Michigan Backyard Summer

Since I have been HORRIBLE about posting photos or videos, I wanted to add this... We now have new furniture under the patio.

feat

Connor uses this term all the time, "feat", but he really means "defeat". It is so stinkin' cute.

"Batman sure has a lot of guys to feat."

He uses it correctly, the word itself is just a little off. :)

random

It has been far too long since I posted....anything...

Today is just one of those days.

I made a bunch of different food for Declan yesterday in the mini food processor now that he is tolerating textures. :) He ate a TON right before bed. Everything had lots of rice cereal in it so I thought he would sleep really well.

He did for a while.

At 4:00 he got up to nurse. No problem.

I immediately noticed that he was super congested and phlegm-y. :(

As I was taking him back to his bed...puke. All over me.

Oh, and I almost forgot...back up a few hours...

I'm reading both boys a story in Connor's bed. Connor insists that he is NOT tired and doesn't want to go to bed even though he had a full day playing with friends and then at VBS with Ryder at night.

He proceeds to get giant crocodile tears in his eyes. "Jammies needs his clothes on, Mom...he is so sad because he doesn't have his clothes."

Jammies is one of his many "pets" a.k.a. stuffed animals. This one was from Build-a-Bear and we got it a Cars shirt. He has taken it with him to the Y for naptime for about 2 years. Then Lucy borrowed it because she needed a plain brown bear for her dance recital. Anyway, I'm sorry but I thought it was hilarious that he found this worthy of tears. Yeah right he wasn't tired. Of course this is after he had a VERY serious conversation with Brian about the fact that he does NOT want to be funny. He does not want anyone to laugh at him. Try explaining humor to a 4.5 year old...

Ok, back to Declan.

He goes back to sleep. Wakes up at 8:00. Nurses. 8:30, poops.....lots of fiber yesterday...it was a doozy.

I'm changing him and put his jammies back on him. 10 seconds later....puke. Again, all over me. Why do I even bother wearing clean clothes?

I change his clothes into a onesie. Now that he is crawling EVERYWHERE I don't like his knees to get carpet burn and all red so he is currently wearing a pair of my socks pulled all the way up to his thighs.

I just tried to feed him breakfast. He was WAY more interested in smashing the blueberries between his fingers than actually eating them. Now many are smashed into the fabric of his high chair.

I also have 2 custom designs that I have to do TODAY and a slew of template designs that need proofs to go out.

It is just going to be one of those days. :)

college

Connor was playing a little too rough with Declan's spinning wheel that is suction cupped to the counter. He came into the living room and said, "I'm sorry I broke Declan's toy."

I really just thought he probably got it detatched from the counter, but he was right...he broke it.

Even with a metal rod going through the middle, it still snapped.

I told him I was disappointed that he played so rough with a toy that was for babies...not big boys. I then suggested that he get money out of his piggy bank to buy Declan a new toy to replace the one that Santa brought for him.

Connor: "No, Mom. Then I won't have enough money for college!"

Yep...start saving now, kiddo!

so cute

Just now...

C: Mom, turn Declan around so I can see his eyes.
(D is sitting on the floor playing with a ball and some big Lego vehicles facing the fireplace.)
Me: Why do you want me to turn him?
C: I want to see his eyes because he is so cute.

Best big brother.

We have a busy busy day today.

Connor has his kindergarten assessment (because his birthday is so late) at 8:30 at the elementary school. Then I'll take him to school at the YMCA today.

I have a ton of work to do (what else is new).

Declan has a doctor's appointment at 4:15.

I have Connor's conference with his preschool teacher at 5:15.

I also have some really cute pictures I need to get off my camera. I'm sorry I've been neglecting this blog...it is because the other blog is crazy busy!

No glittering.

Connor was upset because while at a red light he saw an empty coffee cup about to go into the sewer drain. We explained that it isn't nice to litter.

"Yeah, some people shouldn't glitter. " :)

All people and it is "litter", but I know his Nana would agree with his statement completely. :)

Sick-o, cute pics anyway

Connor threw up Friday morning at 4:00 am. He was in the bathroom already and it only happened one time, but he has been laying low.

After he felt "so much better" this morning and actually wanted to eat/drink something, I gave him some chocolate almond milk.

An hour later, I found him on the floor of the living room and he didn't look so hot. I offered to carry him (all 44 lbs of him) to our bed. He agreed. Within 10 seconds of putting him in our bed, he threw up the chocolate milk without any warning whatsoever. He started throwing up again, but I already had him in my arms like a baby headed for the toilet. I consider it a huge success that only 2 drops got on the carpet! Most of it got on me and him. Poor buddy. He felt a lot better once he finished and wanted to take a bath. I'm sorry, I know it is gross, but I had to take his poor picture with chocolate milk all over him...and in the toilet too. That was all he had to "eat" in over 24 hours, so it looked exactly the same coming up as it did going down...still gross, but whatever.
He felt a little better later in the day and Declan was just playing on the floor and playing with his snowman blanket, so I got out the camera.

Poor Connor-man looks sick in the pictures, but they are still cute and worth sharing.

Double JJ Resort Weekend

We had a lot of family fun this passed St. Patrick's Day weekend at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury, Michigan. I honestly was more than a little skeptical of this Groupon purchase and tried to keep my expectations low. We had a wonderful time and it was a great place to go as a family!

The boys have matching suits but you can't really tell. 

both boys LOVED the hotel room...and having us all together in the same place.

day 2 at the waterpark while Brian kept Declan. This is when Connor whispered in my ear, "I love our little family."

check out those rolls!

Declan is delighted by Connor and finds him hysterical!

coloring in Sally's craft room.

schedule of events for Saturday. We did most of them.

Brian and Connor coming out of one of the big slides!

a little roping lesson :)

Declan and I took a little snooze while the "big boys" were in the waterpark.

Waiting to get his face painted at Sally's.

always smiling

painted face AND a balloon sword!

Family bingo. Connor won laser tag, the duck race AND bingo!

checking his winning spaces!

nice face.

Brian won blackout bingo and Connor picked out a frisbee for his winnings.

A little line dancing. :)

Declan's favorite time...in the room.

brother love.

love this face!

A "Wanted" Family. 

Waiting in the freezing cold for a pony ride.

Connor said this looked like an apple core.

Connor and an Eeyore look-alike! 

After freezing for half an hour, this is the closest we could get Connor to the pony.