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| sunday. munching on socks. |
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| monday. waiting for the car's oil to be changed. |
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| tuesday. drinking his favorite juice. |
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| wednesday. looking at the fish. |
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| thursday. playing with dad. |
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| friday. doing mom's hair. |
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| saturday. turning two. |
April 29, 2012
A Week in Pictures {Apr 22-28}
April 28, 2012
birthday, or the greatest day ever
Today was a celebration. Our little man is two. From beginning to end, we made sure to give him the best day ever. I think we succeeded.
He got breakfast in bed. Waffles, juice, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. All from the luxury of mom and dad’s bed.
We kicked off the day’s festivities by opening a present from our Grammy. A kitchen! We got to talk to her on skype and show her all the things we liked about our new toy.
Then it was time to get down to business. We had a party to prepare for… entirely Mickey Mouse themed, of course.
We had to get dressed for the part.
Mom and dad had spent the night decorating and making delicious food, but they still had to put on the final touches before our guests arrived.
Tennyson got to help put up the balloons. Which meant, he got to play a lot with the balloons until mom and dad said it was time to stop because they needed to tie them up.
It wasn’t long before all our friends and family showed up. We got to eat hot dogs (because those are Mickey’s favorite), and all sorts of other yummy foods.
But the party really got started when dad turned on Tennyson’s brand new bubble machine.
Things just kept getting better from there. We opened all our presents. Tennyson got some cool stuff. A new trike, some high tech bath toys, a car tower (and cars to go with it!), and a golf set. The golf set was a hit. Tennyson and his friend were pros in no time.
The only problem was that she kept hitting the balls under the couch. Luckily, Tennyson was a gentleman and fetched them for her every time.
We finished off the party with cake. We learned that Tennyson still hasn’t gotten over his fear of the song “Happy Birthday”. Or his desire to put out candles with his hands.
But apparently he has gotten over his fear of cake. This year, he requested to eat the cake by himself.
He started by just picking off the sprinkles.
Once Mike handed him a fork, the game changed. He could now eat cake to his heart’s content without getting his hands dirty.
And eat he did.
After the party, it was time for a long nap. Once we were rested up, we went to Red Robin to finish the birthday celebrations. Tennyson decided to eat grandpa’s clam strips for dinner. Two year olds are much too sophisticated for pizza. He almost got a balloon, but it deflated on the way out of the restaurant. (Which didn’t phase him, because we had quite the fiasco with balloons at his party. Our basement ceiling will pop any balloon that comes in contact with it.)
Somehow, after all that excitement, Tennyson still had the energy for a long bath. He played with his new toys in the tub for nearly an hour. Then he was too wrinkled and mom and dad said, “get out!”
All that was left was to get into his pajamas, jump on mom and dad’s bed a little bit, and the day was over.
It was the greatest day any two year old could have asked for. We are glad we got to share it with him.
He got breakfast in bed. Waffles, juice, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. All from the luxury of mom and dad’s bed.
We kicked off the day’s festivities by opening a present from our Grammy. A kitchen! We got to talk to her on skype and show her all the things we liked about our new toy.
Then it was time to get down to business. We had a party to prepare for… entirely Mickey Mouse themed, of course.
We had to get dressed for the part.
Mom and dad had spent the night decorating and making delicious food, but they still had to put on the final touches before our guests arrived.
Tennyson got to help put up the balloons. Which meant, he got to play a lot with the balloons until mom and dad said it was time to stop because they needed to tie them up.
It wasn’t long before all our friends and family showed up. We got to eat hot dogs (because those are Mickey’s favorite), and all sorts of other yummy foods.
But the party really got started when dad turned on Tennyson’s brand new bubble machine.
Things just kept getting better from there. We opened all our presents. Tennyson got some cool stuff. A new trike, some high tech bath toys, a car tower (and cars to go with it!), and a golf set. The golf set was a hit. Tennyson and his friend were pros in no time.
The only problem was that she kept hitting the balls under the couch. Luckily, Tennyson was a gentleman and fetched them for her every time.
We finished off the party with cake. We learned that Tennyson still hasn’t gotten over his fear of the song “Happy Birthday”. Or his desire to put out candles with his hands.
But apparently he has gotten over his fear of cake. This year, he requested to eat the cake by himself.
He started by just picking off the sprinkles.
Once Mike handed him a fork, the game changed. He could now eat cake to his heart’s content without getting his hands dirty.
And eat he did.
After the party, it was time for a long nap. Once we were rested up, we went to Red Robin to finish the birthday celebrations. Tennyson decided to eat grandpa’s clam strips for dinner. Two year olds are much too sophisticated for pizza. He almost got a balloon, but it deflated on the way out of the restaurant. (Which didn’t phase him, because we had quite the fiasco with balloons at his party. Our basement ceiling will pop any balloon that comes in contact with it.)
Somehow, after all that excitement, Tennyson still had the energy for a long bath. He played with his new toys in the tub for nearly an hour. Then he was too wrinkled and mom and dad said, “get out!”
All that was left was to get into his pajamas, jump on mom and dad’s bed a little bit, and the day was over.
It was the greatest day any two year old could have asked for. We are glad we got to share it with him.
April 27, 2012
two
My little man turns two this weekend. That’s crazy to me. What’s even crazier is when I look back at posts and pictures from a year ago and realize how much he’s grown and changed. I knew that from birth to year one he’d grow a ton. What I guess I didn’t realize is that he’d grow up just as much in the next year (as well I’m sure as the year after that and the year after that). He’s a full blown toddler now. There’s no denying it.
He weighs somewhere around 24 pounds. I think he’s somewhere around 33 inches tall. If you ever were to go to the doctor’s office with us, you’d understand why these are best guesses and not entirely accurate. In order for them to be more accurate, he’d have to stop tantruming for more than 3 seconds. That puts him in about the 10th percentile for each. At least in one aspect, he’s still my little boy. (I do worry his sister is going to take after Mike and consequently tower over her big brother.)
Favorite movie: UP
Favorite TV show: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (with Curious George in a close second, followed by Elmo’s world)
Favorite food: Macaroni and cheese and french fries (with chicken nuggets and waffles trailing closely behind)
Favorite drink: Juicy Juice’s berry flavor
Favorite activities: bath time, visiting the park, dancing, coloring, playing with bubbles and play-doh, sorting shapes, playing pretend kitchen, jumping on the bed, playing hide and go seek.
Least favorite activities: diaper changes, brushing his teeth, doctor appointments, being dropped off at nursery.
He is a particular boy. He borders on OCD a lot of times. He knows where things go and how things belong and won’t accept them any other way.
He is a bossy boy. He tells us what we should be doing by pointing where he wants us to go and commanding “down!”
He is a quirky boy. He likes to pretend he’s asleep and has the goofiest fake laugh.
He is a visual boy. He can mimic any dance he sees on TV and he can act out the entire first half of the movie UP, as well as scenes from other movies.
He is an active boy. He loves to run around stores, jump around our basement, climb up onto the sofa, wrestle with dad on the bed, and cause all sorts of other havoc.
We love having Tennyson around. He always manages to make our days brighter, no matter how much trouble he's gotten into. It's been a fantastic year... and there is so much more fun and excitement ahead.
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He weighs somewhere around 24 pounds. I think he’s somewhere around 33 inches tall. If you ever were to go to the doctor’s office with us, you’d understand why these are best guesses and not entirely accurate. In order for them to be more accurate, he’d have to stop tantruming for more than 3 seconds. That puts him in about the 10th percentile for each. At least in one aspect, he’s still my little boy. (I do worry his sister is going to take after Mike and consequently tower over her big brother.)
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Favorite movie: UP
Favorite TV show: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (with Curious George in a close second, followed by Elmo’s world)
Favorite food: Macaroni and cheese and french fries (with chicken nuggets and waffles trailing closely behind)
Favorite drink: Juicy Juice’s berry flavor
Favorite activities: bath time, visiting the park, dancing, coloring, playing with bubbles and play-doh, sorting shapes, playing pretend kitchen, jumping on the bed, playing hide and go seek.
Least favorite activities: diaper changes, brushing his teeth, doctor appointments, being dropped off at nursery.
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| one. |
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| two. |
He is a particular boy. He borders on OCD a lot of times. He knows where things go and how things belong and won’t accept them any other way.
He is a bossy boy. He tells us what we should be doing by pointing where he wants us to go and commanding “down!”
He is a quirky boy. He likes to pretend he’s asleep and has the goofiest fake laugh.
He is a visual boy. He can mimic any dance he sees on TV and he can act out the entire first half of the movie UP, as well as scenes from other movies.
He is an active boy. He loves to run around stores, jump around our basement, climb up onto the sofa, wrestle with dad on the bed, and cause all sorts of other havoc.
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Happy birthday, Tennyson. We love you.
April 26, 2012
A Week in Pictures {Apr 15-21}
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| sunday. pretending to sleep. |
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| monday. sorting shapes. |
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| tuesday. hanging out with mom. |
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| wednesday. playing with our cup. |
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| thursday. dinner with grandpa. |
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| friday. no denying he's a redhead. |
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| saturday. goofy in his towel. |
April 21, 2012
Makes My Day
Tennyson is a real great actor. He loves to copy what is happening on a TV show or a movie.
Lately, he’s been really into UP. I mean, really into. I don’t mind so much. UP on its own is a very cute movie that I could watch over and over again. But then Tennyson adds a whole other level of cuteness when he acts it out.
Sometimes he gets really into acting it out. I have yet to catch one of those times on video. Mostly because I can’t stop giggling long enough to even think about grabbing my camera.
Twice lately, I’ve tried to have foresight and film it when he starts acting out scenes.
For your viewing pleasure (although you have to keep in mind that in all these videos, he’s also partially distracted by the meal in front of him… so there are some slow parts):
Now tell me that doesn’t just make your day a bit brighter? Because it makes my day every single time.
April 14, 2012
A Week in Pictures {Apr 8-14}
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| sunday. dressed in his easter best. |
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| monday. a monkey jumping on the bed. |
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| tuesday. reading a peekaboo book. |
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| wednesday. risky business. |
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| thursday. playing with the pen mug. |
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| friday. a look of confusion. |
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| saturday. aspiring ray charles. |
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