look mom...

I picked these out...
I planted & watered them...
And so far...

They are still alive!

Okay, its only been 3 days...but if you know anything about my gardening skills then you would be impressed!

super simon

He is our very own at home super hero!

100 miles an hour
24 hours per day
7 days a week...

story telling

As I sit typing this, I have a little man sitting outside on the deck eating his "cheesey sandwich" and enjoying the birds...

The birds, bikes, lawn mowers, big trucks and all the sounds that being outside has to offer. He has quite the stories to tell these days. Most of them made up of several unrelated words that generally go a little something like this...

Mama...big truck...birds...wow...mmmm...okay...water...all done. So, you do have to listen carefully or you might just miss out!

Since he has been so busy telling stories, he has inspired me to put together some storyboards of his adventures. So, I share with you the photos below...

B.

because i can

That is the reason I blog, share our day to day activities, and well...all around try to keep you in the loop. Because I can. So, where is this leading...

I wanted to let you all know how proud I am of the youngest man in this house. Yesterday he used the toilet for something other then a pee pee...thats right...you all know what that means! Of course, when you are an at home mommy this is a total thrill and one which is to be shared with the world! hehe.

So little Simon, you have one proud mama...keep it up bud...

**be sure to scroll down for some photos**

keeping busy...

The latest photos which were taken just this past week can be found below...get excited...cause I love them...

I think I have finally found the secret to getting something other then a close up...take this little guy to an open field and chase him! ha. It doesnt hurt that he was flying his little plane all over the place. I wasnt sure that I would ever get that thing back though!

In other family news...

We are busy with trying to sell our house, it is taking a little longer then we had hoped, but we cant control everything. Trust me, I have tried...and tried! It will happen, and soon...I just know it. The new house is coming along and looking amazing. Drywall is set to start next week, which will take about 6 days. I cant believe that its actually going to start looking like our "home".

Mark is busy with work, and totally looking forward to the golf season! He has agreed to one sport this year (YAY) and golf will be the game of choice.

The kids are all doing fantastic. Excited about the warmer weather and enjoying spending more time outside. I do believe they are a little anxious about how life will change when yet another baby enters our family...hey, I am wondering how it will all work out too! But we all know it just will. The countdown is on...

lovin' the dada

Its a well known fact that this young man would easily give me up for an entire day if it meant only 10 minutes with his dada. He is all about the boy time! First words to come out of his mouth in the morning generally go a little something like this...

mama: morning simon
simon: dada
mama: dada's at work
simon: dada...golf ball
mama: dada's not here
simon: hockey, baseball...dada

Hmmm...wonder what he dreams about? Yes, he is all boy...sports, messes, sports & daddy! I love it! As I type this, he is handing me a hockey stick and pulling out his net. ha.

On a side note, we have had 2 pee's on the potty this morning...I am one proud mama.

I leave you with a photo of our favorite little man chasing his favorite big man...

he did it!

How proud am I of this little man today? VERY! He came rushing in to grab me while I applied my make-up this morning. What could be so urgent? What did he break was the first thing that came to my mind. Can you blame me? He is 110% B O Y! Mommy had it all wrong though...

mama: what is it simon?
simon: pee pee!
mama: did you go pee pee in your diaper?
simon: pee pee! pee pee! pee pee!

As you can see, he is a boy of few words! ha. So I took off the diaper and put him up on the toilet figuring he was just trying to get some attention and that it wouldnt last long since I did not have a potty seat on and he was going to be holding on for dear life. Well...he sat, and sat and then...

PEE PEE!!! Mama should really listen a little more often. hehe. This would be our first official pee pee on the potty so of course I was ultra excited...as was Si. Safe to say this baby is sure growing up fast...