The Little Man is 3!

The day finally arrived! Big fun at the zoo in the morning. We loaded up and met some of James' friends (Abby, Sophie, Spencer) at the Houston Zoo. It was a fun morning and the boys loved it!


That afternoon as James played with his new markers and begged for his finger paints (do my friends hate me or what?? =]), I created this masterpiece. Although it didn't turn out at great as I had hoped, it was still cute.




James insisted on Fettucinni Alfredo for dinner and since we only had 2 oz of fettucinni left he is the only one who got it. The rest of us had gnocchi...yum! Then the big moment arrived...the presenting of the scooter (well, actually that came before dinner, but you get the idea). We decided on the Radio Flyer mostly because the other two y'all voted on could not be found anywhere and this one I ran across in Walmart.

James also received a doctor's kit, a turtle helmet with pads, Candy Land, and of course books! Happy Birthday to our big 3 year old James!! (who is now sick in bed...it's tough being 3)

Not quite yet

As I have been telling James all week...today could have been your birthday, but it still isn't. Last Thursday was his due date, but alas his birthday is still one more day away! If he hadn't been so content to stay put we could have had a celebration already and he would be scooting around the neighborhood. =]

So as we wait for one more day I will share James' new career in life...a comedian. He began making up his own jokes this week...

Why did the chicken cross the road?
Because there were too many cars.

Why did the monkey cross the road?
Because he swung on the tree.

Why did the goat cross the road?
He swung on a tree too.

Why did the couch cross the road?
It had a goat under it!

And so I asked myself, why DID the chicken cross the road??

President Hinckley

My 100th post is dedicated to President Gordon B. Hinckley who passed away yesterday evening. I would like to express my graditude for all he has done to strengthen my faith and testimony. He was a great man and I love him very much.

Last night after hearing the news I could not help smiling all night long...he must be so happy to be with his beloved wife and companion, Marjorie. That was all I could think all night. I have shed some tears and I will miss him and his words dearly. But thanks to our loving Savior and His atonement, as well as the wonderful blessings we receive in the temple, our beloved prophet continues to live on with his sweet wife.

Eating food is fun to do, fun to do

I have yet to capture on the blog Matthias' incredible eating skills. We have mentioned his ability to feed himself...even complicated foods like yogurt and baby food...and have received incredulous looks and exclamations. So I post the following, the first being taken this morning, but the second recorded over two months ago before Matthias had turned one:



The second refusing to give me it's embed code...sorry!

EDIT:
Ah, hah! It works...


Now please note that James was not feeding himself this well until at least age two. I cite three reasons for this,

1) As I only had one child there was no need for James to make a big mess to learn how to feed himself because I was perfectly capable of feeding him without a mess.

2) Matthias sees James feeding himself and wants to copy.

3) (and most importantly) Matthias' number one love is food. He always wants to eat, no matter what. Nothing is more interesting or more important. This kid would eat continuously all day long if we let him.

Lately he has decided he will not eat however, if we try to feed him. He knocks the spoon/fork away and refuses to eat. Until you hand over the eating utensil and then he will happily feed himself.

Enjoy my amazing self-feeding baby!

Are YOU pregnant?

Yesterday I was asked yet again, "Are you pregnant?"!?!?$?!?%?%?1

So my question to y'all out there...do I look like I am gaining weight? Have you seen me sneaking the boys' church snacks? Am I participating in any other possibly suspicious activities?

Or is it simply because I am a 25 year old LDS woman whose youngest child is now over a year old? Does this alone qualify me for suspicion? To all of you curious people out there I answer yes, I am expecting...

Expecting to have more kids someday, but not today, not even 9 months from today. I'll let you know when I am good and ready. And in the mean time...I really love eating the boys' snacks, I have actually not gained any weight, I love driving a mini van with only two kids in it, and baby girl clothes are always cute!!

My conclusion: maybe you are pregnant and so are suspicious of everyone else...

James Speak

Sorry for two in a row, but this kid is just hilarious...

James hates fruit pieces in his yogurt so he only eats key lime flavor. Today we were out of key lime, so he opted for vanilla over strawberry (because he knows strawberry has little pieces of fruit in it). As he is eating the vanilla yogurt...

James: Is there any yucky stuff in here?
Mom: No, it is just vanilla.
James: There are no yucky vanillas in here?


Then, about two minutes later during the same snack time James was eating a piece of zweibach toast leftover from Matt's younger days and said...

James: Zweibach, it's like Bach.
Mom: Do you know who Bach is?
James: He writes music and goes bock, bock.

James Speak

Kristi: You can play for 5 more minutes and then Matt is going night night.
James: But I will be lonely

Taylor: Do you want pink or hot pink?
James: Cold pink.

James said to himself while eating a half piece of bread...
"I wish it was a whole donut, but half a donut is better than nothin'."