This is for all of you who have a mom who was sneaky about putting "healthies" in the food.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Road Trip Photos
Ok so these aren't all the pictures that I wanted to post but I was putting pressure on myself to post some vacation photos...and Jason (brother in law) said it was painful to read the huge long vacation posts without pictures. I agree. So here are some. You might think that because James is the only one in most of the pictures that he was the only one who went on vacation. He let us tag along...
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| About 2 hours and 2 minutes into the vacation before "the fall" |
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| Nothing like headphones and a pretzel to make you feel better |
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| Showing off some Harry Potter like wand action. |
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| Sitting on the HUGE tree at the Breakers |
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| Taking care of a little hotel business. |
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| James LOVED touching EVERYTHING that was at his height |
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| How naps looked on the trip....he pulled his hat down himself. |
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| A Canolli from Mike's Pastry |
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| Another thing James' size. |
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| We are those kind of parents that put their children on a leash. And I make an appearance in the photos....well my arm does anyway. |
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| Showing off his battle scars |
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| A partial view of downtown Boston. (Thanks Liz!) |
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| Don't you just want to pinch those little cheeks??? |
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| REFUSING to touch the sand. |
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| Reading every last word...I mean touching every last word on the Hill Cumorah monument. |
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| A big thanks to all those who read our vacation posts without pictures. |
17 months
We are one month away from nursery and sooo excited.
James is finally starting to really get some teeth. He has one molar, three bottom teeth and one top tooth....in the front. We may start calling him snaggle tooth if the other one doesn't come in soon.
James is loving his "baseballs".... which really means basketball....it just comes out baseball.
He loves to chat on all his play phones and says "hello" constantly but it sounds more like "yellow?"
He is such a picky eater. But fruit is still a pretty good go to.
He loves to wrestle with his Dad. They are on pretty good terms now..... since dad started sharing cereal with him.
He is down to one nap. :(
He loves sticks and rocks.
He is such a fun little guy and is aways making me laugh.
James is finally starting to really get some teeth. He has one molar, three bottom teeth and one top tooth....in the front. We may start calling him snaggle tooth if the other one doesn't come in soon.
James is loving his "baseballs".... which really means basketball....it just comes out baseball.
He loves to chat on all his play phones and says "hello" constantly but it sounds more like "yellow?"
He is such a picky eater. But fruit is still a pretty good go to.
He loves to wrestle with his Dad. They are on pretty good terms now..... since dad started sharing cereal with him.
He is down to one nap. :(
He loves sticks and rocks.
He is such a fun little guy and is aways making me laugh.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Road Trip (part two)
We left Boston and headed back into New York. This was a quick 6 hour drive...Rocky did most of the driving so the time went by fairly quickly for me and James. We slept. There were TONS of toll roads on this trip. Our biggest toll was 12.00 dollars. Shoot - that's some big bucks for a toll we thought. But once we got to the non toll road it made sense. The Toll road was WAY nicer and their rest stops were the best.
Our first stop was Palmyra. We actually stayed in about 20 minutes away so we could be in a hotel that had our new MUST haves - a kitchen, living room, and bedroom. We spoiled ourselves. It was either that or go home because there was NO way we were sharing a room with James. He just doesn't like us and cries and cries when we sleep in the same room as him.
It rained the day we planned to go visit the church sites....so we went anyway. We drove by the temple and waited in the parking lot by the Smith homes hoping that the rain would stop. James was sleeping so it wasn't bad at all....and the rain stopped. But when you stepped out of the car it was SOOOO humid that it might as well of been raining. This made my walk into the Sacred Grove pretty much a look at the trees in the opening and then get in the car. I probably would have ventured in more but my boys had all ready been in there and weren't too excited about going back. The claimed to have lost too much blood to the bugs.
Rocky and I took turns with the tours at the different places, James decided not to participate in any of the tours....at least the tour guide/missionary version. He did his own. His version was so fast, back and forth and all over the place that I didn't quite understand but tried my best.
We drove up the Hill Cumorah. Yes, we are just about as lazy as it gets. But seriously - when it feels like you are swimming in the air - a car ride up the hill really is best. It was super windy at the top. James loved the statue. We were there for just a short time and were hoping that we could watch the new Joseph Smith movie in the visitors center but the little man would have non of that. So we went home.
The next day we packed up and headed for Niagara Falls - Canada side. The falls were beautiful. We rode the Maid of the Mist. James wasn't a fan of the mist but he did find some tools on the boat that he REALLY liked. The area around the falls reminded us of the Smokey Mountains. I'm not talking about the falls themselves. I'm talking about the crazy touristy stuff. Wow. Haunted houses, believe it or not, wax museums, mazes, and all sorts of things. We didn't stay too long because we needed to head home. It was another 6 hour drive and we got home around 10.
I was soooo happy I had done a lot of cleaning before we left. It made it so nice to come home to a mostly clean house. I'll have to try that more often.
Our first stop was Palmyra. We actually stayed in about 20 minutes away so we could be in a hotel that had our new MUST haves - a kitchen, living room, and bedroom. We spoiled ourselves. It was either that or go home because there was NO way we were sharing a room with James. He just doesn't like us and cries and cries when we sleep in the same room as him.
It rained the day we planned to go visit the church sites....so we went anyway. We drove by the temple and waited in the parking lot by the Smith homes hoping that the rain would stop. James was sleeping so it wasn't bad at all....and the rain stopped. But when you stepped out of the car it was SOOOO humid that it might as well of been raining. This made my walk into the Sacred Grove pretty much a look at the trees in the opening and then get in the car. I probably would have ventured in more but my boys had all ready been in there and weren't too excited about going back. The claimed to have lost too much blood to the bugs.
Rocky and I took turns with the tours at the different places, James decided not to participate in any of the tours....at least the tour guide/missionary version. He did his own. His version was so fast, back and forth and all over the place that I didn't quite understand but tried my best.
We drove up the Hill Cumorah. Yes, we are just about as lazy as it gets. But seriously - when it feels like you are swimming in the air - a car ride up the hill really is best. It was super windy at the top. James loved the statue. We were there for just a short time and were hoping that we could watch the new Joseph Smith movie in the visitors center but the little man would have non of that. So we went home.
The next day we packed up and headed for Niagara Falls - Canada side. The falls were beautiful. We rode the Maid of the Mist. James wasn't a fan of the mist but he did find some tools on the boat that he REALLY liked. The area around the falls reminded us of the Smokey Mountains. I'm not talking about the falls themselves. I'm talking about the crazy touristy stuff. Wow. Haunted houses, believe it or not, wax museums, mazes, and all sorts of things. We didn't stay too long because we needed to head home. It was another 6 hour drive and we got home around 10.
I was soooo happy I had done a lot of cleaning before we left. It made it so nice to come home to a mostly clean house. I'll have to try that more often.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Road Trip (part one)
Ever since we took the plunge and got a minivan we have been anxious to take a serious road trip. This past week we finally did it. It was awesome and it was hard with a 16 month old.
First of all I apologize for the lack of photos on this post....iphoto has decided to not allow me to access them yet. I'm sure if I reboot it at least 5 more times and whisper the magic word - nicely - it would grant me access. I'm not in the mood. Thinking about storing photos somewhere else but that is for another post.
Our first leg was to Rhode Island. 13 hours in the car. We were most worried about this - because of James. But he was a CHAMP! He was a better traveler then I. I had to stop at least every two hours to empty my tank (potty break). I think it drove Rocky nuts. But we still made it in 13 hours....so there!
James fell and got come MAJOR road rash on his cute little face at our first rest area stop. It was pretty sad. We had...
Lots of movies
Lots of music
Lots of laughs
Lots of stops
and 13 hours later we were in R.I.
This is when things got really interesting with the 16 month old. So interesting that we considered turning around and heading home the next day.
He was up once every hour through the night crying unconsolably.
He refused to eat
He had to touch EVERYTHING
He HAD to have the phone, the remote, the laptop, the door open, the door closed, the lights on, the lights off. My oh my. And of course we didn't want our neighbors in the room next to us think that we beat our son so of course we gave him what he wanted.
The next morning he fell into a tub of ice (no worries, not enough to hurt him - just enough to make him cry...again)
He squeezed cheese all over his tummy.
He fell off the bed.
He cried and cried.
He wanted up
He wanted down
He wanted mom
He wanted Dad
He wanted a show
He wanted the door open
He wanted the door closed.....and so on
We were so happy when we got him in his car seat and he fell asleep by the time we had him buckled in. (not quite that fast really, but it was close)
We drove around for two hours while he slept. He NEEDED it.
When he woke up we parked the car and got up close and personal with the HUGE mansions and strolled along the cliff walk. So beautiful.
Then it was off to Boston.
This was a quick drive. Just over an hour (I think). We got to our hotel and were soooo happy that we went with a suite. We had a separate space for James and a little kitchen and we were all soooooo happy.
Boston was wonderful. I would love to visit again.
We went to the children's museum - James threw his first MAJOR temper tantrum in public (on the floor - thrashing, kicking, screaming, crying, rolling around). Rocky was totally embarrassed. I thought it was funny. It was all over a broom the cleaning lady had left in the bathroom, I wouldn't let James keep it.
We went to church, walked along the pier, walked the Freedom trail, stopped by Mike's pastries, went to the science museum, went to a red sox game, road the train (lots), walked around Harvard and MIT (thanks to Liz), we walked and walked and loved it.
Maine - burrrrrrrr - we hit up the beach.
Well the temperature was soooo nice but when you put your little toes in the ocean they would freeze off. I mean it felt like they were going to freeze off. I still have no idea why (or how) so many people played in the ocean in just their teeny, tiny, thin swimsuits. I would have gotten in if I were wearing 10 wet suits. James HATED the feel of sand on his feet and cried. We got smart and put on his shoes and he was happy again. We had some very yummy lobster and walked along the coast. Maine was so beautiful.
First of all I apologize for the lack of photos on this post....iphoto has decided to not allow me to access them yet. I'm sure if I reboot it at least 5 more times and whisper the magic word - nicely - it would grant me access. I'm not in the mood. Thinking about storing photos somewhere else but that is for another post.
Our first leg was to Rhode Island. 13 hours in the car. We were most worried about this - because of James. But he was a CHAMP! He was a better traveler then I. I had to stop at least every two hours to empty my tank (potty break). I think it drove Rocky nuts. But we still made it in 13 hours....so there!
James fell and got come MAJOR road rash on his cute little face at our first rest area stop. It was pretty sad. We had...
Lots of movies
Lots of music
Lots of laughs
Lots of stops
and 13 hours later we were in R.I.
This is when things got really interesting with the 16 month old. So interesting that we considered turning around and heading home the next day.
He was up once every hour through the night crying unconsolably.
He refused to eat
He had to touch EVERYTHING
He HAD to have the phone, the remote, the laptop, the door open, the door closed, the lights on, the lights off. My oh my. And of course we didn't want our neighbors in the room next to us think that we beat our son so of course we gave him what he wanted.
The next morning he fell into a tub of ice (no worries, not enough to hurt him - just enough to make him cry...again)
He squeezed cheese all over his tummy.
He fell off the bed.
He cried and cried.
He wanted up
He wanted down
He wanted mom
He wanted Dad
He wanted a show
He wanted the door open
He wanted the door closed.....and so on
We were so happy when we got him in his car seat and he fell asleep by the time we had him buckled in. (not quite that fast really, but it was close)
We drove around for two hours while he slept. He NEEDED it.
When he woke up we parked the car and got up close and personal with the HUGE mansions and strolled along the cliff walk. So beautiful.
Then it was off to Boston.
This was a quick drive. Just over an hour (I think). We got to our hotel and were soooo happy that we went with a suite. We had a separate space for James and a little kitchen and we were all soooooo happy.
Boston was wonderful. I would love to visit again.
We went to the children's museum - James threw his first MAJOR temper tantrum in public (on the floor - thrashing, kicking, screaming, crying, rolling around). Rocky was totally embarrassed. I thought it was funny. It was all over a broom the cleaning lady had left in the bathroom, I wouldn't let James keep it.
We went to church, walked along the pier, walked the Freedom trail, stopped by Mike's pastries, went to the science museum, went to a red sox game, road the train (lots), walked around Harvard and MIT (thanks to Liz), we walked and walked and loved it.
Maine - burrrrrrrr - we hit up the beach.
Well the temperature was soooo nice but when you put your little toes in the ocean they would freeze off. I mean it felt like they were going to freeze off. I still have no idea why (or how) so many people played in the ocean in just their teeny, tiny, thin swimsuits. I would have gotten in if I were wearing 10 wet suits. James HATED the feel of sand on his feet and cried. We got smart and put on his shoes and he was happy again. We had some very yummy lobster and walked along the coast. Maine was so beautiful.
16 months
Wow - I am getting way behind on the blog. We just got back from a very fun vacation so I'll post more about that later....but I've got to get caught up on James. I know you are all dying to know what has changed since last month. Unfortunately it's not much but we do have a few things to report.
This little guy has pooped in the potty.
Finally has one front tooth and it looks like maybe the other one will make an appearance sometime this year. (we are slow teeth growers)
He is saying all kinds of words.
He is back on the binky - rats! We will begin weening again.
He walks backwards.
He LOVES mom (me) - Like MAJOR LOVE. I get hugs and kisses and lately I'm the only one he wants. Luckily I'm usually the only one around. It works out well for him. It's becoming exhausting for me.
We now have to do some Curious George weening.
He LOVES LOVES hats. We lost his favorite hat on the vacation....picked up a new one and James likes that one too (whew).
He loves giving hugs and kisses to kids his size or smaller.
He is SOOOO independent and wants to do his own thing - his way. This has resulted in lots of tears.
James 4th of July model shot.
This little guy has pooped in the potty.
Finally has one front tooth and it looks like maybe the other one will make an appearance sometime this year. (we are slow teeth growers)
He is saying all kinds of words.
He is back on the binky - rats! We will begin weening again.
He walks backwards.
He LOVES mom (me) - Like MAJOR LOVE. I get hugs and kisses and lately I'm the only one he wants. Luckily I'm usually the only one around. It works out well for him. It's becoming exhausting for me.
We now have to do some Curious George weening.
He LOVES LOVES hats. We lost his favorite hat on the vacation....picked up a new one and James likes that one too (whew).
He loves giving hugs and kisses to kids his size or smaller.
He is SOOOO independent and wants to do his own thing - his way. This has resulted in lots of tears.
See - anything can be a hat!
Doing his own thing.
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