fruit Rollup
9. What is your favorite animal? Giraffe
10. What is your favorite song? All About That Bass by Megan Trainor
11. What is your favorite book? a book that I can read by myself
12. Who is your best friend? Jack
13. What is your favorite cereal? Trix
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play in the snow
15. What is your favorite drink? pink lemonade
16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
17. What is your favorite thing to take to bed with you? my blankie
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? pancakes
19. What do you want to have for dinner on your birthday? pizza
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? a teacher
2013
2012
2011
1.What is your favorite color? Red
2. What is your favorite toy? Neutralizer (a Ninja Turtle)
3. What is your favorite fruit? Grapes
4. What is your favorite tv show? America's Funniest Home Video
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Peanut Butter & Jelly
6. What is your favorite outfit? The Lego Movie Shirt
7. What is your favorite game? Trouble
8. What is your favorite snack? Fruit Rollup
9. What is your favorite animal? Giraffe
10. What is your favorite song? All About That Bass by Megan Trainor
11. What is your favorite book? a book that I can read by myself
12. Who is your best friend? Jack
13. What is your favorite cereal? Trix
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play in the snow
15. What is your favorite drink? pink lemonade
16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
17. What is your favorite thing to take to bed with you? my blankie
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? pancakes
19. What do you want to have for dinner on your birthday? pizza
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? a teacher
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