Guess What His Favorite Word Is?

Ball....not mama or dada....but ball. All day long. But we love it! Even Joshua is trying to say ball now!

What a Day!!

So, I've had a crazy day & thought it might be entertaining to some of you....

Joshua has been sick with a cold or sinus issue all week & hasn't been able to go to school. So, I haven't been able to get anything done this week having both of the boys home. I have been wanting to go to the fabric store all week & finally decided to go after lunch today since Joshua seemed to be feeling better & wasn't running a fever at that moment. I pulled up & there were hardly any parking spaces. Timothy had fallen asleep....it was naptime afterall. So, I got the stroller out to take him in. As soon as I unfolded it, the front wheel fell off. Now, one side had lost a bolt (or something like that) several weeks ago & would sometimes come undone on that side but this is the first time the whole thing came off. Apparently the hardware was loose on the other side as well. I thought I could get it back together & it would survive one trip....I was wrong. As I folded it up, the wheel went rolling through the parking lot, so I had to chase it down a bit. I got the boys out & just carried Timothy in--thinking I could put the diaper bag & stuff I was going to buy in a cart & carry Timothy while he slept....and hope Joshua didn't run. I walk in the store & there are no carts. So now I am carrying Timothy, a diaper bag & a basket while keeping up with Joshua. The place was crazy busy. They were out of the scissors I went to buy & I couldn't find 2 of the other things I had gone for. So, after wandering around for a while carrying everything, I couldn't find an employee to help me. I went to the line for checkout & when it was my turn I asked the guy if they had any scissors in the back, to which he helpfully replied, "I don't know." I told him I couldn't find anyone else to ask & he told me they only had 4 people working....2 cutting fabric & 2 cashiers...really?? I bought my thread & came home & ordered the scissors on eBay, for half the price.

When we got home, Timothy didn't think he needed to nap anymore. Apparently at 13 months old you think 20 minutes is enough. By the time I started working on dinner, Joshua was running a fever again & Timothy was getting quite fussy. Did I mention he is teething too?? No nap & teething is not a good combination. I needed to get an oral syringe to give Joshua Motrin & realized I had moved them to a shelf I can't reach. I got a chair & climbed up to get the syringes. Timothy decided to pull the chair out from under me & I almost fell. I sat down on the counter because he wouldn't stop pulling the chair. Of course when I looked at him, he just smiled & went off pushing the chair. Now he is trying to push everything around the house :)

John came home from a stressful day at work. When I told him about our day at home, he suggested we end the day with brownies. I agreed....especially since it looks like I will be starting my day at the pediatrician's office tomorrow. At least John was able to get the stroller taken care of this evening.

Sharing Spree

Most of you know that we love The Bell Center. There is a new way to help them out. You can join Sharing Spree (another group offer/coupon site) & part of the proceeds from any offers you buy will go to the Bell Center. Register on their site, then go to the My Account tab & choose "Bell Center for Early Intervention" as your non-profit.

In Joshua's "Words"...."Our Shrimp to the Peach"

Translation....our trip to the beach. He signs whatever signs he knows for words that sound similar to what he means; so trip is signed as shrimp & beach is signed as peach! Cracked us up when we figured out what in the world he was trying to tell us. Anyway, this was our first trip to the beach with the boys. Joshua loved it at first & then got knocked down by a few waves & experienced icy cold water in the kiddie pool so he hated it all. It took about 24 hours to get him to like it again. He did enjoy the lazy river & our last time on the beach. Timothy didn't really like the water too much & hated sitting in the sand. We might be the only ones on vacation in PC to go find a park for the kids to play! Overall, it was a fairly successful first beach trip with the boys. Attempts at pictures were not as successful though!

First Day of "School"

Timothy started "school" (aka Mother's Day Out) last week. He's not a big fan yet. Joshua seems to enjoy it though since he is home with me alone during that time. I'm sure Timothy will start to enjoy sometime during the year...but it may be awhile.

One of my Favorite Pictures

The boys holding hands on the way home from the beach :)

Birthday Party

So, Blogspot & I seem to be having issues....it won't let me type above this first picture today. I also had to upload these one at a time...I tried to upload these 2 weeks ago & kept getting errors. So, here are some birthday pictures almost a month late :) You can tell in the above picture that Timothy was a bit hesitant to try his cupcake. Don't worry though, he loved it in the end!

Timothy was also quite a fan of opening his presents. He was so excited about this one that he had to stand up!

Tissue paper is always a big hit....Joshua is on the right of the picture playing with the tissue paper too.

Birthday cupcakes. I did homemade frosting for the first time in quite a while. Every can of premade has trans fat in it, so homemade it was.

This might be one of my favorite pictures of Timothy....it shows his personality so well. This was taken on his birthday when we gave him those cars. I still can't believe he has already turned one!