Our growing boy-

Connor has been going through quite a growth spurt lately. We had a check up on the 5th and he is now 33.5" tall and 25 lbs. 12 oz. Just around 75-80% again. He had his last shot before he goes to school. Wow- can't believe we're there already- although we are all very happy and relieved to be finished with the shots for now. He's also hitting his "terrible twos" a bit early- our doctor warned us about this! He has become very opinionated and demanding at times.

Connor loves to share "daddy's yogurt"- we don't even buy his kind any more. Here he is sharing with Colin on Sunday mornings the past two weeks- this morning he called it "Connor's yogurt" and accused Colin of eating it all.

Connor has a new love- blueberry muffins- here is our big boy digging in-


And finally, Connor has his own sense of fashion. Here are some of his latest picks- must save pictures for those teenage years! Gotta love the Halloween pj top and boots- who needs pants?
I know, Pops will hate this pic. - but I love it- he thinks he's so big crawling up on his own chair- and when he gets away before pj time there is no catching him!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Connor made special treats for his friends in the toddler room at church. This was a three day project-
Day one: Make cookie dough (watch Mommy make dough, lick batter off of spatula when finished)-
Day two: cut out cookies and bake them-
"I wear an apron, just like Mommy!"
Very disappointed at the taste of flour-
Day three: icing and sprinkles/taste testing cookies-

Ta-da: Connor was officially in charge of all sprinkles and did an excellent job!Until we got tired and then it was some Imagination Movers as a distraction while mommy finished-

The finished project-
Wrapped up pretty and ready to deliver-We LOVE holidays around here. It doesn't really matter what holiday, it's an excuse to celebrate and buy gifts!
Connor loves his cards, especially the one that says "Elmo Loves You"- thanks Uncle Richard and Aunt Joy, Katie and Andy-

And we always love cards from Ma because they come with one of our favorite gifts (he's thinking about just how many cookies and/or books he can buy with this)

Valentine's morning: Yes, more books!
Swing- a book just like Gallop but about sports- a soon to be new favorite-
And a new camera- "just like mommy's"


The boys got mommy some pretty flowers- just having the two of them is enough for me but the flowers were gorgeous! (Oh yeah, and Colin got us tickets to see Elton John/Billie Joel too--see we all like holidays around this place)

Snow Day x 2!

We had another snow day today so after a quick trip in to work for mom and dad this morning we all bundled up to go out and play in the snow-



Poor Colin had to pull Connor and Courtney around in the sleigh. I 'll bet he wishes that Courtney hadn't eaten as many cookies as she has in the past day!
Coloring and playing with stickers-

Cookie break-


Connor got an adorable pair of fireman boots from Katie and Andy for Christmas. Last weekend in St. Louis I found a matching coat and just had to get it! So today Connor dressed up like a fireman and I chased him around trying to take pictures where you can see his face and that aren't blurry.
Here he is running from the room- he told me, "I have to go save the kitty cat. Then the tiger."
He also told me that he is going to ride in the truck with Andy. Andy is a fireman and has promised Connor a ride in his fire truck this summer. Connor has a great memory and now has appropriate attire to wear as well!
Firefighters can be rock stars too, right?


Oh yeah, this one gets down!I think he might be practicing asking for donations in the boot-

Snow Day!

Last night we got a nice layering of sleet and then today we got some more sleet and then some snow. Here are some pics of our courtyard (there is a sidewalk there, you just can't see it). That is as far as I made it today. Colin ventured all the way to the end of the driveway to get the mail.
Starting the day with blueberry ("booberry") muffin, eggs, toast and banana- he's a big breakfast eater!
Connor helped mommy make cookies. It's an amazing instinct to eat the dough off the spatula- I swear he's never seen me doing that!

Posing for pics or breakdancing? He's actually modeling some of his new clothes. Connor has hit a huge growth spurt the past week and is now wearing 2T tops and 18-24 month pants. I thought I'd make it through the winter in the old stuff but it does NOT fit anymore!
Riding his tractor.
Playing his guitar while riding his tractor.
Rocking out with the guitar- he's dancing and actually singing "I'm a little teapot" but the guitar is playing "When the saints go marching in" he's like Puff Daddy making his own versions of well known favorites.


We had a great day together at home today and from the looks of it it'll be more of the same tomorrow! We've got to enjoy it now since we're losing Spring Break days as we speak!!

Christmas Cookies

I know these are late but before Christmas Connor got to make cookies with Nana and I just got the pictures from her. He had a blast decorating them and actually did a pretty good job. I would have pictures of the actual decorated cookies but between Daddy and Santa I didn't get any before they were gone!
Mmmmmm icing!
And sprinkles!
And cookies!
Oh yeah, nothing says "Merry Christmas" better than red icing lips!