My changing boy

For months I tried to get Liam to wear a hat. I'd put one on him and it would be off in 0.3 seconds. That is, until he saw his daddy wear a hat a couple of weeks ago. Suddenly wearing his Ranger's hat is the coolest thing ever! Over and over again he brings me his hat, I put it on him and he runs off as quickly as possible to show David his hat, clapping for himself the entire way. The very first thing he did Sunday morning was run to get his hat. I like this change. My baby looks cute in his hat.

Liam has always wanted to sit in my lap while watching Yo Gabba Gabba. He has always ran up to me as soon as he heard the theme music and would reach for me to pick him up. Then he discovered his rocking chair. He loves his rocking chair and now prefers to sit in it while watching YGG. I don't like this change. It breaks my heart.

Is he really growing up right before my eyes? Could time please slow down...just a little bit?!?!

Maudie and Me

These two are becoming such good friends, and I couldn't be happier about it! They play together all the time. Maudie has even entertained Liam long enough for me to cook dinner several times. She is the perfect addition to our family!!!!!!!

Weekend Recap and an Overload of Pics

We had such a fun weekend that I couldn't help but to take a ton of pictures. Here are some of my favorites...

Liam loves to play in Maudie's crate. He could entertain himself for hours just opening and closing the door. You can really tell just how skinny he is in this picture!

The weather was so beautiful all weekend, so we totally took advantage and spent as much time outside as possible. Liam loves to play with his sidewalk chalk, especially taking it out of the container and then putting it back in the container. He did do a little drawing this time, though.
When we're out front, Liam always makes a mad dash for the street. One of us always runs after him and chases him back up to the house. I think we may have turned it into a game. Oops!
Sunday afternoon we went to Sabrie's birthday party. We had so much fun! Sabrie is Skye's niece. She is one of my favorite little girls in the world, along with her little sister, Paisley. Liam loves Paisley and she is so good with him! As soon as we finished eating, we decided to go over to the play area. Paisley grabbed Liam's hand and they took off together.
Liam was quick to spot this ball and went right to it. Paisley didn't understand why he wanted to play with a ball and tried to redirect his attention. It didn't work and Liam ended up kicking the ball around with Skye.
Sabrie, the birthday girl, turned 7. Isn't she beautiful?!?!
These two boys melt my heart.
Liam was so excited when he spotted the cake! He loved it!!!
Paisley was so sweet and shared her chair. When Liam was having a hard time getting into the chair, Paisley picked him right up and put him in it. It was hilarious!!!
Liam and Daddy went for a walk on the baseball field and found this ball. It's pretty old and tattered, but that didn't bother Liam. He was so excited to show me what he had found.
These two play so well together! Paisley agreed to sit on the merry go round with him so that he wouldn't fall off. They look like they're having a conversation in this picture!
Aunt Skye decided it would be fun to take Liam up this slide. He loved it!
One time wasn't enough. Skye ended up going several times and I went a couple of times.
If we weren't quick enough to get to the slide steps, Liam would attempt them on his own. He never got past one step, but his attempt made for a super cute picture!
And then it was Daddy's turn to take him up the slide. Yep, Liam is clapping because he's so excited about going down the slide again!
I just knew Liam would throw a fit when we left the park, but he didn't. He handled it really well and feel right to sleep when we headed back to The City. He got in a looooong nap on the way due to an accident on 35 and was ready to play when we got home. He went straight to his Mega Blocks and fell into the box! No worries, though...he just kept on playing!
On a different note, I accomplished two major things today. I completely finished my last National Board entry. It is ready to be mailed tomorrow! And, I started the Couch to 5k program that I've wanted to start for months. It felt so good! I haven't ran since I got pregnant with Liam. I really want to get back into shape so that maybe I can have a normal pregnancy next time. Here's to hoping!!!

Have a great Monday night!!!!!

It's time for some serious catch up!

Wow! It's been a long time. I didn't realize how long it had been until my mom said something to me about it this weekend. So....here are the highlights of the last two months...

It snowed. A lot. I was out of school for four days (six if you count the weekend), so I got to hang out with my boys! Liam loved watching the snow fall.

Once the snow finally stopped, we headed outside to give Liam his first experience in the snow. He wasn't happy about it, as you can probably tell in this pic!
Nana came to visit! Liam hung out with Dada while Nana and I headed to An Affair of the Heart and spent way too much money!!!
Over Spring Break we stayed several days in Bartlesville. While we were there, Liam discovered ketchup. (Thanks, Papa!) He loves it and I must say, I hate the mess (and the smell)!
We went to the Jenk's Aquarium. Liam was so excited!
We got to go in a building that isn't open to the public to get a sneak peak of what goes on behind the scenes. Thanks, Brian! While we were there, we got to see Loggerhead Turtles! If you've read The Last Song, you can understand how excited I was to get so close to one of these turtles!!!!
Liam loved pointing at the fish.
Checking out the starfish with Dada...
My favorites! I had to include this pic because I thought these creatures were so beautiful!
While in Bartlesville, we got a new Boxer puppy, Maudie. Liam and Maudie were instantly best friends!!! He loves rolling around in her bed.
And laughing at her!
Meet Maudie. I've never had a puppy or a big dog, so I wasn't sure how I'd feel about her. But, I have fallen in love with this sweet baby girl!
These two play all the time! I actually asked the sitter if Liam has been biting at all, because he bites Maudie all the time. GROSS!!! Luckily, he hasn't bitten a human yet! Haha!!!

We went to the Easter egg hunt at Sam Noble. There were so many people! Liam ended up with one egg, and we were so thankful he got at least one. There were so many kids who didn't get any. Liam was so excited about his egg that he took it to bed that night.

The Easter Bunny came!!! He brought some much needed clothes and shoes, plus a Yo Gabba Gabba plate, cup, bowl and sports bottle.
Since the Sam Noble egg hunt was a lot crowded, we had another hunt here at the house with Nana and Papa. It took Liam a bit to figure out what to do. At first he would pick up an egg, spot another egg and throw down the one he had picked up. He eventually figured out that he was supposed to put the eggs in his bucket.
He was so proud when he'd find an egg!
After the egg hunt, we headed inside to play with the bubble gun Papa got him. He loves the bubbles!!!
I think that about wraps it up. Now that I have my National Boards finished and state testing is almost over, I'll be a better blogger....PROMISE! :)

All Boy

This child is going to give his mother a heart attack. He plays so rough all the time! I'm going to have to learn to relax and realize that he's not that breakable!!! The other day I was taking Ross to the vet. Once I had him leashed and ready to go I started calling his name and he didn't come. I thought it was weird because of how excited he was to go with me, so I went looking for him and found this.............

POOR DOG!!!! Liam absolutely loves his ball pit. I am so glad Santa gave it to him...it provides hours of entertainment everyday!
But, he scares me a little.....here he is diving out of it....
He's fine after his big dive, but wanted to remind me that he's "one"!
Falling backwards out of the ball pit....another scary moment for me!
After falling out of the ball pit, it was off to play on his Kawasaki...what is up with that tongue? It is always out!!!!
I hope you're having a great weekend. We are spending our Sunday relaxing and watching some football. GO VIKINGS!!!!!!!!

Houston, we have a walker!!!

Liam took his first, on his own, steps last Friday night. I was so proud and just knew that when we woke up Saturday he would be running all over the house. HA!!! I guess overnight Liam realized that walking wasn't all that great and refused to take any steps on his own for a couple of days. Tuesday night he finally got brave and took a few more steps. Since then he's been testing his abilities. He'll walk along the couch not holding on, but close enough to grab it if he loses his balance, or between two pieces of furniture that are close enough together that if he falls he can catch himself. Then tonight..... he took off! We were so in shock when he started walking back and forth between us. I'm such a proud mama!!!! (Please excuse my voice in this video. I have been so sick for the last two days. I'm finally starting to feel a little bit better. Hopefully I'll be able to go to work tomorrow!)

New Years Eve (a little late)

We were so excited to spend New Years Eve with our good friends, Randy, Devin and Aspen. Devin and I met in college and became good friends immediately. After we graduated, the military took my friend away and moved Randy and Devin to D.C. So...when we figured out that they were going to be in OK and that neither of us had plans for New Years except to hang out with our babies, we decided it would be fun to stay in and hang out with our babies together. Liam and Aspen had fun playing in the "man cave"....the "office" where David and Liam keep their toys. Liam loves his new ball pit!

They were really good at taking turns being in the ball pit...they did not like to be inside of it together.
This is as close to "playing together" as they got.
Isn't Aspen beautiful!?!?! She has been through more than most adults have been through due to a heart condition she was born with. She has already had heart surgery, gone into congestive heart failure, came out of heart failure and now she is a healthy, very active 19 month old!!! She is truly a miracle!!!
After the kiddos went to bed we stayed up until 2:00 playing Dominoes...definitely not the sequin dress, out on the town, champagne kind of New Years we've had in the past, but it was the perfect way for us to bring in 2010!!!!!