Long Overdue Post!!

Yeah, I know, I am pretty behind already on my blogging...but it has been a crazy week. The stomach flu has been going around, first Liam had it, then I had it, then Ryan had it (he got it the worst) then Liam again and then Tyler a little bit. Needless to say it has been a LONG week. On top of all that two girls in my office quit and left us in a lurch, so I've been working like crazy just to keep up!

Liam has really been enjoying his activity center....he loves to grab onto all the toys and spin around. Plus, he just loves to stand up, because he can see everything that his big brother is doing. He is learning lots of bad habits, already!! He is still working on crawling, he can now pull himself up on his hands and knees and lift his head up like he is about ready to take off....watch out!



On Saturday when I was sick, Tyler and Ryan went out for "Boys Night Out". They went to Red Robin for dinner and then OMSI to see the dinosaur bones and then to Cold Stone for ice cream. Tyler had lots of fun and of course, we are still on dinosaur overload.

Ryan bought Tyler another floor puzzle at OMSI and of course Tyler put it together in no time flat. He is good with the puzzles.


This is a picture of when Liam was sick last week, all he wanted to do was hang out in his Johnny Jumper! He just loves to bounce, bounce, bounce, but when he is done he lets you know RIGHT Away!!

We didn't make it to Tyler's swim class last weekend because I was sick, so hopefully he will go in the water this Saturday. I had to bribe him, they have a snack machine in the lobby and I told him that pick any snack he wants if he goes swimming for the entire class. Lets see what happens.

SNOW DAY!!! (actually 2 hours)

The snow finally came today! We had about 1 inch and of course that completely shut everything down for about 2 hours. By 11am the roads were dry and the sun was shining. So luckily before school, Tyler was able to get out and play. I think he lasted exactly 8 minutes! He had his snow boots, snow pants and snow gloves. The weather people are predicting another snow event for tomorrow AM. Tyler would be VERY happy with that.

Liam is on the move. This morning while we were getting ready to go, Liam rolled all over the place. He is working on crawling. He gets himself in this position, but he can't quite get his head up. He creeps forward and they said at school today he was really trying to crawl. Just my luck he will be crawling at the end of the week! I am not ready for this, especially since Tyler didn't crawl until he was 13 months old!

Tyler loves to work on this dinosaur puzzle that his Nana got him for Christmas. Ryan and I worked on it with him a few times, but now he puts it together all by himself! Liam can't wait to help out his big brother.

Liam had his 6 month Dr visit on Friday and he is still tracking bigger than Tyler. He is 27 1/4 inches long and weighs over 17 lbs.

Ryan's birthday is tomorrow! He has to work and go to school, so it is just another day for him! He'll leave the house about 6am and if he is lucky, he will get home about 9pm. Wish him a Happy Birthday! I think he will like it!

Lumberjax!!!

I got to go to the Lumberjax game with a friend. Yes, I have to settle for the Lumberjax, since we do not have professional hockey here in Portland. Professional Lacrosse is actually pretty cool! They play about 12 games a year, usually on the weekends and the price is right! Ryan and his friend split our season tickets this year, but since neither of them can go, I got to go to the game with a friend! They lost in OT and there weren't any major fights, but lots of action!




Tyler and Liam stayed home with a babysitter and they were both pretty good. Liam fell asleep with out me! He got me back though, because he was up at midnight and at 5am. Little brat!

Brrrrrr...

I have been saying all day that it is Connecticut cold out!! It very rarely gets below freezing here and we are headed into our third day of below freezing temps...they even used the phrase "Wind Chill", that is something that you only hear a handful of times a year here. Maybe we will get some snow over the weekend, so Tyler can have fun and play!

DINO ATTACK IN PORTLAND!!

Ryan took Tyler to "Walking with Dinosaurs" at the Rose Garden. It is a pretty neat event, you actually do not get to walk with the dinos... but you get to sit in your seat and watch the lifesized dinos walk around the stage. Ryan said it was pretty loud! I had to stay home with Liam, so I missed the whole thing. Ryan said that Tyler did good, he wasn't scared at all and stayed in his seat pretty much the whole time.

Check out the Video that someone posted on You Tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_9GnP-lhaY

The Dino parade continues. OMSI (Science Museum) has an exhibit starting in Feb and the Zoo has robotic Dino's starting in May...good thing the kid likes Dinos.

Swim 101

Well, Tyler went to swim class on Saturday. We were running a couple of minutes late, so Ryan quickly got him to the pool area when all the other kids were already in the pool. Tyler hesitated a second then got right in.

The set up was pretty neat...I enrolled him in a class for pre-schoolers that can't yet swim, basically just a get used to the water type class. It is a regular pool, the water is up to the chest on an adult, but they had these submerged platforms for the kids to stand on. Tyler got right in and had a HUGE smile on his face, he took a few steps and stepped right off the edge! He went underwater and the teacher grabbed him and put him back on the step. I thought for sure that was it, but he was fine. He was fine until about 20 mins into the class and he started crying and freaking out! He stayed in the water for 29 of the 30 minutes of class, so he did good. The poor kid was so cold when I finally pulled him out of the pool, I think he just got himself worked up.

The picture is hard to see, so that is Tyler with the teacher and the red kickboard.

Buffet Palace

We went to Buffet Palace tonight for Dinner. It was our only night of the week to eat dinner as a family since Ryan has school or work every other night, so it was fun to go out!

Tyler loves the Buffet Palace as soon as I asked him if he wanted to go, he ran and got his shoes and coat on all by himself....hmmm....he usually plays the helpless act every other time, but you say "Buffet" and he was ready to go in 2 minutes! He likes to eat the "beans", (Edamame), Fruit (he ate so much fruit) and he played with some crab legs! Plus he got to eat for free, so the price is right. Liam just like checking everything out, he was a good boy, too.

No pics tonight...Tyler goes for his first solo swim lesson tomorrow. I wonder if he will get into the water all by himself. I think you can do a poll on Blogger...maybe I'll try to figure it out.
Stay tuned because we have an action packed weekend ahead!