I heart them

Here are a few pictures of my boys on Valentine's Days. We had a fun-filled day together as a family. We started off our morning with some yummy homemade pancakes. Then we were off to The Woodlands to go the museum and park to feed the ducks. Side note- that is the lake I will swim in for the tri! Not sure what I think about that.Picasso Yippee!
So proud of himself

What this 18 month old is up to...

As we near Harper's 18-month birthday, I thought I would record some of the things Harper has learned and a few funny things he is doing as an 18-month-old.

Shoo= shoe

A*#= ice

Wawa= water
Back=back
dee= deer
Gigi= Gentry

ot=hot
up= up

Cash= crash

bebe=baby

Trash = trash

D-iper= diaper

Go= go

Ba= paci

Juuice= juice

Cup= up

Am-nah= amen

Eye= eye

Buh bye= bye bye

Papa= Poppy

Pease= please

Mo=more

Boon= baloon

inky=stinky

Barper= Harper

Tee= TV

Tent=tent

That is all I can think of right now. He says those words on a regular basis. He has started to copy what we say....that is how we got him to say Amen! He will usually try to say anything you ask him. I love hearing him talk!

He understands way more than I ever thought he could. I like to quiz him and ask him to point to all of the facial features (eyes, ears, nose, mouth, belly button) and body parts (hand, foot, tummy) He is able to look at different family members in pictures and correctly identify them. He also likes to kiss the picture as I say each one....too cute!

He is way less interest in TV lately. I think he got an overdose when he was sick last month. He still asks to watch a movie, but he will not watch it. It just intrigues him to watch the TV turn on. I bought a Leapster Letter Factory video thinking that maybe if it is on while he plays he might pick up on a few letters and their sounds.

Harper has started to be a little stinker! We've had to implement time out. When he does something he knows he is not supposed to do (bang on the computer, take out the wall plugs (yes the safety ones!), throw his food, color on the floor) we give him a warning and if he keeps on doing it I put him in his crib for a minute and a half. A friend suggested to put him in his crib, one minute for each year. I'm not sure how I feel about using his crib for discipline but it's working for now. I think he has done really well with it though. Many of the no-nos he used to do, he has learned not to do. Occasionally he will look me right in the eye and do a no-no. If I ignore the behavior he quits. Already a little red-headed attitude!

Other things Harper loves: praying, climbing, music, dancing, coloring, riding in his car, getting golf lessons from Dada, joyriding in the golf cart, playing chase, running away from mama, baloons, playing in the tent, Ketchup, blueberries, Addy, Cha Cha

Things Harper does not love: diaper changes, being confined in his car seat, sitting in grocery carts, going to time out, vegetables, morning naps, having his hands and face cleaned

Other cute things Harper does: gives hugs and kisses, bows his head and holds his hands to pray, says amen after the Lords Prayer each night, comes and sits in your lap for no reason at all, grape face (when you say the word grape, he makes a hilarious face),

Favorite Toys- ball popper, plastic food, shape sorter, golf club, balls, Fridge DJ

Valentine's Cookie Swap

We had a fun Mommy and Me Monday at The Holcomb's house! Lisa invited us over to her house for a yummy lunch and a cookie swap! Everyone brought cookies and then exchanged the recipe. Lisa made cute little recipe books for everyone to copy their recipe. It was so cute! The kids played with all of Addy's toys while the mom's gabbed. We all go to church together so the kids know each other from the nursery. The nursery workers have their hands full to say the least!! Addy was the only girl in the group.....her mom is pregnant so maybe there will be another girl to help her fight off all these boys!

Addyson-the only girl!

Thanks Lisa for taking off work to host a fun playdate at your house!

The Almost Perfect Play Date

Harper loving his freedom!

I was so excited when my friend Jenni invited Harper and I to join her friends for a play date. Most of my close friends in Conroe work and send their kids to school a couple of days a week. It's rare that we have "play dates." So now you know why I was so excited to have a day planned especially for the little guy. We decided that morning that we were going to meet up at the Museum inside The Woodlands Mall..... or so I thought! My blonder than I pay to be self went to the wrong museum! I went to "The Woodlands Children Museum" rather than the "HMNS museum!" They are right next to each other so it wasn't hard to catch up with our friends, but seriously can I be even more crazy! We met up with Jenni, Grayson, Angela, Parker, and Austin after an hour of being "lost." Harper had no idea what was going on because he LOVED both museums. We will definitely be going back. We missed story and craft time so maybe we'll make it to the next one. Grayson and Parker exploring the sea turtle

After a quick lunch at the mall we headed over to Northshore Park. The Woodlands has fabulous NEW parks unlike Conroe. Harper enjoyed trying to be a big boy with Grayson and Parker. Jenni just happened to have a loaf of bread in her car so we fed the ducks! I think this was Harper's favorite part of the day! He was going crazy! His dad would have been proud! Actually his dad would probably have tried to capture a few to mount in his office!

So thanks so much Jenni for planning our fun day out in The Woods!