Little Things- Day 21

Thursday, May 20, 2010

I found my camera battery charger!!! Hip Hip Hooray!

Shaden shared a chocolate cookie with Jayce.

Shaden admiring his new lion tattoo.

Little Things- Day 20

Day 20

Little Things- Day 19

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Now this is not a happy little thing: Drawing... on things other than paper. :( As I was unpacking a box Shaden managed to find a purple permanent marker. I turned around to see him drawing on one of the plastic containers and he had some on his head. Dang. Took the pen away and while putting it up he found a red one! AHH!! This time he marked near his eye.

Okay, put the whole box up and fix dinner. What is that noise? That's right, he found a pencil and was drawing on the wall! He has never done that before. He has been so good about drawing on ONLY paper. Guess I need to reinforce that idea some more.

Earlier in the day Shaden found my new silicon giant cupcake cake pan and put it on Jayce's head. LOL. He thought it was a hat!

Little Things- Day 18

Monday, May 17, 2010

Vacuuming. It used to be the chore I dreaded the most. It was mass chaos when I had to do it. I would avoid it at all costs. Shaden would scream and try to climb up my leg while trying to avoid the vacuum. (side note: Isn't vacuum a weird word?)

Recently we had a breakthrough! I say "Shaden, help me clean up so I can vacuum." And he does! Then the boys sit on the couch while I vacuum and for those few minutes it is quiet (well, except for the vacuum).

Now, if only I could have a dish washing fairy come and do the pots and pans.

Little Things- Day 17

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Jayce got to feed himself some dinner tonight. He loved it.

And then he had to have a bath. Mashed Potatoes and Bananas were everywhere, but I got to eat dinner while it was still somewhat warm. :)

Little Things- Day 15

Friday, May 14, 2010

"Faster than a speeding Camera Shutter, more powerful than a toy locomotive, able to leap tall toy buildings in a single bound, the infant of Colorado Springs is now the Boy of Steel: SUPERBOY!"

"No Mommy, I'm SuperMAN!" -Shaden

He wouldn't stay still long enough for a good pic, but here he is in his Superman pajamas. We spent the night at my parent's house and so he got to stay up a little later than normal.

Little Things- Day 16

Saturday, May 15, 2010
Out of order but... Here is Jayce scooting around.

Saturday Morning Doughnut are great! Jayce is getting spoiled. All thanks to Shaden. He will so gladly give Jayce any food he has. But when it comes to sharing toys, well, that's another story.

Piggy Back Ride?

I don't think Shaden is quite big enough to give Jayce one yet. But it was funny to see.

Little Things- Day 14

Thursday, May 13, 2010-

Going to the grocery store with the boys is interesting. First thing- Sam's Club and Costco carts are built correctly. They have two seats in the front and are just as easy to maneuver as the regular grocery store carts. The carts at normal grocery stores are not meant to carry more than one child and those carts that have a car in front are horrible to steer. If you have just one baby in a carseat/carrier the best carts are Target's. Just FYI.

While at Sam's Jayce rode next to Shaden without his carseat for the first time. I'm not ready for him to be a big boy yet! The boys were really good while there.

Then while checking out at King Soopers Shaden told the cashier each item as he handed it to her. She was so impressed with his vocabulary. She also thought it was funny that I had to put the bananas under the cart to keep them out of reach. They are still Shaden's favorite and he would eat all of them in the store if I let him.

On another note: Shaden is still Lactose Intolerant. I have been giving him Soy Milk, but we were out and he kept asking for milk, so I gave him some normal milk. I thought maybe he had grown out of it. Some kids do. Unfortunately not Shaden. I have recently heard Soy might not be very good for kids under five and I had a coupon for Almond Milk, so we are trying that. I also saw Lactose Free Milk. Anyone know anything about that? Thought that might be a good option to try next time.

Okay, I'm done rambling. Here are the pics.

Little Things- Day 13

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

I used my new food processor today. It works great. My oven on the other hand... not so much.

Burned all of the Sweet Potato Chips. :( I think I need to buy an oven thermometer.

Funny story:

Me- Shaden come let me change your diaper.

Shaden- No, I'm a big boy.

Me- Big boys let Mommy change their diaper.

Then right before bed...

Me- Bedtime.

Shaden- No, I'm a big boy.

Me- :) Big boys go to bed now.

Little Things- Day 12

Day 12- Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Went and picked up the cats from Westminster.

Got to listen to the cats meowing and Shaden responding with either a "Meow" or "Me Mou" for the entire ride home. It was pretty funny. And then we got home... I forgot just how many times a day I have to say "Leave the cats alone." :( I hope he will soon learn to ignore them.

Little Things- Day 11

Day 11- Monday, May 10, 2010

Jayce isn't crawling yet technically, but he sure gets around the living room. He rolls or pushes himself backwards. My favorite is when he does push-ups.

Little Things- Day 10

Day 10- Sunday, May 9, 2010

Happy Mother's Day!

It was a nice day. I love Mother's Day talks at church. During Relief Society we got to eat cheese cake. Yum! When I went to get Shaden from Nursery, they told me he was great. Thank goodness. He doesn't like going to Nursery, but once he's there and I'm gone he is fine.

They gave us a cute little flower pot with fake flowers and a necklace that spells his name. Super cute.

Here are the boys in there church clothes. Shaden is trying to hug Jayce in the first one.

Little Things- Day 9

Day 9- Saturday, May 8, 2010

My parents came down to visit us. It was nice to have them come down for the day. They brought a chocolate cake and my birthday present. A food processor! Woot! So excited to try it out. I found a recipe for Baked Sweet Potato Chips that I want to try out and now we can make our own hash browns. Yum.

We went out to dinner at Zio's Italian Kitchen. It was great! It was Prom weekend for the Springs, so we got to see all the prom dresses and tuxes. Some were very pretty and some... well a bit on the "You're missing half your dress" side of things. One of the girls we saw had her hair done up so that it spelled something on the side of her head. It was a bit odd.

On the way home we had to stop at Target to get some formula. Jayce goes through almost a canister a week! We saw more prom go-ers there. Not just one or two people but three or four GROUPS! It was funny to see limos pull up there.

Here are a few pics of Jayce. He is such a happy little guy!

Little Things- Day 8

Day 8-

Today was so much better than yesterday! Yay! Shaden came in early and slept next to me for a bit. Then Chris called. :) Yesterday his internet was down and he was moving rooms again. This time moving to more of an out processing area. Soon... YAY! No date yet but Soon.

Found a coupon for a free burrito at Chipotle! Woot! On the way out to the car Shaden picked some "flowers" for Mommy.

Me: Thank you for the pretty flowers.

Shaden: Mmm, smell nice.

Me: They are called Dandelions.

Shaden: Daddy's Lions pretty.

And then he proceeded to eat one! AHHH! Think, think, think... Are they poisonous? No, people make tea out of them. Okay. Take pictures.

Little Things- Day 7

Day 7- May 6, 2010

It was my birthday today. Too windy to do anything outside. Burnt 3 pans of brownie bites. Shaden threw a block at my head. Found a bee hive in between the screen and the window in the boys' room. (Maintenance came and got rid of that.) Had "macky cheese" (macaroni and cheese) for dinner because Shaden kept asking for it. That was my day. No pics today. Tomorrow is another day and one more closer to seeing Chris. :D

Little Things- Day 6

Day 6- May 5, 2010

Oh, Cinco de Mayo what a crazy day you are. Many people out drinking Margaritas and eating "Mexican" food, but for me... Laundry. Yup, that was my wild and crazy day. It was way too windy outside and I was needing to actually unpack some of my clothes and do laundry. The boys were great for the first half of the day. Here they are playing on my bed. Then the afternoon rolled around and chaos ensued. Shaden wanted Jayce to be in his lap and Jayce wanted NONE of that. Thank goodness for flashlights and an empty box. I wish I had gotten a picture. Shaden would turn the box over, hide in it and say, "Where's Shaden?" And for a brief moment... Quiet.

Little Things- Day 5

Day 5-

Going to the park! Shaden walked with his monkey harness. He loves it. He laughed when I put it on him and didn't want to take it off. Here are the boys swinging. It was a beautiful day!

Little Things- Day 4

Day 4- May 3, 2010

Funny thing... Shaden and Jayce are so different in a lot of ways, but somethings are exactly the same. Both boys HATED baths when they were first born. As soon as they could sit up... Splish Splash, they LOVE the bath! And they love to splish and splash.

By the way, if the pictures are a little blurry, phone camera... real camera is in a box that hasn't gotten unpacked yet and the boys are super wiggles so its hard to get a clear photo.

Little Things- Day 3

Shaden is an attention hog. He loves to talk and be in my lap. (Or as my sister would say "All up in my Kool-aid.") Sometimes I feel that Jayce doesn't get all the attention he deserves. So today at Church it was nice to send Shaden to nursery and have Jayce with me.

Here he is after church. He is getting ready to crawl. He hasn't yet but very soon.

Little Things- Day 2

Day 2- May 1, 2010

It was a long day. Shaden made a mess with the socks I was about to pair and the toys he dragged out of the bedroom.

After the boys went to sleep: 10 minutes to pick up the toys and put the socks in a box.

I love not having all the toys in the living room. It makes picking up so much quicker.