Rainy but Fun Day

Nicholas got to stay home with John and I yesterday while we were off and we didn't do much with all of the rain. He ran around the house only about a thousand times. He is so cute when he runs on his tippy toes.
Nicholas' newest talent: saying the word bus. You see, he has this giant book about trucks and big machines. He usually likes to keep it turned to the page has trucks like John's, but it also has other things like a bus. I was finishing up eating dinner and Nicholas and John were in the living room. Nicholas was studying his book like he normally does and said "DaDa" while pointing at the truck. Then, he pointed at the bus and said "bus"!! This morning on the way to school, he pointed at every school bus that passed and said "bus". He's so smart!!

Family Day

WWWHHHEEEEE!!!!!!!!

Organizing rocks on the slide is much more fun

Ducks don't need bread! I'm hungry!

How is Daddy mowing that yard! I'm learning early!!

Yesterday John and I were both off so we kept Nicholas at home since you've heard the last few stories from daycare aren't terriffic and any day I can keep him home we will. We had a really fun day around the house and running some errands. First off, John took Nicholas for a wa wa (wagon) ride while I took a shower. While they were out they found a guy that could aireate our yard. John had mowed earlier that morning while Nicholas watched very intently so it was perfect timing to get the yard fixed. While the guy was in the backyard, Nicholas sat on the deck with Lady and just stared at him. Then we left to go do some errands. We ate lunch at Fritella's and Nicholas just loved his baked ziti that he shared with me. It was off to Lowe's after lunch so Daddy could pick up a few things. Nicholas had so much fun looking at all the light fixtures and little does he know but that is Mommy's favorite section too!!

We came home for a little while since we thought Nicholas had to be exhausted and ready for a nap. But, he had other plans in place. So, we left again to go to Central Park to feed the ducks, play on the playground, and another wa wa ride on the trails. He just had a blast!!

Today, Nicholas had a great day with Daddy while I went to work! This morning they went fishing at the pond in our neighborhood for almost 2 hours on 1 junebug that they found on the way as bait. They came home, ate lunch and Nicholas slept from 11:30-3. He was worn out! When I got home it was the first time that I kneeled down and asked for a hug and he walked over gave me a great big hug and layed 2 big kisses on me. He has been super cute tonight. Hopefully, tomorrow they will have just as much fun!

Black Eye

Nicholas after his incident today at school

Playing with his truck at MiMi and PaPa's

Telling me about PaPa's truck outside

This afternoon John and I received a phone call that Nicholas had been hit with a book by another child and that he was doing better as they were putting ice on it while they were on the phone with us. They warned us that it looked really bad and that it will bruise. So, I had in mind what I should expect when I was on my way to pick him up. But, I was not expecting this. I know that toddlers can do things faster than a blink of an eye and all but when I asked the girl what kind of book could have done that she did not know. She just knew that it was the corner of a book. Although, it makes me really angry that it happened I keep thinking about everytimehe is at home and throws something. But, then, I think about how if I'm really watching him, I can see his arm go back as he is contemplating the throw.

On a lighter note, we went to Palestine this weekend to visit MiMi and PaPa. Nicholas had a grand time as usual. It was filled with swinging and 4wheeler rides and shopping with Mommy and MiMi.

2nd Haircut

This morning Nicholas had his 2nd haircut ever! He did incredibly fantastic!!! I held him in my lap the whole time and didn't flinch once. We go to the same barbershop that John uses and the same girl cuts Nicholas' hair too. She would cut his hair and then say "What do you think? Shorter?" I said "He's sitting still, so let's g shorter!!" So, we went shorter a couple of times and then she took out the clippers and cut the hair on the back of his neck and his little sideburns. He looks like such the little man.
I took him to school and it was off to playing with his friends. As soon as he walked in the door he made a bee line for the ball pool diving head first into it and all of his friends followed. When I left, all of the boys were sitting in the ball pool having a grand old time.
Tomorrow Nicholas and I are going to be going to MiMi and PaPa's for the weekend if the rain isn't too much to handle.

Pizza Making

Nicholas' artwork from today. A flower made with cut outs of his hands and a pizza

Nicholas "helping" Mommy make a pizza for dinner

Nicholas had a good day at school today and fortunately did not come home with anything on his shirt as he did the last 2 days. Yesterday, they had tacos, beans and rice for lunch. And, thankfully, once again I had put him in a Hanes tshirt for school. When I arrived yesterday, he had beans all over his shirt. Then, my friends Monica, Cassie, and Natasha all surprised me for a belated birthday party at Abuelo's, mexican food once again for Nicholas. The best part was that as soon as we sat down he grabbed a chip, dipped it in the salsa and started chowing down. There salsa is on the hot side though, so I quickly took it away and just let him eat chips. We were all in amazement of the little things he has learned so quickly.

When I picked Nicholas up today, he did have a surprise waiting for Mommy though. Today they made construction paper pizzas and construction paper flowers with the flower petals being his little hands. I was so amazed at the flower because I have tried to trace his hand at home to do some little fun artsy stuff but he thinks it tickles and won't sit still to let me trace his hands.

Tonight, we made my special not so white chicken pizza for dinner. The not so white is usually from the bell peppers and bacon crumbs that I put on top. But, tonight I was out of bell pepper and forgot to put the bacon on it so it ended up being a white pizza, with rotisserie chicken, fotina and mozzerrella cheese and onion bits. Nicholas was getting a little cranky while I was getting the chicken and onion cut up so after I finished cutting everything I pulled up a chair for Nicholas to stand in to reach the countertop to help me put the toppings on. I put the alfredo sauce on the crust before Nicholas climbed up. Then, I showed him how to put the cheese on and he grabbed a handful, then handed it to me. While I was busy spreading the cheese he took the liberty of grabbing a handful of chicken to stuff in his mouth! But he was a big help, once I showed him how to put the chicken on the pizza he did the same as me. Then, the pizza had to go bye bye in the oven, and that was no fun for Nicholas because that meant he could no longer steal chicken and cheese off of the crust. So, I introduced him to the onion. I really thought it would be one of those priceless moments of a funny icky face, but instead, he seemed to like the onion and kept going back for more.

Finger Paint

Nicholas was having too much fun when I went to pick him up at school today. He was so busy playing that he didn't even look up to see me. His teacher had to go take his hand and lead him to me. He finally realized that play time was over and smiled when he started walking to me. Then I realized that he had what looked like grass stains all over him. His teacher informed me that they played with finger paints today. And, for Nicholas that meant green finger paint specifically. I could not have been happier that I bought the big pack of Hanes Tshirts.

While we ate dinner tonight, American Idol was on tv. He was so cute when a slow song was on he put both his hands in the air and waved them. Then when Born to be Wild was on he was rockin it out!! After we ate dinner, Nicholas and I danced together. He just loves to dance with Mommy.

Easter and other stuf

It's been a wild ride the last week or so. Nicholas was cutting 4 teeth at one time and anyone that has ever gone through even just one tooth breaking through knows that 4 must be extremely painful. The entire week was really rough for Nicholas and us too. John worked on Easter Sunday so Nicholas and I just hung out at the house for most of the day. Then we joined Daddy at the fire station for some outside play time and a great dinner with everyone's family. It was so nice to get all of the families together since it doesn't happen very often.
John leaves tomorrow to go to Victoria for the fire school. So, it will be just Nicholas and I until late on Thursday night! Good thing all 4 of those teeth have broken through!

Tummy Troubles

Nicholas had a really tough day. I gt a phone call around 11am at work to tell me that Nicholas just wasn't being himself. They told me that he had cried a lot this morning and is normally very happy and just loves playing. On our way home, Nicholas fell asleep and slept until almost 8pm. He finall woke up and ate dinner and then I figured out what the whole problem was from the day. He had tummy troubles. I forgot that yesterday for lunch he had quesadillas from Taco Bell and then dinner was pepperoni pizza. After he finally pooped for the first time today he was just like normal and went to sleep by 9pm. Hopefully I will get a full nights sleep tonight!

Easter Egg Hunt

Nicholas counting his chickens!!

Nicholas with his Easter egg basket full! Very serious!!!!

Nicholas coming back to Daddy to share his treasure! Once again, Very serious business!

Yesterday was the big Easter Egg Hunt in our neighborhood park. Unfortunately, I had to work so I was not able to be there, but Nicholas had a BIG time with Daddy at the park! He was very impatient when it came to waiting for his age group to go hunting. But, once they went he took off like a pro picking up Easter eggs. I did practice with him yesterday morning before I went to work though. I was a little concerned that he would pick some up and then pour them back out. But, he did wonderfully and he meant business as you can tell in the pictures. Needless to say, Nicholas and Daddy had a really good weekend!

Duck Feeding

Nicholas sitting in his wagon after the duck took his bun

If it's good enough for the ducks it's good enough for me!

Nicholas getting ready to feed some ducks

The ducks must have been starving!

Today after John picked Nicholas up from school, he took Nicholas to Central Park armed with hot dog buns to feed the ducks at the pond. I thought the bread was stale and would be perfect for the ducks. Evidently, it wasn't as stale as I thought because Nicholas thought it was pretty tasty. Everything was going really well until a duck decided that he needed the bun that Nicholas was beginning to put in his mouth and nipped Nicholas' hand in the crossfire. John couldn't figure out if Nicholas was crying from the duck nipping him or the duck taking his bread!!

There were also some little girls (under 4) playing tee ball while they were there, so John took him over to watch. And, boy did he!! He clung to the fence around the field and watched intently as the girls played. John says he was so interested in watching them that he could have left him there and come back later to pick him up.

Finally Some Time

So, I'm guilty!! I have been so busy that I haven't had the chance to write in a few days. I have been so consumed with making the perfect Disney vacation that it has kept me up to 1am most nights. It's just so addicting, but that's my OCD taking over mostly having to have everything absolutely perfect. John and I were both off today and it is Wednesday, which means Kids Eat Free at Wings N More. We only go when we are off, otherwise we cannot get there before 630 therefore giving you a 45minute wait time.
Nicholas loves his veggies! He had fried catfish today, which we will not be doing again there, we will be going back to the Grilled chicken strips. Everytime we started to put more grilled veggies on his plate he started giggling! In the corners of the wall they have tvs, which I never saw him watching but evidently it caught his eye a couple of times. As he was stuffing his face he stopped to say ball. I looked up and basketball was on ESPN. Later, he said car, I looked up and got a half a second glimpse of a car commercial.
Some new things that Nicholas is doing: At school they are working on pointing and naming body parts. He knows head, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hair, tongue, hands, belly button, tee tee, feet, toes. They are also working on body coordination. Today I learned that when I say jump he jumps. I also learned today that he can say Wal-Mart. We got a Wal-Mart ad in the mail today and I said it one time and as he was looking at the ad he said "WaMa" After asking him to repeat it, I figured that he was saying Wal-Mart. He has also learned about time out. I was quite the skeptic but I think out of the 2 times that I have used it it does really work.
Yesterday, Nicholas decided to play in Lady's water bowl. After telling him no and don't touch 3 times I made him sit down quickly at the edge of the kitchen. I told him that we do not play in Lady's water bowl as I was cleaning up the entire bowl of water that he dumped over. After about 1 minute I kneeled down beside him and asked him if he would stop playing with Lady's water and he nodded yes and then gave me a hug and of course, that was the end of time out. I didn't have to tell him again last night to get out of her water. Today of course, was a different story.