Happy Mothers Day

Happy Mothers Day! I woke up to flowers, cake, breakfast, and Starbucks! I feel very loved and so happy to be a mother to the most amazing boys.

I also want to say Happy Mothers Day to my mom! My Mom really is the best mother in the world. Growing up with 2 older brothers allowed me to have my mom all to myself. In fact, I never missed not having a sister. My mom is incredibly giving, smart, funny, and tough. So, in honor of Mothers day I thought I'd list my 5 favorite mom stories:

1. When we went shopping in NYC. I think we woke up at about 7am and literally shopped ALL day. I actually collapsed in Bloomingdales makeup department b/c I was sooo tired. My mom has never let me live that one down. She remains the champion of shopping!

2. When we went to Paolos restaurant in Georgetown. I think we ended up splitting 2 bottles of wine and almost had to call my Dad to drive us home. Oh, and how can I forget when I was leaving I somehow managed to take the table cloth with me causing all the glasses to fall down - oops!

3. When we were shopping in Hecks bra department and she somehow got a piece of underwear stuck to her purse. I was laughing so hard that I could barley tell her why.

4. Passion of the Christ story. This will live on in history!!

5. When she watched Luke and Ryan for 5 days while Scott and I were in st. Thomas. We waked in the door to see her bags packed and the car running! I remember telling Luke to give her a kiss (usually you need to drag her out) but she kept saying "it's fine he doesn't have to". There were skid marks on our drive way as she raced out :)

I love you Mom! You are the best mother and I can only hope to be as good to my guys as you are to us. I can always count on you to cry when I need you to or to laugh. You are so appreciated and loved by all of us.

Happy Mothers Day!

05/01/2011

Woke up this morning to find that Scott had a private party by himself due to the news of Osama Bin Laden's death. It made me smile and feel so proud of Scott and his service to our country. Luke and Ryan have such an amazing role model to always look up to. He is a true hero in my eyes :)

Love you pickle.

Updates

Ryan - 2 years old on 2/27

Ryan knows all his letters and numbers and is actually starting to try and write them now. He has been able to count to 10 and sign the ABC's since about 18 months. He is still fearless and loves nothing better than to run and play with Luke. He gives the best hugs ever. Not into kissing but if you ask for a hug he will squeeze you with all his strength. It lights up my day when I get a hug from my sweet Ba :)

Luke - 3.5 years old

Luke LOVES puzzles and legos now. He has a great time building things and then immediately destroying them. Luke cracks me up with his little expressions that he picks up. The other day he looked at me while he was on the potty and said "I've had a long day". It was only 11am. Luke can write his name and can also write letters and numbers (when he feels like it). Mainly he wants to play but will show me how smart he is when he sees Ryan showing off.

Both guys are amazing and I love them with all my heart. They teach me to slow down and appreciate the little things in life. I love how excited they both get to see and try new things. I am so blessed to be their mom.

Love you guys!!

Neglect

I feel so terrible for not keeping up with my blog! I am not even sure where to begin??

Well, here goes:

Luke, 3 years old

Luke has all of a sudden become so grown up to me! He is going to school 3 days a week now and seems to really love it. He is so sweet when I drop him off in the morning. I guess he hasn't hit the stage where he is embarrassed of me so I always get a kiss and I love you from him :) His teachers call him Lukey. I think that is really neat b/c that is our nickname for him at home. Luke also sometimes refers to himself as Lukey too :) I think it shows how wonderful his teachers are to pick up on it and to how they must really like him. My friend Charlotte once told me she thinks other children gravitate towards Luke. I could not agree more! Luke is smart, athletic, and fun to be around. He is not shy at all and has the courage to approach other children and invite them to play. For a 3 year old, that is a BIG deal. It is so amazing to watch him literally grow in front of my eyes into a real little boy. He is such a thoughtful child. The best time in my day is when he for no reason tells me he loves me.

Ryan, 19 months

Ryan is often described by other people as "all boy". He NEVER stops. He is very physical and absolutely loves to just run! Ryan has also had somewhat of a verbal explosion. It sort of happened overnight. He says a ton of words now and loves to chat when we are in the car. Right now he is very into butterflies. Ryan calls them "booflies". It is precious! We see a lot of butterflies at the park and it is the highlight of his day when he sees them. Ryan still gives the worlds best hugs and his laugh is filled with joy. We went to the vet the other day and Luke got Ryan to laugh by running around him. The vet, the vet's helper, and me totally started laughing when we heard Ryan's laugh. It was so funny. The vet honestly busted out laughing and apologized to me for not being able to keep a straight face. I think Ryan is going to have a terrific sense of humor. Oh, his other thing is to say "bye bye see ya soon". He melts my heart!

I promise to be better with my blogging!

Oh, shout out to my pickle -- he has been working now for about 18 straight hours. LOVE LOVE YOU

Bye Bye Paci!!!

Day 1 of no more pacifiers for Luke and Ryan.

So far, Luke has not had a paci ALL DAY!! I bought him the biggest spider man I could find in hopes that it will work as a replacement. I am a little nervous about bedtime.

Ryan is proving to be a little harder than I thought. He had a TOTAL meltdown at nap time. So, I caved in and gave him the paci. I am happy to report that he has not had a paci at all besides nap.

We will see how tonight and day # 2 goes.

Wish me luck!

funny times

I am very proud to announce that Luke is totally potty trained! It was actually not that difficult of a process. You will be surprised to find out what a bag of chips and cookies can motivate a 2 year old to do! We only had a few major accidents. One was a tinkle on the couch and the other was a poop on the floor. Thankfully, there are no stains and I feel like I can now totally trust him. I am so happy that this is over with! I feel a little guilty that I worried so much beforehand. I promise to never underestimate my Luke again!

Ba is growing up so fast too. He is now in the pointing stage and loves to see new things so he can point to them and show everyone. He says "ok" all the time. It's hysterical. If I am eating something he wants he will just walk up to me saying"ok" and that is his way of saying I want :) He also says "choo choo" whenever he sees a train or really any kind of heavy machinery. Ba is always polite and says "hi" and "bye bye" to anyone entering and leaving a room. He loves being outside and can putter in our backyard for hours.

Luke is in camp this week and next week. I was so excited for him to start so I could get a break in the mornings but I have to admit that I miss him when he gone and Ryan and I get so excited when it is pick up time.

These are some very special times that I will always think back on with a smile. I can easily ease any pain with a hug and a kiss and nothing is better than seeing their smiling faces.