Super Sunday

Still trying out new things for pictures on this blog...let me know what you think of the pictures on this post.

Ian is doing AMAZING with sleeping in his big boy bed.  I couldn't have imagined the transition going any better, and I worry a lot less about him getting hurt.  He has fallen off the bed a couple times while playing, but no major injuries thanks to the short fall.

Here are a few pictures from our week.  Ian bringing a book to his room to read.

I am still amazed by Ian's ability to self-entertain.  He is great about going to his room to play alone.

Mid-read Ian decided that the dinosaur was too far away and so he drug him over to where he was reading.

...And then he was cool to sit down and read again.

Perhaps here he was reading to the dinosaur...or telling him to be quite because it was reading time.  I don't know.

Just before bedtime.  He is so cute in that big bed.

Enjoying some play time Friday night in Ian's room with Daddy.

Ian went to bed a little bit late on Friday, but he was having so much fun piling his stuffed animals up that I just didn't have the heart to break it up and enforce bed time.  

I got his PJ's on and then Ian decided it was time to play with the stacking boxes a little before he went to sleep.

Saturday afternoon Ian was playing in his room with Mason.  I came back to check on them and this is what I saw.

On Saturday we took a trip to Saginaw with our friends Dan, Chantel and their baby Isabelle.  We got Ian a booster seat so he could eat at the table with us from now on.  Ian wasn't sure about it when he got strapped in but the moment he realized he got to eat at the table he was so happy.

I peeked in on Ian playing in his room today and found that he climbed up on his bed with this Handy Manny tools and was playing quietly with them.

After dinner tonight I gave Ian some paper and his crayons to color for a while.  He had more fun playing with the crayons, putting them in the box and taking them back out again.

Still dirty from dinner, but having a great time coloring.  I colored with him for a while but I got bored and decided to work on the bills.  All the while Ian was till content coloring.

Ian worked the crayon box so hard that it started to fall apart after while, so I put the crayons into one of those reusable Glad food container.  It works great for crayons and Ian loved having a bigger opening to get the crayons in and out.

Before bed tonight we had a little reading time again.  Ian sat on the floor with his book and I sat on the bed and read him "Llama Llama Red Pajama."

I wish that Ian would sit still long enough to sit with me and look at the pictures while I read.  He is so busy that he needs to be controlling his own pages during the story.

...and then it was bedtime.

Video of Ian singing the Hot Dog song from Mickey Mouse Club House

Playing

Reading his book

Big Boy Bed

The other day Ian was playing in my room and he started pulling wet wipes out of the box. He would hold it to his nose and blow a raspberry out of his mouth. It made the sound like he was blowing his nose. He did it over and over, pulling out a new wipe and tossing it on the floor when he was done. He gets the idea...





Big news of the week...Ian is now the proud new owner of a big boy bed! Since he is a climber we thought it would be a good time to put him lower to the floor so the inevitable fall isn't from so high off the ground.



I haven't been about to get a picture of Ian on the bed yet (he moves so fast these days) but I did get a picture of Mason enjoying the new bed.



Ian doesn't have any trouble climbing out of his new bed. He just slides right off. Just to be on the safe side I piles his stuffed animals around the bed to cushion any falls.



Sorry for the lack of pictures this week, it was a busy week and I didn't grab the camera as often as I should.

Lazy Days

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Ian took a little break for several weeks from "reading" his books so much. This week he got back into his books. It was so great seeing him look at his books again.
Mom, will you read this book with me?
Me and my little man enjoying reading time.
That silly Garfield and Odie! In this book they eat animal crackers just like Ian. He liked that part.
On Saturday night I pulled all of Ian's stuffed animals to my bedroom and piled them up on the bed. Ian had a great time with his giant pile of toys. He is such a lucky little man to have so much.
He gave many of the toys a kiss and was a little embarrassed when he realized I was taking a picture of his private moment loving on his toys.
Watching cartoons this morning. I just thought the mouth open, look of wonder in this picture was adorable.
Tonight Ian had a plastic cup he filled with magnetic letters. He carried it all about the house, taking the letters out and putting them back in again. It was really cute watching him keep himself so busy with his cup of letters.

Video of Ian "skating" by slipping in his footed PJ's in my room and getting excited in general. Too cute!

Another video of Ian playing with his stuffed animals.

Videos

Let's Go Spirit!

It was a slow week for pictures. I have some videos but due to technical difficulties in uploading said videos posting them will have to wait until another day.

Ian in his new shirt that reads "I [heart] the ladies." Pretty much sums this little flirt up.On Sunday we went to Saginaw and did a bit of shopping, then went to a Saginaw Spirit hockey game with Chris' parents. I bought a fake mustache out of a vending machine and put it on Ian after we had lunch.
It didn't take long for him to decide he didn't care for it one bit.
At the game Ian enjoyed sitting with his Daddy and watching the game.
When Ian wasn't sucking his thumb or eating the Fruity Cheerios that I brought for him, he was screaming "yeah" or shaking the bag of Cheerios all over the people in front of us. Thankfully they were very gracious about it.
Do you mind Mommy, I am trying to watch the game.
Chris got a beer and Ian spent a good while attempting to steal a drink. Got 20 years kiddo, tough luck.
I thought this picture of Jo Ann and Don came out really nice. It was a fun trip to the game, even if we could only stay for half of the game.

Fashionably Late

Sorry about the delay in getting pictures up this week...Ian has been having an "I don't wanna go to sleep" phase. As I write this he is wandering around the living room with sleepy eyes wearing a scarf around his shoulders. He has been playing a lot with my scarves. He likes to wear them like Mommy does. In the picture below I put it on him and told him he had a babushka, he liked that a lot.My boys playing with the pop-up toy together.
My boys watching some TV together.
My boys wondering what the heck Daddy is up to together.
Ian was playing with this ride on toy the other day and he kept putting his foot inside the seat storage and trying to use it as a scooter. I told him he was going to fall and to stop. He looked at me and laughed. So I told him if you fall I am going to get the camera and take your picture and laugh at you. He ended up in the position below and couldn't get up, so I got the camera and laughed while taking this picture....then I helped him up.
We had a play date on Saturday morning with Chantel and her baby Isabelle. Isabelle used Ian's old Bumbo chair while she was here. After they left Ian insisted on trying it out. I didn't take any pictures from our play date, it was early and none of us were ready for photo ops.
Random goofy face picture.
Ian was hanging out at the table while we finished up a yummy dinner from Tim Horton's (they have great soup), and he snagged Chris' pop for a sip. You are witnessing his first taste of pop...much to my dismay.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you! We rang in the new year at my parents' house. Chris and my dad went to the Red Wings game, while Ian and I hung out with my mom and brother, TJ.

Ian checking out my mom's Christmas tree.
Mason and Ian hanging out on the couch while we go ready to watch The Hangover, which is super funny by the way. Ian snuggled up to my brother during the movie and fell asleep. It was so sweet.
Me and my brother TJ! (excuse my lack of makeup...didn't bother since we were not going out.)
My mom's favorite Christmas decoration, the big bear. Ian thought it was so cool and kept touching it's nose.
Ian climbed up on the love seat and sat like a big boy for a while.
My mom and Ian. He was so wiggly so it was hard to get a picture of them together.
On the way home we stopped at Sonic in Flint (oh how we love Sonic) so we let Ian walk around and play in the van a while to stretch out. We stop at Sonic on every trip since we don't have one anywhere near our place. Ian and I love the french toast sticks.
On Saturday we took a day trip with our friends Dan, Chantel and Isabelle to Saginaw and Pinconning. We had lunch and did a lot of shopping. I love this picture of Chantel and Isabelle...Chantal looks great and Isabelle is looking right at the camera. I can get Isabelle to smile just about every time. She is also smitten with Ian.
At the mall in Saginaw we kept coming across cardboard cutouts of Edward Cullen from Twilight (they where everywhere!) so we decided to stop for a photo op, much to our husband's dismay. After taking this photo, Chris took off and hid in the calendar display in the middle of the mall for the shame. Haha....Chantel and I have no shame.
On the way home both kids zonked out. Isabelle looks so sweet in this picture. I don't blame the kids for getting tired, we did a lot that day. We both got umbrella strollers at Babies R Us. Isabelle got a car seat upgrade also to a convertible seat. We got Ian a bunch more of the pouch baby food. It is great for his picky ways, and I feel good that he is getting some nutrition. After that we walked the whole mall. What a day!
In Pinconning at Northwoods Wholesale we saw this awesome Moose Trap and had to get a picture. I love this place. Where else can you come out with a couple bags and spend less that $2o every time!
My recent thing is wearing scarves. I have collected many in the past few months. Clearly Ian has noticed and was working Daddy's winter scarf around the house. I gave him a few other scarves and left him play. It was so cute watching him copy what he sees me do and how I put the scarf on. Adorable.