The boys are THREE! Holy cow... how did that happen????
Why Worry.....
* I worried about Ben talking and walking.... the other day I told him he had to be quiet, mommy needed a little quiet time.... this was after he had run around yelling/singing " BUZZLIGHTYEAR to THE RESCUE" about a million times... why did I worry???
* I was worried they weren't gaining enough weight or eating enough MBM.... the other day I spent $160 on food at the grocery store and bought them new jeans in a bigger size.... winter jackets too...again why did I worry?
* I thought that they were NEVER going to get potty trained this Spring... now they run screaming through the house "My potty almost here MAMA!"... again why worry?
Accomplishments:
* potty training
* riding bikes
* Toddler beds (we are new to this)
* lots of swimming, lakes, rivers, pools etc
* First time tubing behind a boat
* First Movie: Monsters INC
* Getting themselves dressed
* crawling into car seat by themselves
* Drawing circles, straight lines, squiggly lines
* Singing songs, alphabet and numbers
Favorite Things
Food:
N: blueberries, milk, cheese
B: CHEESE, granola bars, apple cider, "Christmas milk" (eggnog and milk),
Books:
N: Where do diggers sleep at night, Max and Ruby, Max cards (brain quest), Peter Pan
B: Little Critter books, Llama Llama books, Curious George books, Marley books, Lady and the Tramp
Toys:
N: Leap pad, painting, vacuum cleaner (anything with a button), flashlights, key board,
B: Buzz light year, trains ("button trains") and tracks, painting, musical instruments, Big trucks with buttons
Things I LOVE...
Nathan:
* He doesn't say his "F" clearly yet so he always wants to go "Pirst" or play with "Pirepighters"
* Nathan loves to sing at bedtime with either Brent and I.... he is so cute and so calm and Innocent.
* The other morning Nathan crawled into bed with Brent and was rubbing his unshaven face.... "rough daddy" then he would rub his forehead... "smooth daddy."
Ben:
* Shear determination in everything he does (drives me CRAZY at times but some day it will be his BEST asset).
* One day I had by hair back in a hair band ... during naps I had taken a shower and gotten ready... when Ben got up he asked me "Mama... where did your pony hair go?"
* while we were up north for Christmas, the boys kept wanting to look in peoples throats with their new flashlights, at one point grandma Cathy asked the boys if they could see a frog in her throat. So Sunday morning Ben asked her, "Where is the turtle in yous throat?"
* Brent told the boys one weekend that I was working that I was taking care of a sick baby and couldn't talk on the phone.... now every time I come back from work Ben asks me "mama your baby sick? your baby might die?" or "mama you go on a helicopter?.... the "babies fly in helicopters?" It is so funny to hear them talk about my work.
This is not a complete list... just a few quick things I could think of.
We had a 3rd birthday party filled with FIRE TRUCKS! I put in a lot of work and when all was said and done we really didn't get a whole lot of photos... I was a little disappointed... apparently I forgot my 3rd and 4th arms. Oh well fun was had by all. Thank you to all of you who love these little guys enough to celebrate with us!
Firetruck cakes
The best we could get
A little pin the hat on the fire dog.
Gramma and Grumpy
Ben and his God parents
Stephen, Christine and Nathan
Ben's 3rd birthday cake.
A little about the 3 year olds (they are posted at the end of this post)...
and the Dalmatians that they happen to make at school last week.
Pirate Nathan
Nathan
LOVER of
eggers chocolate milk and his yellow blanket DOESN’T
LIKE broccoli or rice or pausing for potty breaks LOVES trains, play dough and trucks ASKS to watch Dora the Explorer
and play outside any chance he gets GIVES the best lizard kisses the ENTIRE HOUSE
knows when he isn’t happy about something as he roles up the rugs in time out
and often screeches ASKS for band aids PREFERS Fireman Sam to anything else on TV just went to his FIRST MOVIE (Monsters Inc.) and ate his
weight in popcorn DEFENDS his brother by stealing the toy away first LOVES cooking with mommy, drinking
bath water, riding his bike and being in charge of the garden hose GOT a leap pad for Christmas MAKES his mommy and daddy proud and
happy and grateful and LOVES the color green is right handed JUMPS
off
of everything including stairs and couches and loves to snuggle during movie
nights PUSHES his brothers buttons GIVES hugs to his puppy dog SPENDS his nights sleeping with a pillow over his head ANSWERS to NayNAy or Nathy boy and
has more Humor and Stubbornness than should be allowed in such a small body.
xoxo
Benjamin
LOVER of
cheese Christmas milk crackers and his blue blanket DOESN’T LIKE olives or pickles LOVES trains, pretend cooking in his
kitchen and anything fireman ASKS to eat snacks blow out candles and turn lights on any chance he
gets GIVES the best
little kisses NEVER
stops talking the ENTIRE HOUSE knows when he isn’t happy about something as he will throw objects
across the room ASKS to stir pots on the hot stove and PREFERS curious george to anything
else on tv just went to his FIRST MOVIE (Monsters Inc.) and ate his weight in popcorn PROTECTS his brother by asking for
snacks or treats for Nathy Boy LOVES to blow out candles, take baths, swim and ride his scooter GOT a rocketship for Christmas MAKES his mommy and daddy proud and
happy and grateful and LOVES the color blue is right handed but bats left handed RUNS doesn’t walk and can talk and
snuggle as sweet as can be HUGS his brother GIVES treats to his puppy dog SPENDS his time climbing under and over and on top of tables and chairs
and totes ANSWERS to BenJAMIN and has more CONVICTION
and DETERMINATION than should be allowed in such a small body. xoxo
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